Indie Writers Club

Author: James Blatch & Cara Clare

Cara Clare and James Blatch host a weekly light-hearted chat about all things self publishing. Join the Word Count Club to be a part of the accountability partnership. We'll support each other in getting the words done :)Send in your questions, comments and talking points to our discord channel.
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071 - Launching a Standalone Book
Episode 71
Thursday, 8 January, 2026

In this episode of the Indie Writers Club, Cara talks us through her launch strategy for a standalone book (a Chatterly retelling with vampires and spice!).This is one of the toughest challenges for indies. Our process generally relies on series and readthrough, but with the many options emerging for exploiting your book (translations, special editions etc) might this be a future strategy we can all follow?**** WARNING - NSFW - WE DO DISCUSS SPICE SCENES ****USEFUL LINKS:Join the AI Translations course waitlist:https://www.learnselfpublishing.com/aitranslationsGet 15% of annual plans at our sponsor ProWritingAid by using code IWC15https://www.prowritingaid.com Join our Patreon for exclusive access including Live Q&As with James & Cara and your chance to discuss your writing career.https://www.indiewritersclub.com/support