Jake Birkett has been a indie developer for 11 years without a hit game. He talks about how he survived all those years and how to long tail your projects so that they eventually make a profit. Jake is a founder of Grey Alien Games.
http://greyaliengames.com/blog/the-6-steps-to-massive-game-development-success/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/427490/Shadowhand/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/351090/Regency_Solitaire/
6 steps to massive success : http://greyaliengames.com/blog/the-6-steps-to-massive-g
