Amazon Author Central – New Sites!

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 Writing Business Plan and NaNoWriMo

I once had a business plan. I worked several days on it, refining and tweaking various goals. Then I got to the list of the books.

And I’ve already finished and published most of them.

I knew going into this that once I got going I would probably move forward a bit faster than expected. [...]

Expanded Distribution Through Apple

On Tuesday October 4th, Smashwords announced that the Apple iBookstore was expanding Smashwords ebook distribution into 26 more countries. This is very exciting news, as these markets are largely untouched when it comes to the ebook revolution. As time goes on they could start to make up a larger and larger percentage of sales. Added [...]

Ideas Versus Originality – Why the Fight?

With the planning for the upcoming Nano my mind continues to circle back to the basics of writing. At Forward Motion we have several newbies in chat who are working their way through the process of deciding what they want to write.

And every year I hear the same line, over and over again from [...]

Writing and Money – Yes there IS a Connection

I was really hoping to go rant-free for a while, maybe a month. Really, I tried…

During a recent writer’s chat on Twitter an old myth came to light once again. What is it?

You are either a “starving artist” or you are a “sell-out” and not a real artist. Art is above money!

To [...]

NaNoWriMo: Writing For the Digital Bookshelf

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 [...]

Author Insecurities and the Issue of Pricing

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 [...]

The Myth of the Author Online Presence

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 [...]

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