indiePENdents (  http://www.indiependents.org  ) The mission of this group is to “bring respect and credibility indie authors as they compete with traditionally published authors. Rather than marketing, promoting, or selling anything, they offer a place for indie authors to work together toward this common mission. They ask members to pledge that their books are  1. Distinguished by basic good grammar.  2. Cogent, persuasive, perhaps even compelling.  3. Professionally edited and proofread.