Nonlocal Science Fiction Magazine Now Available!
You may remember my recent Cover Reveal of the Nonlocal Science Fiction Magazine. Well, Issue #1 is officially on sale! I'm including links below to everywhere it is currently available: NonlocalSciFi.com - ebook NonlocalSciFi.com - print-on-demand via CreateSpace...
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Should You Self-Publish or Go Traditional? [Infographic]
I found this Infographic on The Write Life and just had to share! Before that, though, a quick note to urge you to visit Chris McMullen's excellent blog and take part in his Reader Survey. Chris is conducting a fascinating survey in people's reading habits, and will...
The Ups and Downs of Indie Life
I wrote this post for Sue Coletta's blog. Sue is a crime writer and a lovely lady, who offers plenty of great tips and advice on getting traditionally published, pitching to agents etc. As she has focused on that side of publishing, she asked me for a post that...
A Public Service Announcement: Common Grammar Goofs
Copyblogger and BlueGlass have created this awesome infographic with some common grammar mistakes, and how to avoid them. Enjoy! My children's book, Runaway Smile, is mercifully free of grammar goofs. Don't believe me? Read it for free and find out for yourself!
Just Give it Away: Does Free Work?
The very sweet Toni Betzner asked me for a guest post for her blog, My Write of Passage. Having noticed how I do a lot of giveaways and offers, she suggested I discuss the benefits of free. This got me thinking. I keep reading contradictory information on this. Jack...
A Second Look at Advertising with AMS: Brand Building vs. Ad Sales
You may remember how I considered my advertising with Amazon Marketing Services (AMS) a failure, in that I failed to sell more books. I've been thinking about it, and have reached the conclusion that I should expand on this. You may remember that I had decided to...
The Robinson Companion: Pearseus’ Map and Character Lists
I got the idea of a companion file through my friend C. E. Robinson. After very kindly buying my epic fantasy series, Pearseus, she told me that she printed out the map and character list, to help her while reading. This gave me the idea of presenting that information...
WRITING AND PROMOTING A SERIES: Series authors, Nicholas C. Rossis and Charles Yallowitz
Our joint post with Charles E. Yallowitz on the challenges of writing a series. It was written as a guest post for Sally Sue Ember's blog. Enjoy! 🙂
Guest Post: Multi-touch iBooks, by R.J. Madigan
This is a guest post by R.J. Madigan. Rae has written The Sword of Air, a very well-written fantasy book, to judge by this excellent excerpt on Ali Isaac's blog. What's more unusual, though, is that she published the book on iBooks as a Multi-Touch iBook. This is a...
Book Feature: Choices by J.L. McFadden
J.L. McFadden is author of The Guardian series, a unique blend of paranormal, urban fantasy and romance. This post is part of his 4WillsPublishing-organized blog tour, to celebrate the launch of Choices, the second book in his series. Before you leave, don't forget to...
Take the 3-Question Ad Results Survey
Figuring out where to advertise your book is worse than standing in a betting shop, five minutes before a race. You have money in your pocket, but a limited amount of time in which to select a guaranteed winner, and the odds are not in your favor. I have already...
A Call to Arms: Send me your Huddled Numbers
Since Tara Sparling and I published our post on using paid ads to promote your book yesterday, I've been reading the comments left on our blogs. At first, I was surprised by how many authors feel lost when it comes to ads. How many point out that there are no hard...