Author Archives: Lindsay

Leaving an Agent and Choosing to Self-Publish with Kendra Highley

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Lindsay

I met Kendra Highey, YA fantasy author (and one of my beta readers) through the SF&F Online Writing Workshop a few years ago. She critiqued chapters of the Emperor’s Edge, and I critiqued chapters of her first Matt Archer book. … Continue reading →

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Emperor’s Edge Q&A Pt 2: Fan Fiction, Twitter, Prequels, and More

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Lindsay

I posted the first half of a series of reader Q&A questions last week and am finishing up here today with such important topics as prequels, “crazy obsessed fans,” and what it’s like to see my characters on Twitter. Maria … Continue reading →

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Ebook Pricing Strategy for a Stand Alone Novel?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Lindsay

Every now and then someone asks me what I think about such-and-such price for an ebook. I’ve talked a lot about how I like free or 99 cents for a Book 1 in a series, thus to let people try … Continue reading →

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Q&A on the Encrypted Sequel, Fan Fiction, EE7, Will Yara Get a PoV, and More

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Lindsay

I thought I’d take a break from the self-publishing theme today and share some news about what’s coming up next with Encrypted, the EE series, and other projects. This is the first of two posts where I answer reader questions … Continue reading →

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How to Sell Advanced Reader Copies as a Self-Published Author

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Lindsay

As my three regular readers know, I released the fifth book in my Emperor’s Edge series last week. A couple of weeks before that, I offered an eARC (electronic advanced reader copy) for sale on my site. This was the … Continue reading →

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Where Can You Promote Your Free Ebook?

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Lindsay

If you’re an author and you’ve been offering a short story or perhaps a series Book 1 for free, in hopes that readers will try it and go on to buy your other work, you may have had some good … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing Success Interview with… Me :)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Lindsay

Hi folks, I’ll have some new blog posts for you this week (specifically I want to talk about my experience with selling advanced reader copies from my site — how it went, what I learned, etc.), but for today, I … Continue reading →

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Author Earning Extra Money Through Monthly Short Story Subscription Offering

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Lindsay

When people hear the term “e-publishing,” they naturally think of ebooks these days. Why not? Lots of independent authors are doing well publishing ebooks through the Kindle, Nook, iPad, etc. stores. But long before e-readers became popular, there were e-zines … Continue reading →

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