#authormindset

Where does your creative energy truly belong—in writing or in publishing tech support? ✍️🔧

As authors, our most valuable asset isn't just time; it's focused creative energy. Yet many of us drain that precious resource on technical publishing tasks that have nothing to do with storytelling.

Our latest exploration breaks down "The Hand-Off vs. DIY" choice, showing what you're really choosing when you decide to handle publishing yourself versus partnering with experts.

Preserve your creative spark. Protect your writing time. Choose the desk that matters.

👉 Read "The Author's Dilemma: Writing Desk vs. Tech Support Desk" here: https://kartpublishing.com/from-final-draft-to-published-author-the-hand-off-publishing-service/

In traditional publishing, many decisions are handled for you: editing, design, marketing, pricing. But when you choose the indie path, you become the decision-maker. You control how your book looks, how it sounds, how it reaches readers, and how it grows over time.

That kind of freedom is exciting — but it also requires commitment, patience, and confidence.

Independent publishing means: ✨ trusting your creative vision ✨ learning marketing and audience-building ✨ balancing creativity with business decisions ✨ accepting slower growth while building long-term success

It’s a journey where you wear multiple roles: writer, editor, marketer, project manager, and sometimes even your own cheerleader. But the reward is ownership — complete ownership — of your work and your author brand.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mindset-shift-authors-need-when-transitioning-independent-0egic/