Meet Indie Authors and See Guerrilla Book Marketing in Action, September 21-24, 2023, at Beaner Linn Park, Gas City, Indiana
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Meet Indie Authors and See Guerrilla Book Marketing in Action, September 21-24, 2023, at Beaner Linn Park, Gas City, Indiana
Indie Author Insider - September 2023
Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we’re thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don’t show up. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity defeat them. The pro thinks differently. He shows up. He does his work. He keeps on truckin’, no matter what. ~ Steven Pressfield
Greetings, Indie Author,
Please join me in welcoming new subscribers: Ashley Johnson, Barbara Shoup, Ben & Linda, Christy Ann, Dair Brown, Deb King, Ethel, George Naugle, Hashem Majid, Helen at Miblart, Jessica Samuels, John Roberts, JR Leach, Kristin Melville, Sally, Serena Silber, Susan Alison, Taylor, I hope you check out these authors while learning something new about self-publishing, book marketing, and indie author opportunities.
Special thanks to premium subscribers Ashley Johnson, Bess Sturgis, Bonnie Lieberman, and John Sherman. You help make author features, podcast interviews, and this newsletter possible. Thank you for supporting fellow writers!
Speaking of author features and interviews. Did you catch the latest ones?
Ashley Gary Johnson, Paul Barile, Leland P. Gamson, Jill Ebstein, J.T. Kelly, Hiram Foster, Bess Sturgis, and Teresa Keefer.
If YOU would like to be a featured author, please complete the author interview questions and email your answers to kathy@indieauthorsassociation.com.
INDIE AUTHOR EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
Do you want to connect with indie authors, meet book lovers, and sell more books? Check out these upcoming opportunities!
Show this postcard at the Hoosier Indie Authors Book Fair to get a gift!
Hoosier Indie Authors Book Fair Attending Authors: Alan Losure, Andie LaComb, Bess Sturgis, Beth Powers, Brian K. Morris, Charles Kelly, Gretta Rose West, Kathy Gerstorff, L.B. McGrimm, Leland Gamson, Lynda J. Cox, M.A. Koontz, Paul Barile, and Teresa Keefer.
MEET THE AUTHORS at the 2nd Annual Hoosier Indie Authors Book Fair, Thursday, September 21 - Sunday, September 24, 2023, at Beaner Linn Park, 718 S Broadway, Gas City, Indiana.
This event is Guerrilla Marketing in action! Guerrilla Marketing is low-cost or free ways to market your product or service. We are piggybacking on a popular event in our community that attracts thousands of visitors. I have also published a “Meet The Authors” book that we will give away at the event. The first 25 shoppers will also get a book bag filled with goodies, including ways to connect with authors after the event.
If you are in the area, stop by and say hi. I love meeting fellow writers and talking about the creative process. If you are an author, you are welcome to drop off your marketing material, such as bookmarks, postcards, business cards, etc. We will have an author table set up for book marketing.
Special thanks to the Hoosier Indie Author Book Fair sponsors!
Marion Arts Commission, Indie Authors Association, [Bookends], Bookworm Orchard, K&E Tree Service, Bess Sturgis, and Teresa Keefer!
Page Turners – Another Guerrilla Book Marketing Opportunity!
Local radio station WMUN, part of the Woof Boom Radio family, hosts a weekly author interview show. I will be the featured author on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 8-8:30 a.m. If you miss the live broadcast, you can catch the replay on their website.
If YOU are interested in being a featured author on Page Turners, reach out to Cam or TC. Tell them WriterKat sent you!
Calendar of Events
SEPTEMBER
Friday, September 15 - Saturday, September 16, Brian K. Morris at CIL-CON at Village Square Mall, 51 Village Square Mall Drive, Effingham, Illinois
Saturday, September 16 - Sunday, September 17, Teresa Keefer at Getting Witchy With It at the Boston Mariott Peabody Hotel near Salem, Massachusetts.
September 21-24, Hoosier Indie Authors Book Fair, Beaner Linn Park, Gas City, Indiana. Alan Losure, Andie LaComb, Bess Sturgis, Beth Powers, Brian K. Morris, Charles Kelly, Gretta Rose West, Kathy Gerstorff, L.B. McGrimm, Leland Gamson, Lynda J. Cox, M.A. Koontz, Paul Barile, and Teresa Keefer.
September 30, Bess Sturgis, Books by the Arch, St. Louis, Missouri
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 21 - Bess Sturgis, All Shook Up At Graceland, 3600 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
Saturday, October 28, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Sunday, 29, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Beth Powers at FantastiCon, Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W. Jefferson Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana
NOVEMBER
Saturday, November 4, Brian K. Morris at Indie Author Book Expo, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Elwell Family Center, 3000 E Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday, November 8 - Sunday, November 12, 74th Annual Christmas Gift & Hobby Show. Look for Charles Kelley, Leland P. Gamson, and Teresa Keefer
DECEMBER
Saturday, December 9, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Sunday, December 10, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., L.B. McGrimm at Shipshewana on the Road, 215 E Division Rd, Valparaiso, Indiana
Do you have a book signing or event you would like added to our Calendar of Events? Email it to: kathy@indieauthorsassociation.com.
Thank you for reading Indie Author Insider #41 (September 2023). I hope you found it helpful. You are invited to share info about your books, events, and what you want to see in future editions by emailing kathy@indieauthorsassociation.com.
Kathy Gerstorff
WriterKat