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There's no better way to help other authors in their indie author journey, than leading by example, so I've started a new Author Interview series "A Journey from Blogger to Author" where I pose the same questions to indie authors about their self-publishing journey.

If you're a non-fiction author and would like to share your self-publishing experiences and expertise, please send me an email.

Here's the questions:

How would you describe the type of books/genre you write?
What motivated you to start writing?
Tell us the journey you went on to get your books published (e.g. direct on your website, self-published, assisted-publishing, traditional publisher)
What publishing elements do you most enjoy and most like to avoid, and why? (e.g. design, marketing, formatting etc.)
With the hindsight of being a published author, anything you would have done differently?
What tips or advice would you give an aspiring indie author who is looking to self-publish?
What marketing or promotional tools or techniques do you use to reach your readers?
What impact do you want your books to have on your readers?
What's your book's elevator pitch or key selling points?
What’s next on your writing journey?

Your insights and knowledge could help another indie author achieve their goal of self-publishing, and it's that collaborative spirit that being an Indie is all about.

Please also include:

A bio picture and short bio, that includes your website and social network URLs.
At least 3 other images (either of books, other images or you, or images related to the content of your books or blogging brand). Travel images work great, and to be honest the more the merrier (up to 8-10 is ideal). Please include an image description. I'm also happy to source relevant images from your website if you'd prefer that approach.

Click here to see examples of published Author Interviews

Please send your article proposal to jayartale (at) gmail.com

You can also submit your author interview using this Google Form.

Here at Birds of a Feather Press we're committed to sharing the best of Indie Author and Self-Publishing news and advice and are accepting proposals for guest articles that are relevant to our non-fiction niche.

We prefer posts that draw on personal details and experience.

Posts must be original and must not have appeared elsewhere.
There's no payment for guest articles.
Your article will be promoted across my extensive social networks.
We will include your byline at the bottom of the article, with a brief bio and one link to your author website or book or product landing page, as well as links to your social networks. Please also include a recent headshot.
Your article should include a featured image and at least 3 additional images (but the more the merrier, because this makes your article easier to pin)

It's alright to showcase your books or products in the guest article, as long as you abide by the following guidelines:

The Article is Where you GIVE. The byline is where you TAKE.

Your article needs to add value to my readers, and should be either educational, inspiring, informative, or entertaining. We're not looking for generic articles that don't offer some value.

Please send your article proposal to jayartale (at) gmail.com

As many travel writers and bloggers are location independent or class themselves as digital nomads, we've started a regular Nomadic Times column which is written by travel writers with a nomadic spirit. This column is intended to inspire and help people just like you to achieve location independence and overcome the challenges of being a digital nomad.

We prefer posts that draw on personal details and experience.

Posts must be original and must not have appeared elsewhere.
There's no payment for guest articles.
Your article will be promoted across my extensive social networks.
We will include your byline at the bottom of the article, with a brief bio and one link to your author website or book or product landing page, as well as links to your social networks.
Your article should include a featured image and at least 3 additional images (but the more the merrier, because this makes your article easier to pin)

Please send your article proposal to jayartale (at) gmail.com

Click here to Read the Nomadic Times

How to Self-Publish a Travel Book Podcast

We're also accepting podcast guests who can share advice, tips and strategies about planning, writing, self-publishing, marketing and promoting a travel book. Each show episode is either 10 or 20 minutes long and focuses on one key aspect of self-publishing. This show is aimed at travel bloggers and travel writers who want to leverage their content by publishing an ebook or paperback.