Five on Friday: Very Good Advice

Required reading for the week:

The Passive Guy’s thoughts on Amazon. Long but worth the read.

Zoe Winters on how she makes a good living as a self-publisher. Check out The Catalyst, her new book that’s just released.

Neil Gaiman on Ray Bradbury’s passing. Such a shame, and such a heartfelt tribute to a great author.

Michael J. Sullivan is doing a survey of authors of all kinds – go add your info to the pile.

Support indie authors!

Fellow Redditor K.W. Matthews has just started out as an indie author. His crime thriller stories, under the heading of The Arbiter, are now available on Amazon. Very Punisher-esque, noir stuff – check it out if you’re a comics buff.

Cover? – Veeeeerrrry comics. Good hook if you like that style.
Blurb? – possibly needs some polish, but it’s interesting at least.
Social media? – just getting started. Make sure you link your Facebook and Twitter to your site, my friend!
Web design? – a free blogspot blog. Nothing special, but definitely functional.

Shine on, you crazy diamond. Everyone have a good weekend!