Author Archives: Lindsay

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

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Lindsay

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

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Lindsay

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

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Lindsay

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

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Lindsay

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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Republic Teaser: Chapter 1, Part 2

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Lindsay

And the second half of the rather long opening chapter… 😉 Republic Chapter 1, Part 2 “I liked it better when you were going along with my orders,” she mumbled and started out along the branches, hoping she could get … Continue reading →

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Republic Teaser: Chapter 1, Part 1

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Lindsay

For those who have wondering about the progress of Republic (the next novel with Amaranthe, Sicarius, and the rest of the Emperor’s Edge gang), I’m doing my final edits now and hope to send it off to my editor at … Continue reading →

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Writing Faster: Breaking the 10,000-Word-Day Barrier and Composing a Rough Draft in 2 Weeks

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Lindsay

About a year ago, I read Rachel Aaron’s 2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love. It was basically what I already knew (it’s worth the read, but the gist is to plan out … Continue reading →

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My Experience Advertising My Ebook on Twitter

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Lindsay

Every now and then Twitter sends me an email to let me know about their advertising options. I ignored these for a while because the original site they directed me to didn’t seem very intuitive (I have the patience of … Continue reading →

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