The Indie Author Base

The Indie Author Base is for indie authors. Get better at the craft and business of writing.

Why you should join: Courses from Rachel Morton including Draft Out Loud, her dictation training programme, a proper writing community and monthly challenges to keep you drafting, editing and publishing. Free to join.

The one-liner

A free Skool base for indie authors, with dictation training and monthly writing challenges.

What they actually sell

The Indie Author Base, run by Rachel Morton, lives on Skool. Its public pitch: "A community for indie authors." It is free to join. Rachel Morton's base offers courses, starting with Draft Out Loud, her dictation training programme, with more added over time. Members also get a writing community for questions and wins, and new monthly challenges to keep them drafting, editing and publishing. The welcome covers every style: plotters and pantsers, people who type and people who dictate. Inside sit 2 courses.

Who pays and why

Indie authors who want to keep improving at both the craft and the business of writing. They want company and momentum, whether they are on their first book or their fiftieth. They join for courses including Draft Out Loud, monthly challenges and a writing community.

Where the members come from

No social links appear on the page, so Rachel's existing author audience and Skool search look like the doors. Audience numbers are not shown.

What's holding it back

All of it is free, with no paid tier named, so the business model is unclear. Indie author communities are also crowded with free Facebook groups.

Steal this

Lead with a distinctive method like dictation, so your community stands out in a crowded niche.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for podcasters or bloggers who want to produce faster. Weak where the method has little appeal.