Author Archives: Lindsay

Ebook Pricing: Why 99 Cents Might Be a Mistake for You

A lot of new independent authors will e-publish their first novels and set the price to 99 cents, thinking that’s where they have to be because they’re unknown authors. Then they’ll go out and promote the heck out of their … Continue reading

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New Map for The Emperor’s Edge World

I’ve been wanting to have maps for the Emperor’s Edge books for a while now, but my artistic abilities are…well, they just aren’t actually. You don’t want to see how badly I can mangle a stick figure… Fortunately, EE reader … Continue reading

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What Can We Learn from JA Konrath’s $140,000 E-Publishing Sales Month?

If you’re at all into self-publishing or e-publishing, you’ve probably heard of J.A. Konrath. He was one of the first authors to turn his back on the traditional publishing system and start enrolling his new titles (and old ones where … Continue reading

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A Checklist for Self-Publishing by Rose Andrade

Most of us who decide to self-publish have to handle the ebook creation, book blog tours, social media marketing, and just about everything else ourselves. Sometimes, though, you get lucky and you have a husband, wife, or significant other to … Continue reading

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Contest Winners and Maldynado’s New Last Name

We had over a hundred entries in the Give My Character a Last Name Contest last week, so thank you for the support! Now it’s time to pick a winning name and reward two folks with gift certificates. There were … Continue reading

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Finding Success with Serialized Ebooks (by Gregory J. Downs)

In the world of e-publishing, you don’t have to worry about the economics of print where a book needs to be between such-and-such number of pages to keep publishing expenses down. It’s not surprising that we’re seeing more short stories … Continue reading

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The Importance of Keeping in Touch with Fans (and how to find them in the first place)

Have you ever seen authors sell well with their first book and then disappear from the radar with subsequent titles? I’ve seen a lot of that in the e-publishing world over the last year. Independent authors would pop onto the … Continue reading

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The Assassin’s Curse Is Out! (Excerpt + Store Links)

For those who are waiting for the fourth Emperor’s Edge book, it’s in the works, and I should be able to get it out this spring. In the meantime, here’s a 12,000-word adventure with Amaranthe and Sicarius. I wrote it … Continue reading

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