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2012 is a year of many changes. Not only am I writing and revising more than ever, I’m also looking back on what I did in 2011 to see if I can make it better. Specifically the stories already out there. I’m in the slow and detailed process of getting several books ready for print. [...] Current Nano Counts: Day 1: 9629 Day 2: 5121 Total: 14750 I’ve often said that lower priced or free ebooks can be a good idea, if there is a plan behind them. Lowering a price or making an ebook for free based on emotions (“I’m a new writer”, “No one knows me.”, “I only have [...] This is a little late from the big announcement, but better late than never. There are more Author Central’s to keep track of at Amazon. The first three, US, UK, and Germany I discussed in this post. Now we have two more to add: Japan France Please see the other post for advice on how to [...] The Indie Author. So many challenges, so much to learn. So much to watch out for, so much to take responsibility for. And so much fun! One big plus to the Indie movement is the ability to write what you love instead of writing to editorial or marketing department demands. This means the readers are [...] This week was going to be a post about Nano prep, but, well… This week there were many good blog posts by other authors I followed. Part of the fun is to read the comments. And some of the comments had me rolling my eyes to the point it could have been physically damaging. What [...] A little bit of a rant here about the advice to authors, especially Indie authors, that have been making the rounds online since, well, forever. To the point of feeling as if I’ll get beat over the head if I don’t pay attention and follow it. It’s a subject I would love for Dean Wesley [...] Ah, August. Heat-wave, sick, and add on top of it the traditional book-publishing summer slump. I went into August figuring that any sales would be a wonderful surprise. Don’t expect anything. Just be happy with anything you get. And I was very surprised. July is technically a part of the publishing summer slump, but for [...] There are a lot of ebook formats out there. Epub, Mobi, Lrf, and so on. Epub and Mobi are the big ones, backed by Barnes & Noble and Amazon respectively. Not all of them can stand forever. And now one has fallen. Yes, this reminds me of the VHS/Betamax, Blue-Ray/HD DVD wars. The .Lit format was [...] |
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