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September 18, 2015
Royalties and Realty: My First Month
One of the things I was most excited about when I first published was to see how my book would do among the different retailers. Sales are so fickle and different for each author that it’s hard to guess how your book is going to perform. I have been planning this post for a long […]
September 4, 2015
Book Review: Write. Publish. Repeat.
Write. Publish. Repeat.: The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant with David Wright My Goodreads review was simply: “Phenomenal. Definitely a must-read for prospective indies.” While I certainly think there is strength in brevity, at least when it comes to fiction, I’ll elaborate here because 1.) this isn’t fiction […]
August 21, 2015
Using Photos
One of the most powerful things a blogger can use to draw attention to their post is use images. People are attracted to posts with lots of photos. They like to scroll through and read smaller snippets and look. They’re less inclined to read a big block of text. The same thing can be said […]
August 7, 2015
My First Release Day!
I’m sure you all saw my post last weekend about the release of my first novel, The Blood Moon. It was my first release ever and I was excited to see how it would finally do. Put some numbers with the advice I’ve been doling out here for over a year now. The thing with […]
August 1, 2015
Special Post: The Blood Moon Release Day!
(We interrupt our regularly-scheduled posts to bring you this very important message…) The Blood Moon is out! The marker on the right has been counting down to this day for over a year, but the wait is finally over! My first novel, The Blood Moon, is available for purchase on all major retailers in ebook […]
July 24, 2015
Book Review: Self-Publishing 101
Self-Publishing 101: A Step-by-Step Guide to Publishing Your Book in Multiple Formats by Shelley Hitz and Heather Hart (Disclaimer: I read a lot of non-fiction books about self-publishing as a way to learn more about the industry. I often post little reviews on Goodreads after I’m done reading them, but I thought I’d start sharing […]
July 10, 2015
Author/Editor Interview: Tammy Salyer
I’ve discussed basically all of the other members of my “team” that I’ve established over the course of the last year or so. You’ve heard about my few different book designers and how I write and edit my books. I’ve also invited others to talk about their styles with short story fiction and science fiction. […]
June 26, 2015
Uploading Your Book for Preorder
It’s an exciting day when you’re finally finished enough with your book to list it for preorder. I know when the day came around for me, even though I was preoccupied with a million other things, I was still so excited to finally see my book on Amazon. So how easy was the process? Let […]
June 12, 2015
The First Month of Preorder
About a month ago, I uploaded my first book, The Blood Moon, to the retailers for preorder. I wasn’t expecting much from it since it’s my first book and nobody really knows me. Plus, I can’t justify spending money on advertising for one book that is only a preorder. I’ll wait to spend my advertising […]
May 29, 2015
When to Deem Your Book “Good Enough”
I don’t know about you, but I used to think books were the language equivalent of perfection. Why would anyone publish a book that had errors in it? Sure, as I got older I realized that each book took a long time to write and went through several rounds of editing, but I still thought […]
