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Mar.14.2012
There's been a great deal written in the press lately about e-books, supposed price-fixing between Amazon's adversaries, Apple and some others, being the biggest story.
Last week I read an article about how digital books are changing how reading is done (while texting and watching video and...
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Feb.28.2012
The Amazon Kindle Select program, which allows self-published authors to list their books for free for 5 days every 3 months, has been up for several months. Here are some tips on how to make the free promotion option work for you:
1. Wait until you have at least 6 good reviews...
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Feb.22.2012
Another week, another excerpt from my draft of Black Earth: Dark Masquerade. This scene takes place near the beginning of the book and introduces us to the situation Nathan Pierce - the main character of the series - finds himself in weeks after the events of the second book in the...
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Feb.18.2012
Maybe it takes a witch and supernatural power to generate this type of success story, but it is still great to hear that it can happen to an author. From nowhere to everywhere in a few short months. After - you know - the requisite years of actually writing. btw I, myself, am a descendant of a...
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Feb.15.2012
In my efforts to be more transparent with my writing process, I've decided that from now on, each week I will post an excerpt of draft work from something I'm currently working on. I am going to try my best to make this a weekly occurrence, that way you can all get a taste of my writing style...
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Feb.14.2012
It's 11pm on the dot. I've just finished making myself a tall mug of hot cocoa - chocolate graham flavor - and I've settled into my desk, ready to work for the next hour or two. Even though I have to be up at 6am if I want time to take a shower and eat breakfast before my wife leaves for work...
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Feb.13.2012
I'm currently chewing on a dilemma I hadn't thought about before, but which many authors now face.
Back in the not-so-old days, when self-publishing was a rare and futile undertaking, I imagine that most authors wrote sequels when their agents and/or publishers suggested that the time was right....
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Feb.11.2012
Use your agent and allies to clarify and refine your questions before you address your editor. They may see things you don't. From The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, purchase http://amzn.to/pEWD83, & get a free 20 minute consultation from the Book Doctors.
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Jan.23.2012
There's been much talk about the options open to the author in this brave new world of self-publishing. That goes for covers as well as content. I have posted a page on my web site that illustrates a number of the cover options. See http://softadventure.net/BookCoverOptions.htm.
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Jan.23.2012
I’ve been writing a lot about creative intentions and thinking about my own for 2012. Now that the new year is settling in, I’d like to share some of what I’ll be up to over the coming 12 months.
1. PUBLISHING. It’s no news that I’m a convert to indie publishing, and have taken my rights back...
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