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Moving From Createspace To Amazon KDP Paperback Publishing…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Derek Haines  on Just Publishing Advice: Createspace is coming to an end If you have published paperback titles using Createspace, it is time to think about moving your books to Amazon KDP. (Kindle Direct Publishing) There have been many problems with Createspace over the…

7 Reasons Why A Self-Published Book Fails To Sell…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Derek Haines  on Just Publishing Advice: Getting a self-published book to sell well is not easy However, many self-published authors fail to give their books the best chance of success because they are in such a rush to publish that they overlook many of…

Celebrate Christmas with a FREE Short Story

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (for those who celebrate it) and a Happy Holiday Season! A few days ago, I decided to publish a short story that had been gathering dust on my laptop. The story is FREE on Kindle from today until December 29th. If you’re interested in reading it, … Continue reading Celebrate Christmas with a FREE Short Story

Top Five Blogging Hazards

Blogging can be a fun, but necessary part of building an author platform. If you’re not careful, blogging can land you in a great big boiling pot of hot water! Fortunately, it’s easy to avoid trouble if you know what to look out for. I’ve compiled a list of the top five blogging hazards along … Continue reading Top Five Blogging Hazards

Haiku Challenge: Slow & Burn

It’s haiku time again! Here’s my offering for the RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #180. The prompt words are Slow & Burn: Sun’s slow burn cannot Awaken slumbering life Beneath ice and snow Be sure to stop by Ronovan’s blog and read the comment section to find links to tons of wonderful haiku: https://ronovanwrites.com/2017/12/18/... … Continue reading Haiku Challenge: Slow & Burn

Interview with: Susan Toy

Originally posted on Owlish Books:
I wanted to do another author interview, since it has been a while and I had so much fun with the previous ones. So I went out on a limb and contacted Susan M. Toy, whose book Island in the Clouds I won a few years back through the Goodreads…

The Essential Self-Publishing Guide

This is an exciting week for me! For the past several months, I’ve been working on putting together a self-publishing guide. My original plan was to compile previous articles I’d written, but the project got away from me and turned into over 170 pages. The Essential Self-Publishing Guide is for writers who are considering self-publishing. … Continue reading The Essential Self-Publishing Guide

Free Books for Halloween

    For a very limited time, the first two books in The Spellbringers series are free on Kindle. You can get your free copy by clicking on the links below:

A Few Thoughts on Editors

Editors. We all need them – at least most of us do. It’s very difficult to catch all your own mistakes when you write something, and the longer the piece of work, the more numerous the errors. When you’re first starting out as a writer, you need a really good editor. Not just someone to … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Editors

Why Indie Writers are Important to Readers

Originally posted on J.D. Adamsson:
There’s been some publicity recently about the lowering standards of books, about how indie writers have an overblown opinion of their abilities. Generalisations like that are rarely accurate, things are just never that simple. There are many writers in this world. The natural geniuses, who still nevertheless need a…