Author Archives: Lindsay

Setting up a Blog Tour for Your Book

When I first released Encrypted and The Emperor’s Edge at the end of last winter (yes, I’ve been doing this almost a year now!), I signed up for a couple of blog tours. This is where you guest post or … Continue reading

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How Many People Can *Really* Make a Living Self-Publishing?

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts (3 Reasons I’m Glad I Chose Self-Publishing, Why Self-Publishing Is So Popular Right Now), e-publishing and the growing popularity of ebook readers has made it attractive to stay independent and self-publish instead of pursuing … Continue reading

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Excerpt from Deadly Games (Emperor’s Edge 3)

As many of you know, the third Emperor’s Edge book is off with the editor, and I’m patiently (okay, impatiently) waiting to get it back so it can go live this month. The novel came in at 110,000 words (so … Continue reading

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Encrypted Q & A

There were a couple of questions about Encrypted in last month’s question-asking post, so I’ll answer those today. For those who haven’t read the novel, you can try out the first couple of chapters here. Lauren asks: I also really … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo Success Tips (have any to add?)

It’s the beginning of November, and, for a lot of us, that means the first day of NaNoWriMo, a self-inflicted torture worthy project where we attempt to write the first draft of a novel (50,000 words of one anyway) by … Continue reading

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Who’s Doing NaNoWriMo This Year?

I waffled back and forth on whether to sign up for NaNoWriMo (I did it last year and finished the word count but didn’t end up finishing the novel — it was something new and the characters never came together … Continue reading

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Is Self-Publishing Right for You?

Today’s question is one I received via email rather than through my Q&A blog post, but I know it’s a common one these days, so I wanted to take a stab at answering it here: How do you know if … Continue reading

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Writing Characters, Dialogue, and Humor Q & A

Today I’m answering more questions from the gift-certificate-giveaway post (The winner has been picked and awarded, but you’re always welcome to send in questions!). This time the topic is writing, specifically related to characters and dialogue. I’m always reluctant to … Continue reading

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