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April 2, 2016
Almost 100 #FREE Science Fiction and Fantasy eBooks!
It’s that time of month again, when we do another big group promo! Over 90 FREE books this month, in many sub-genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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Tagged: free books, free ebooks, group promo, Science Fiction & Fantasy, sff
March 17, 2016
Black Baccara — A new tale in the Rose Knights Series
The Tale of the Rose Knights that went live on DSF this week is based on a rose I actually have in my garden. And here she is, Black Baccara:
Black Baccara in my garden
You can read the other Rose Knight tales on DSF here.
Enjoy!
Tagged: black baccara, daily science fiction, DSF, Jay Lake, Roses, ruth nestvold, tales of the rose knights
St. Patrick’s Day Promo: Free, or Free with Kindle Unlimited!
** THE ST.PATRICK’S DAY MEGA SALE & GIVEAWAY **
All books are FREE or FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Multiple retailers, multiple genres, fabulous authors! Grab ’em now while the deals are HOT, then enter the giveaway for a chance to win a Kindle or Amazon gift certificate!
My contribution to the promo is Yseult, Part I: Two Women, which takes place in ancient Ireland. Thought that would be appropriate. :)
NOTE: A number of the books in this promo are only free if you have Kindle Unlimited, so...
March 16, 2016
Kindle Unlimited KENP Read up 17%!
Good news for a change! Via Chris McMullen:
IMPROVEMENT IN KENP READ RATE Here is some good news for KDP Select authors and for Kindle Unlimited subscribers (indirectly, since this good news for authors benefits the readers, too). The KENP p…
Source: Kindle Unlimited KENP Read up 17%!
Tagged: KDP Select, KENP, Kindel unlimited, self-publishing
March 15, 2016
Podcast of “Osiana” on District of Wonders
“Osiana,” the first in the Tales of the Rose Knights (being published bi-weekly on DSF) is now available for listening from Far-Fetched Fables at District of Wonders.
Enjoy!
Tagged: Jay Lake, podcast, ruth nestvold, tales of the rose knights
March 11, 2016
Amazon Takes Aim At Scammers But Hits Authors
Another important article by David Gaughran:
Amazon is an extremely innovative company – and usually quiteresponsive to self-publisher’s concerns – but sometimes it gets things very wrong too. Today is one of those times. I’ve received…
Source: Amazon Takes Aim At Scammers But Hits Authors
Tagged: davig gaughran, ebooks, Kindle Unlimited, scammers
March 9, 2016
Revising, writing, and creeping through trees
I continue to jump back and forth between two projects that are largely completed, Ygerna and Dragon Touched, revising and filling in missing scenes as I go. It’s a lot slower than the mad rush to the end of Dragon Touched was, but I’m making steady progress. Last week, I got 4700 new words written and 7 pages edited.
What am I failing at? I haven’t been doing as much marketing, and my sales are slipping. I haven’t been submitting short stories like I intended. I haven’t started putting toge...
March 5, 2016
Kindle Unlimited/Free on Kobo SFF promotion, March 5-6
It’s that time of the month again, the next Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Promotion!
This promotion has two parts. The first section features a selection of books that are available through the Kindle Unlimited program — but for the duration of this promo, most of them are also on sale for 99c. :) My contribution this month is Chameleon in a Mirror.
The second half of the promo is for first in series free books on Kobo. There you can get my story “The Leaving Sweater,” the first in my se...
March 4, 2016
From trad to indie: Interview with Alicia Rasley
I’ve “known” Alicia Rasley since the early nineties, when we were both active on the writing discussion groups (called RoundTables) of the now defunct online service GEnie. I was a rank beginner at the time, while Alicia had already been traditionally published, but she was always gracious and helpful. We bonded over Aphra Behn, and she was one of the first people to read (a very early) version of Chameleon in a Mirror. So it is with great pleasure that I welcome Alicia to my blog.
First of...
March 2, 2016
A New Tale of the Rose Knights, and More from Ygerna for #WIPpet Wednesday
Today, Daily Science Fiction posted the next installment in the Rose Knights series I wrote with Jay Lake, “Harlekin.” Here’s the real Harlekin rose that inspired the tale:
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Harlekin rose by T. Kiya on Wikimedia Commons
Quite a beaut, eh? :)
My progress in terms of editing and new words continues to be nice and steady. Last week, I managed to get 4700 new words written, and 39 pages revised. I’m quite happy with that.
I’m slowing down on the marketing front, though. I didn’t get any more s...
