Author Archives: Lindsay

Authors, Are You Approachable Online?

The other day, someone forwarded me an email because the original sender had wanted to contact me but hadn’t been able to find my address on my Facebook page. That original sender even included a link to a blog post … Continue reading

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Simple Ebook Formatting with Jeff Dvorak

I’ve had a few folks ask me about the nitty gritty details of ebook formatting, so we’ll have a couple of guest posts coming up on that topic (my way of formatting my ebooks is having someone else do it … Continue reading

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Outsourcing Your Mundane Tasks via Fiverr

When it comes to promotion, whether we’re talking books or blogs, there are some tedious chores that sometimes don’t get done just because they are so tedious. For example, there are dozens (hundreds!) of blog directories where you can submit … Continue reading

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Tracking Your Links with Bitly in 3 Easy Steps with Nicholas Olivo

If you’re an author, you’re probably trying all sorts of things to promote your books. A guest blog post here, a tweet there, a Facebook entry over there… But how do you know which of your efforts are paying off? … Continue reading

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Authors, Do You Have a Facebook Fan Page?

I finally got around to creating a Facebook fan page this weekend. As far as social-media-sites-I-would-use-even-if-I-weren’t-an-author go, Facebook isn’t anywhere on the list (I don’t find the interface particularly intuitive, and the layout always strikes me as clusterf–, er, mess). … Continue reading

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Hunted (the Flash Gold Sequel) Published

I’ve been talking about the Flash Gold sequel for a couple of weeks (and showing off the fun cover art), and now it’s finally here! Hunted is a 27,000-word steampunk novella that stands alone (though you’ll probably want to read … Continue reading

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How to Get People to Read Your Old Blog Posts

If you’ve been blogging for a while, your experience thus far might have been something like this: Spend the first six months writing blog posts where you put your heart and soul into making them useful to readers. Listen to … Continue reading

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Interview with Successful Fantasy Author, J Michael Radcliffe

I’m always looking for new indie authors to interview, folks who are doing well for themselves (and can share some tips with us!), so if you chat with me on Twitter, I’ll probably check on your books to see how … Continue reading

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