Emerging Indie Authors

Top 16 Up-and-Coming Indie Authors

Those of us around long enough to know Beetlejuice movie #1 will realise that Indie Authors become their own publisher – they don’t pay some other company to publish.

This list includes (to my knowledge) people who have made their personal brand into a publishing imprint – at least in the beginning – and have had success. I think it’s important to look beyond the obvious authors who had a leg up via television or similar. Most are emerging indie authors from Australia but a few are based elsewhere and some have parlayed their success in indie publishing into traditional publishing deals. 

You’ll notice most actively publish multiple books. This is because we always get better when we do a process again, revising what didn’t work and improving on things like blurbs, keywords, titles, cover design, and more. 

Personal Development:

  1. Author: Derek Borthwick
  • Publishing Name: Self
  • Genre: Communication, Transformation
  • Flagship Book: “How to Talk to Anybody”
  • Success markers: Creator of Power2Mind method, Indie awarded, Amazon US & UK bestseller

2. Author: Anne McKeown

Personal Brand Presence Planning

3. Author: Jennifer Lancaster (that’s me)

  • Publishing name: Power of Words
  • Genres: Marketing, personal finance/wealth, freelance business
  • Flagship Book:  “My Personal Brand
  • Success in: Writing this blog for 12 years, speaking at virtual summits on publishing, created course training in comprehensive book creation and publishing. 

4. Author: Mike Kowis (US)

      • Publishing Name: Lecture PRO Publishing
      • Categories: Authorship, College Student Engagement, Marriage, Tax & Wealth Quotes
      • Flagship Books: “14 Steps to Self-Publishing a Book”; “Smart Marketing for Indie Authors”
      • Success Markers: Business law professor. First book was a hit as he delved into what makes an indie book successful. 
      • Follow at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kowis-17734535

Financial Education:

5. Author: Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

    • Publishing Name: Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon Publishing
    • Genres: Personal Finance, Investing, Property
    • Flagship Book: “101 Ways to Save Money”
    • Success Markers: Media personality, regular media appearances, multiple best-selling personal finance books.

 

6.  Author: Ray Behan

Publishing Name: Think and Grow Education

  • Areas: Growth in mindset, property investment
  • Flagship book: The Property Bible
  • Professional speaking; has 108K followers on Facebook. 

Follow at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-behan-81789b25/

Futurism & Transformation:


7. Author: Ross Dawson

    • Publishing Name: Ross Dawson Group
    • Genre: Future of Technology, Artificial Intelligence and work
    • Flagship Books: “Living Networks”; “Thriving on Overload”
    • Success Markers: Futurist, keynote speaker, successful consulting firm, multiple books on future trends
    • Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/futuristkeynotespeaker/

8. Author: Michael Yardney (started own publishing 2009; now with publisher)

9. Author: Greg Smith

  • Publishing Name: Houndstooth Press; Booktopia Editions
  • Genre: Investing, Finance, Wealth Creation
  • Latest Books: “Stop Living Pay to Pay”. Command the Room
  • Success Markers: Successful investor, written 15 books on the subject, a regular commentator on radio and TV.

Fiction

  1. Indie Publisher: Greg Reed 
  • Publishing Name: Wood Duck Media
  • Pen name: C T Mitchell
  • Genre: Mystery, Thrillers
  • Flagship Book: “Breaking Point”
  • Success Markers: Award-winning debut novel; 13 #1 Bestsellers on Amazon in Thriller, Mystery Suspense; 50,000+ copies sold across digital and print platforms
  • As a publisher, Greg has done the hard yards of publishing fiction and continually marketing novels. See: linkedin.com/in/whoisgregreed

Business and Leadership

11. David Jenyns

  • Publishing Name: (Systemology)
    • Genre: Business 
    • Flagship Book: “Systemology”
    • Success markers: Did the thing he is pronouncing in the book: systemise your business and free up time. Used to be big in SEO and content. 
  1. Author: Jack Delosa (with Tim Morris)
  • Publishing Name: Noble Books
  • Genre: Entrepreneurship
  • Flagship Book: “Elevate”
  • Success Markers: Huge community “The Entourage”, Aussie’s largest business coaching school, successful podcast, Summits with Janine Ellis. Started with traditional publishers and ended up with (supported) indie publishing.
  • Note: Not sure why Elevate has not earned more reviews? It could be the audience comes directly from his school. Also see Daniel Priestley and his book ‘Oversubscribed’. 
  1. Gunnar Habitz
  • Publishing Name: Professional Presence Publishing
  • Genre: Professional Development
  • Flagship Book: “Connect & Act: Systematic Social Selling”
  • Success Markers: LinkedIn influencer with extensive professional network; Multiple business development guides; Regular speaker at industry conferences.
  • LinkedIn: @gunnarhabitz
  1. Break out Author: Veronica Llorca-Smith 
  • Publishing Name: (Hybrid) Earnshaw Books
  • Genre: Business & Personal Development
  • Flagship Book: “The Lemon Tree Mindset”
  • Success Markers: – Successful business strategist turned author
    – Recognition for entrepreneurship guidance
    – Amazing community on Lemon Tree Mindset, paid subscribers, 48 mastermind participants
  • LinkedIn: @veronica-llorca-smith

Veronica will publish her next book ‘The Anti-Procrastinator’ traditionally through Penguin.  

  1. Break out Author (US): Trent Shelton
  • Publishing Name: now under Hay House, was Zonderkidz, was Rehab Time (Self)
  • Genre: Personal Development, Motivation, Sports
  • Flagship Book: “Protect Your Peace”, “Straight Up”
  • Success Markers: Large social media following, successful online courses, multiple best-selling books

CAREER

  1. Author: Jane Jackson
  • Publishing name: OMNE Publishing
  • Area: Career 
  • Flagship Book: “Navigating Career Crossroads” – an insightful book on the job market, which I am currently reading
  • Success markers: #1 in Job Hunting on Amazon AU. Career Coach of 20 years. Speaker. Host of Top 20 Career Podcast: ‘Your Career’ podcast. Brisbanite!

 

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