Author Archives: Lindsay

Summer Projects and Will There Be More “Emperor’s Edge” After Republic?

If you’ve been following my Emperor’s Edge series, you probably already know I published the eighth book with Amaranthe, Sicarius, and the others last month. Republic was a big story and a bit of a departure for me (six point-of-view … Continue reading

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Answering the Question: Why Haven’t I Been Able to Build up a Fan Base Yet?

You can read blogs and forums and listen to podcasts all day, but sometimes it’s just frustrating when you see other authors making a killing and you’re struggling to sell a book a day. Everyone says to get on social … Continue reading

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The Emperor’s Edge Series Rolls on with Republic

I’m a little late getting this post up, but Republic is now available at iTunes too, so maybe the timing isn’t that bad. With this epic adventure (210,000 words and six point-of-view characters), we’re picking things up a few months … Continue reading

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Character Interviews: Sespian (on fathers, cats, and man-to-man advice)

As many of you know, Amaranthe, Sicarius, Sespian, Maldynado, Tikaya, and several others have been dealing with a few… troubles of late. After the events of the Forged in Blood books, everyone expected a long vacation, but transitioning from an … Continue reading

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Can Writing and Self Publishing Novellas Be Profitable? (Pros & Cons)

I’ve got another audio walk here for you guys today. I’m working on a written post on my experience using 99 Designs and also doing a character interview with Sespian (hope to get that out right before publishing Republic), but … Continue reading

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Getting Book Reviews and Building a Relationship with Readers

After a 2-3 year hiatus from podcasting, I was inspired to try the audio thing again after listening to an interview with SF author, Nathan Lowell. Apparently it’s become a new trend for authors to head out for a walk, … Continue reading

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How to Get Your Book into More Categories on Amazon with Keywords

If you’ve published any ebooks through Amazon’s KDP dashboard, you know they allow you to select two categories (i.e. Fantasy/Epic or Science Fiction/Steampunk) for your work, and then they have a box where you can type in seven keywords, though … Continue reading

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How to Snag Free Review Copies of Republic & Balanced on the Blade’s Edge

If you’ve been following my updates on Twitter or Facebook or keeping up with the newsletter, then you know I’ve been working on a follow-up novel to The Emperor’s Edge series: Republic. This 200,000+ word, six-point-of-view-character epic adventure has been … Continue reading

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