The Indy Author

Substacknewsletter · by Matty Dalrymple

Exploring the writing craft, the publishing voyage, and how we can navigate our way to the readers who will love our books.

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From 5 posts indexed in the last 90 days
Last post
Oct 22, 2026
14 days ago
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Aspiring authors
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The Indy Author is a Substack newsletter by Matty Dalrymple covering fiction writing, author marketing and content strategy. NewsletterFIT indexed 5 posts from it in the last 90 days, most recently on Oct 22, 2026.

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