How to successfully promote your new book
There are many sites, blogs and tweets about successfully promoting your new book. We have all obviously read quite a few of them, but every now and then I find something interesting. In this case, I was reading a smallbiztrend post and I noted a few unusual...
Now something funny!
I found this fantastic comic in designtaxi and I had to share!
Letters and 23 Conversations with Strangers in New York
I am always amazed at how many interesting and unique books are published. Right before Christmas I read about Letters of Note, which started as a blog and then the blog owner decided to have a book published with all those lovely, interesting and diverse letters he...
Should I fear Piracy? Insights from the PWC report
When I started sending my drafts to agents and publishers, I could not fathom how someone would not want to steal my incredibly rich and amazing stories of dark epic fantasy/sci-fi. If I could stamp every single page of my masterpiece with my copyright notice, my...
To DRM or not to DRM? Insights from the PWC report
When I used Amazon to publish Year 18: The Schism, the first book in my dark epic fantasy series, Pearseus, I was asked whether I wanted to use DRM for the book or not. I was also warned that I would be unable to change the setting in the future. So, just what is...
Insights from PWC’s report: pricing your book
A few days ago I came across a fascinating report regarding the future of e-Books and e-Readers by PriceWaterhouseCoopers. The analysis itself is somewhat dated (2010) but the survey gave some interesting pointers for us, self-published authors. So I will be posting...
I love e-books. But hardcopies are pretty awesome, too
Our house is filled with books – even in the loos, as I've mentioned in the past. My wife still reads the traditional, paper-based books while I usually read on my Kindle.A while back, I pointed out to her that perhaps we are running out of space and perhaps –hint,...
March Book Frenzy – Kindle Countdown Deals
This Hop is brought to you by Fabulosity Reads Book Tours 8 AUTHORS OVER 4 DAYS GENRES: Romance, Historical Fiction Tour Link: March Book Frenzy FIND FREE AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED KINDLE COUNT DOWN DEALS ON THE HOP CATALOGUE. GIVEAWAYS Check out the prizes the authors...
The one story: how to write your book summary
With an epic series like Pearseus, it can be tough to summarize the multiple themes and PoVs. So, a few days ago, I approached Angela Elliot to take advantage of her experience writing up summaries (find out about more about Angela and her book, The Finish, on...
Literary Facebook Pages you should Like
I don’t usually spend a lot of time on Facebook; I think that, although I was posting things there, I felt I was probably not doing something right (which is a euphemism for saying that I probably did so many things wrong, that I didn’t realize how wrong I was!) ...
Kurt Vonnegut sucks!
I read the following fascinating story in Brian Marggraf's excellent blog. Apparently, a few years ago, Samuel Moffie submitted his book, The Perfect Martini to 100 literary agents. The Perfect Martini, in fact, didn't exist. What Moffie had done, was to submit 90%...
Can e-books and Print books co-exist?
I love reading in any format, but there seems to be some friction between ebook and traditional book. According to Bookbaby's latest data: 28% of Americans read at least one eBook last year. Only 4% of readers are eBook-only, so print books still play the largest role...