Welcome to the home of The Indy Author, where we explore the writing craft, the publishing voyage, and how we can find our way to the readers who will love our books.

Writer's Digest has named TheIndyAuthor.com one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers in 2022, 2023, and 2024!
"Hosted by author and speaker Matty Dalrymple, The Indy Author is a respected resource for self-published authors. Best known for its longstanding “The Indy Author Podcast,” the website is home to a blog, other recommended resources, and tips for authors to start their own podcast in support of their self-publishing endeavors." ​​--Writer’s Digest

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Get to Know Me

​I independently publish my Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels and Suspense Shorts, my Lizzy Ballard Thrillers, and my nonfiction work, including "Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction" and "The Indy Author’s Guide to Podcasting for Authors," through my imprint, William Kingsfield Publishers.

I named my imprint in honor of my father, Thomas William Dalrymple, who wrote under that pen name—you can check out his short fiction in Colliers and Cosmopolitan—and who inspired me to pursue my dream of being a full-time author and publisher. I believe that any author who wants to approach the writing craft and the publishing voyage in a professional way, whether they're independently published or traditionally published, must approach the endeavor with an indy frame of mind.
In support of that effort, I host The Indy Author Podcast, where I speak with experts who can provide the support we need on our author journeys. New episodes launch weekly.

Another resource is my website, which Writer’s Digest named one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers.”

And I share information at The Indy Author on Facebook, and always enjoy interacting with my fellow authors there.

I hope that you'll consider supporting my efforts with a small contribution via Patreon. There are several membership levels, starting at $1/month which calculates to about 25 cents per podcast episode, which I like to think is quite a bargain. As a patron, you have access to a private online community that includes other writers—from those drafting their first work to established, award-winning, and bestselling authors—as well as past podcast guests.

You’ll also get invitations to my patron-and-guest-exclusive events, including the MINING THE MOVIES WITH TROPETALK live events, where Trope expert Jennifer Hilt and I, along with our guests, discuss how tropes are used in movies, and how we can apply lessons from those movies to our books.

To learn more about the benefits on patronage, go to patreon.com/theindyauthor

And if you’ve gotten value from The Indy Author Podcast or my other resources and were thinking, “I wish I could buy Matty a cup of coffee”—you can do that thanks to Buy Me a Coffee.

Thank you for considering becoming a patron of The Indy Author. I'm looking forward to the creative voyage we'll take together.

Cheers!
Matty Dalrymple
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