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The above chart is from Smashwords survey on pricing.Recently,...

The above chart is from Smashwords survey on pricing.

Recently, I raised the price of my novella “In the Balance" from $1.99 to $2.99. I did this for two reasons:

1) At $2.99 Amazon changes the royalty rate from 35% to 70%.

2) This chart. Money aside, I want people to read my stories! This chart shows $1.99 as the lowest selling of all price points.

Still, I was afraid. But with encouragement from fans who told me it was worth $2.99 (thanks everyone!), I raised the price.

…and it worked. I’m not just selling more copies. I’m also making more money…but even if I was selling the same number of copies I was before I’d still be earning more.

I think $1.99 might be a good sale price, it’s the price Amazon uses for it’s ‘deals of the day’, but for normal business it looks like a no-go.

thevaleofunrest:My art teacher doesn’t know I stole this back...

thevaleofunrest:

My art teacher doesn’t know I stole this back from her :>
Colored pencils on cardboard.

Sleipnir!

I have just torn through your "I Bring The Fire" series over the past two days and congratulations, it absolutely decimated me. Your portrayal of Loki was both ingenious and inspired, and I feel an enormous kinship with Amy. Thank you for this wonderful se

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the I Bring the Fire series and the labors of my obsessive compulsive play behavior. I can’t stop! I actually have a fourth on the way soon, and while waiting for my betas to get back to me, I wrote a short story for the series from Sleipnir’s POV.

I have just torn through your "I Bring The Fire" series over the past two days and congratulations, it absolutely decimated me. Your portrayal of Loki was both ingenious and inspired, and I feel an enormous kinship with Amy. Thank you for this wonderful se

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the I Bring the Fire series and the labors of my obsessive compulsive play behavior. I can’t stop! I actually have a fourth on the way soon, and while waiting for my betas to get back to me, I wrote a short story for the series from Sleipnir’s POV.

I have just torn through your "I Bring The Fire" series over the past two days and congratulations, it absolutely decimated me. Your portrayal of Loki was both ingenious and inspired, and I feel an enormous kinship with Amy. Thank you for this wonderful se

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the I Bring the Fire series and the labors of my obsessive compulsive play behavior. I can’t stop! I actually have a fourth on the way soon, and while waiting for my betas to get back to me, I wrote a short story for the series from Sleipnir’s POV.

I have just torn through your "I Bring The Fire" series over the past two days and congratulations, it absolutely decimated me. Your portrayal of Loki was both ingenious and inspired, and I feel an enormous kinship with Amy. Thank you for this wonderful se

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the I Bring the Fire series and the labors of my obsessive compulsive play behavior. I can’t stop! I actually have a fourth on the way soon, and while waiting for my betas to get back to me, I wrote a short story for the series from Sleipnir’s POV.

I have just torn through your "I Bring The Fire" series over the past two days and congratulations, it absolutely decimated me. Your portrayal of Loki was both ingenious and inspired, and I feel an enormous kinship with Amy. Thank you for this wonderful se

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the I Bring the Fire series and the labors of my obsessive compulsive play behavior. I can’t stop! I actually have a fourth on the way soon, and while waiting for my betas to get back to me, I wrote a short story for the series from Sleipnir’s POV.

I have just torn through your "I Bring The Fire" series over the past two days and congratulations, it absolutely decimated me. Your portrayal of Loki was both ingenious and inspired, and I feel an enormous kinship with Amy. Thank you for this wonderful se

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the I Bring the Fire series and the labors of my obsessive compulsive play behavior. I can’t stop! I actually have a fourth on the way soon, and while waiting for my betas to get back to me, I wrote a short story for the series from Sleipnir’s POV.

I have just torn through your "I Bring The Fire" series over the past two days and congratulations, it absolutely decimated me. Your portrayal of Loki was both ingenious and inspired, and I feel an enormous kinship with Amy. Thank you for this wonderful se

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the I Bring the Fire series and the labors of my obsessive compulsive play behavior. I can’t stop! I actually have a fourth on the way soon, and while waiting for my betas to get back to me, I wrote a short story for the series from Sleipnir’s POV.

"Best advice on writing I’ve ever received. Finish."

“Best advice on writing I’ve ever received. Finish.”

- Peter Mayle (via writingquotes)