Have you ever asked yourself - exactly what is an Indie author?  I see it popping up more and more lately.  I asked my sister , Debbie Browdy, who is writing her first book and this is what she told me:

"Me....I am an Indie author, like Indie music, we are the small peeps not backed by big companies.  We use self publishing or small publishers."

I also found this article written by Steena Holmes:  What's an Indie author?