Author Archives: Lindsay

Book Promotion Basics — Useful Articles for New Authors

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Lindsay

I promised myself I’d spend most of my computer time editing today, so I’m doing a “best of” type post for authors who haven’t been hanging around my blog, reading every single word for long (it’s okay…you didn’t know any … Continue reading →

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Peacemaker (Flash Gold 3) Cover Art, Teasers, and Story Updates

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Lindsay

I’ve been editing the third Flash Gold novella for the last couple of weeks and sent it off to a beta reader last night. I’ve reserved a spot with my editor for later in the month, too, so I should … Continue reading →

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Using Kickstarter to Fund Self-Publishing Projects

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Lindsay

Thanks to the e-reader revolution, there are a lot of perks to self-publishing these days, but one of the downsides is that you’re on your own for funding some of the basic necessities, such as cover art, editing (this alone … Continue reading →

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Ebook Pricing for Short Stories and Novellas?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lindsay

As we’ve talked about before (How Well Does Short Fiction Sell in Ebook Form? and Novellas and Short Stories — Ebooks Not Just for Novels), there are no rules when it comes to word count on ebooks. I enjoy writing … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Lindsay

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

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Lindsay

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?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Lindsay

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

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Lindsay

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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