A. D. Lombardo

How Readers Help Stories Travel Indie authors build their worlds from the ground up. We write the stories, research the lore, check the facts, dig into history and magic systems, investigate spellings, study foreign languages and sword-fighting techniques...and we test the limits of a Google query against being put on government watch lists for our questionable wording... LOL, and make sure every detail feels real. We design our own content, manage social media, write newslet

There’s something about the indie author community that goes beyond books, beyond algorithms, beyond the constant push to market yourself. It’s the people and connection. The way we lift each other when the creative well runs dry or when the overwhelm hits harder than expected. As an indie author, I know the struggle of marketing my work. I know the heart and soul that goes into story development, websites, newsletters, and social media. Some days it feels like I’m carrying t

Why Community Matters More Than Algorithms As an indie author, I know the struggle of marketing my work. I know the heart and soul I pour into story development, websites, newsletters, and social media. It’s a lot... sometimes overwhelming, and yet it’s also the part that connects me to the people who might one day fall in love with my worlds. "But I’m not just an author. I’m a reader. A mood reader." Some days I want action and adventure. Other days I want something heartfel