title: Indie Author Survival Guide (Second Edition)
author:  S.K. Quinn 
description: <span>Susan Kaye Quinn is a rocket scientist turned speculative fiction author who now uses her PhD to invent cool stuff in books. Her bestselling novels and short stories have been optioned for Virtual Reality, translated into German, and featured in several anthologies.<span></span></span><span>Susan has been indie publishing since 2011, but she&apos;s not an indie rockstar or a breakout success--she&apos;s one of thousands of solidly midlist indie authors making a living with their works. Her self-publishing books are based on her personal experience in self-publishing genre fiction--she hopes they will help her writer-friends take their own leaps into the wild (and wonderful) world of indie publishing...and not only survive, but thrive.</span> <div></div><div>Sue&apos;s Indie-Publishing website: authors.susankayequinn.com/</div>
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  ![Secret Legacy](images/secret-legacy.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Special Thanks
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  I would also like to thank my incredible friends, family, and readers who
  supported my endeavor to become a bestselling author this year. I set up a
  GoFundMe campaign to help cover advertising costs toward this epic list-aim
  and I couldn’t have done it without them. They include:
  
  
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  _Ranel Capron, Kellie Haehnel, Gaby van Halteren, Christina Forster, Kimberly
  Clement, Kathleen Stiles, J. Blanchard, D. Liebeg, Richard Callanan, Colleen
  Adrian, Monika Hamlin, Terry Scribner, Sherry Adrian Dumpprope, Jason Moengen,
  Tracy Korn, Erin & John Buscher, Katie Cherry, Colin Andrews, RobbinSuzanne
  O’Connor, Margaret White, Jenny Bodle_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Secret Legacy
  
  
  ## Book 1 of the Windhaven Witches
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Carissa Andrews
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [![Author Revolution](images/ar-logo-8.jpg)](http://www.authorrevolution.org)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  