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I've started a new Substack page, Indie Authors United, and you can find me at allieharperauthor.substack.com! From the best formatting software to why you need a website (and an up-to-date one, at that, so please pardon my lack of updates recently), I'm curating all the information you need to get started as an indie author.

Right now, all my articles are free. I hope to, at some point, start publishing occasional articles for paid subscribers, so I hope you enjoy the free content for now! If...

I finally did it. And I'm giving myself two pats on the back for finally uploading When Flames Die, the prequel novella to When Snapdragons Whisper. It's FREE for my newsletter subscribers!

Here's a little blurb for you:
Love. Family. Murder.

In this thrilling romantic prequel, Kylie Lewis fights to unravel the mystery of her rival's death amongst the surfing community in Charleston, South Carolina. She meets the charismatic Adam Bell, an aspiring musician who somehow had ties to Samantha Hart....

Things have been busy at work lately, and it hasn't left me with much time to write—time which also must include downtime to take care of my mental health. My amazing writing partner reminded me awhile back that taking care of myself is important for the writing process, so I've been attempting cut myself some slack. Maybe I've been cutting myself too much slack, but that remains to be seen. I'm still on track to get my reader magnet uploaded to BookFunnel as a free download for my...

Welcome to my new site! I'm thrilled to be updating once again. I have a lot of updates since I've really been active on social media, since moving back to South Carolina from Texas, and battling my mental illness.

I was hospitalized in August and restarted ECT treatments, which I've been going for maintenance treatments since then. It's helped tremendously, and I've been busier than ever with my full-time gig. I haven't had a single episode or hallucination since starting them, and let me...