Author Archives: Lindsay

Contest Winners and Maldynado’s New Last Name

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lindsay

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)

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Lindsay

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)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Lindsay

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)

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Lindsay

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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Gift Certificate Giveaway Fun: Give My Character a Last Name and…

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Lindsay

UPDATE: The contest is closed. See the winning name here. It’s been a while since I did a giveaway, so it must be time to do something fun. The prize? We’ll do two $25 gift certificates. The winners can choose … Continue reading →

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Should Authors Add a Paypal Donation Button to Their Sites?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Lindsay

One of the great things about being an independent author in this day and age (the e-publishing era) is that you have a shot at making money, maybe even making a living wage, if you have enough books out and they … Continue reading →

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Cover Art for The Assassin’s Curse (a Sicarius and Amaranthe short story)

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Lindsay

I’ve been writing and writing since the beginning of NaNoWriMo in November, and I do believe it’s time to take a break and edit something. I have the cover art back for a 12,000-word short story I wrote over Halloween, … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Business Card Creation

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Lindsay

Even though I’ve been thinking of self-publishing as a business from the beginning (it’s hard not to when you have start-up costs such as editing and cover art design), it’s taken me an unforgivably long time to have business cards … Continue reading →

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