Welcome to a new feature of my Self-Publishing 101 blog! On occasion, I will post short yet informative interviews with indie authors (and others), so that we can learn from each other and other people in the business. This week, Nicolas Lietzau is featured in 7 Answers from an Author.

No matter who your characters are, what their dilemma is, what your writing style may be, the structure of your story will help to usher the reader from beginning to end. Without structure, the writer risks getting off to a slow start, sinking into the muddy middle, and/or crashing and burning at the end.

Before you send your manuscript to beta readers or a professional editor, revise with these 4 content issues in mind.

A discussion of the challenges, the process, some advice, and more.

From one writer to another, here are five things I wish I’d known from the get-go.

The essential element that will make your book essential reading.