{"id":173,"date":"2025-12-01T17:26:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:44:03","slug":"10-common-mistakes-indie-authors-make-and-how-to-fix-them-before-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/10-common-mistakes-indie-authors-make-and-how-to-fix-them-before-publishing\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Common Mistakes Indie Authors Make and How to Fix Them Before Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"173\" class=\"elementor elementor-173\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aae829 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-5457ed7\" data-id=\"5457ed7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2341fce ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2341fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s a funny thing that happens when you finish writing a book. You feel proud. Relieved. Maybe a little shaky. And then slowly you realize you\u2019re not done at all.<\/p><p>Because writing the book is one thing. Publishing it\u2026 that\u2019s something else.<\/p><p>Most first-time authors learn this the hard way. They rush. They skip steps. They get excited. They get overwhelmed. And then they wonder why their book doesn\u2019t look or sell the way they hoped.<\/p><p>So today, let\u2019s slow down together. Let\u2019s walk through the ten most common mistakes indie authors make and how you can fix them before your book meets the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30859a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f30859a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Skipping Professional Editing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e89c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98e89c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many writers think, \u201cI know my story better than anyone. I can edit it myself.\u201d And yes\u2014you can <em>revise<\/em> it. But self-editing is like cutting your own hair. You\u2019ll catch some things, but you won\u2019t catch everything.<\/p><p>Editors see gaps, pacing issues, repeated phrases, and logic jumps that our own brains gloss over.<\/p><p><strong>How to fix it:<\/strong><\/p><p>Get a second set of eyes. A friend. A beta reader. A professional editor if you can swing it.<br \/>Full-service publishers like The Pulp House Publishing also include editing support, which takes the pressure off you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f849172 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f849172\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e019190\" data-id=\"e019190\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddae298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddae298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let Us Walk Beside You From Manuscript to Market Success<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3e7ba elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea3e7ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/get-free-quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Your Manuscript Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94afcd4\" data-id=\"94afcd4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5449805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5449805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/155asdas-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/155asdas-1.webp 710w, https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/155asdas-1-300x150.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66a4cd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66a4cd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-efdb79b\" data-id=\"efdb79b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcf4e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dcf4e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Trusting Spellcheck Too Much<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be59a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5be59a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spellcheck is helpful, but it doesn\u2019t catch everything. It misses wrong-but-real words (\u201cform\u201d instead of \u201cfrom\u201d). It never fixes tone or flow. And it definitely doesn\u2019t understand storytelling.<\/p><p><strong>How to fix it:<\/strong><\/p><p>Read your chapters out loud.<br \/>You\u2019ll hear awkward sentences in a way you won\u2019t see them on a screen.<br \/>And if you want a deeper clean, proofreading services help polish things even more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01970e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a01970e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Weak or DIY Cover Design<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69b785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d69b785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Readers say, \u201cdon\u2019t judge a book by its cover,\u201d but they do. We all do.<\/p><p>A study by the Book Industry Study Group found that most readers decide whether to click or buy <em>based on the cover alone<\/em>. Especially on Amazon, where covers appear tiny, design matters even more.<\/p><p>DIY covers often have:<\/p><ul><li>wrong fonts<\/li><li>blurry images<\/li><li>too much going on<\/li><li>colors that clash<\/li><li>titles that are hard to read at thumbnail size<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>How to fix it:<\/strong><\/p><p>Look at top sellers in your genre. Notice the style. Notice the simplicity.<br \/>If design isn\u2019t your thing, it\u2019s okay\u2014cover designers exist for a reason.<br \/>The Pulp House Publishing works with designers who know genre cues and reader expectations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-13e84cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13e84cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbdd04f\" data-id=\"bbdd04f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745191b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"745191b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Inconsistent Formatting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f9f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1f9f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Formatting is the quiet hero of publishing. When it\u2019s good, no one notices. When it\u2019s bad\u2026 everyone notices.<\/p><p>Common mistakes include:<\/p><ul><li>weird spacing<\/li><li>sloppy margins<\/li><li>uneven indents<\/li><li>odd line breaks<\/li><li>missing page numbers<\/li><li>messy chapter headings<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>How to fix it:<\/strong><\/p><p>Use professional formatting tools\u2014or hire someone who does.<br \/>You want your book to look calm and clean, not chaotic.<br \/>Teams like The Pulp House Publishing handle this part so your story reads smoothly in both print and eBook.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1cb586 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1cb586\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26b91ac\" data-id=\"26b91ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3e86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca3e86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Confusing Metadata (Titles, Keywords, Categories)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b8634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b8634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Metadata sounds boring, but it\u2019s how bookstores and websites know where to put your book.<br \/>If you choose the wrong category, the wrong keywords, or a title that doesn\u2019t match your genre\u2026 your ideal readers may never find you.<\/p><p><strong>How to fix it:<\/strong><\/p><p>Study similar books. See which keywords they use.<br \/>Look at Amazon categories.<br \/>Choose terms readers actually search for.<br \/>A publisher can help guide this process so your book lands in the right spot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119484d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"119484d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Not Knowing Your Genre Well Enough<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb30ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb30ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some authors call their book \u201cfiction\u201d and hope that\u2019s enough. But readers shop by genre\u2014romance, fantasy, mystery, memoir. If your book isn\u2019t placed clearly, it gets lost.<\/p><p><strong>How to fix it:<\/strong><\/p><p>Ask yourself: What books does mine feel like?<br \/>What shelves would it sit on?<br \/>You don\u2019t need to box yourself in\u2014just give readers the right door to walk through.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4a6e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c4a6e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Writing a Weak Book Description<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd5ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddd5ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your description is your elevator pitch. If it rambles, confuses, or hides the point of your book\u2026 readers move on.<\/p><p>A good description is short. Clear. Focused.<\/p><p><strong>How to fix it:<\/strong><\/p><p>Answer these questions in the first few lines:<\/p><ul><li>Who is this book for?<\/li><li>What\u2019s at stake?<\/li><li>Why should they keep reading?<\/li><\/ul><p>If you\u2019re stuck, publishers and editors can help craft a description that feels like <em>you<\/em> but stronger.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3acc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba3acc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Publishing Before Building Any Audience<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c52dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03c52dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many indie authors hit publish and then think, \u201cOkay! Time to find readers!\u201d But the best time to find readers is <em>before<\/em> your book comes out.<\/p><p>Even a small audience helps:<br \/>10 newsletter subscribers.<br \/>20 friends on social media.<br \/>A few people in a writing group.<br \/>They all matter.<\/p><p><strong>How to fix it:<\/strong><\/p><p>Share your writing journey as you go.<br \/>Not in a pushy way\u2014just small things.<br \/>A quote. A chapter title. A moment of doubt.<br \/>Readers love feeling included.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7d705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d7d705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Rushing the Final Steps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7932f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7932f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Excitement is real. You want your book out there. But rushing leads to mistakes\u2014typos, messy formatting, unclear blurbs, uneven pacing.<\/p><p><strong>How to fix it:<\/strong><\/p><p>Build a simple timeline.<br \/>Give yourself time for editing.<br \/>Time for formatting.<br \/>Time for final checks.<\/p><p>A slow launch is almost always better than a fast one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f3d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05f3d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. Trying to Do Everything Alone<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47761f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c47761f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Indie publishing is powerful because it gives you control. But control doesn\u2019t mean doing every single task by yourself.<\/p><p>Most writers are not also:<\/p><ul><li>graphic designers<\/li><li>formatters<\/li><li>editors<\/li><li>marketing experts<\/li><li>audio engineers<\/li><li>metadata analysts<\/li><\/ul><p>Trying to learn everything at once leads to burnout.<\/p><p><strong>How to fix it:<\/strong><\/p><p>Ask for help\u2014friends, freelancers, or a full-service team like The Pulp House Publishing.<br \/>Let someone else carry the parts that drain you.<br \/>You get to focus on writing.<br \/>They handle the technical pieces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9d196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd9d196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Book Deserves a Calm, Careful Launch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3836d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3836d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finishing your book is huge. But finishing it well&#8230; editing it, polishing it, presenting it in a way that honors your story&#8230; that\u2019s what helps readers trust you.<\/p><p>You don\u2019t have to be perfect.<br \/>You just have to be thoughtful.<br \/>Slow.<br \/>Gentle with yourself and your work.<\/p><p>And if you ever want support\u2014editing, formatting, design, publishing\u2014teams like The Pulp House Publishing are here to make that next step easier.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-82a0656 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82a0656\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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