It's no secret that the world we live in is a chaotic one. There seems to be a constant hustle and bustle, everyone is scrambling to get somewhere and there's a perpetual rush within us. An urgency to reach goals by a certain time we've set for ourselves, to meet deadlines and never be late for appointments. When you hear the term 'self-published author', you might assume that since there's no publishing house involved which means no deadlines(except for the ones you set yourself, of course), there isn't that same level of pressure involved. And while being an indie author no doubt comes with an abundance of perks like having full creative control and escaping the uncertain waiting period that occurs between the time you've written your manuscript and getting published, the pressures are definitely there. Because we as indie authors have full control over our works, we have a number of tasks to tackle. One of the lovely things about writing