I was walking my dog this afternoon, which on the weekend means I have company. A friend who has a sweet, funny dog the same size as my papillon walks with my pooch and me. She is a wonderful person, intelligent and kind. Strolling together while our dogs sniff their way along the sidewalk is [...]
8 Comments. Continue Reading...You don’t have to work too hard to find blog posts–lots and lots of blog posts–about Kindle Direct Publishing and pricing strategies. There are a dozen or more different theories out there about how an author should price their work. Some favor a low price point, which encourages readers to take a chance on an [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I’ve tried to be very honest as I’ve navigated the whole indie publishing thing. I will be the first to confess, I don’t really know what I’m doing. I’ve tried to rectify that as best I can by reading various blogs and posts, and seeing what popular authors in my genre are doing. But sometimes, [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Howdy, all. Sorry to have disappeared for a time. I’ve been running around Turkey for the last week or so with a dear friend, my sister and her fifteen year old daughter (aka my niece). We had a blast. We shopped and ate and gaped with awe at some of the country’s gorgeous art and [...]
4 Comments. Continue Reading...Being a newbie published author, I don’t yet have a feel for the cycle of things. In the past, whenever I wanted to write, I’d complete my story, share it with readers and then go on to my next project. If people liked it, they’d generally let me know. But once I’d typed “The End,” [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...So Redemption has been up on Amazon for a couple of days now. I have to say, I’m pretty pleased with how it’s gone so far. It’s been hovering right around the 20th position in the Kindle Gay Romance category (getting as high as #18!) and sales have been steady. Everyone who’d told me the [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I keep talking about learning when it comes to this indie publishing adventure. It happens every day in ways both small and humbling. What did I learn when I hit the Save and Publish button last night? It’s virtually impossible to try and upload something so that it hits an exact target release date. Case [...]
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