Author Archives: Lindsay

How to Sell More Ebooks at Smashwords

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Lindsay

If you’re like many indie authors, you’d like to sell ebooks through Smashwords since there are quite a few perks: They pay a higher royalty than Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the others (85% and there’s no dip in your … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Procrastination by K Gorman

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Lindsay

Ah, procrastination. A word every writer knows. Sometimes in multiple languages…. Today, we have a guest post on the topic from K Gorman, author of “The Star-Eater,” a short story in a for-charity 12-tale anthology: Twelve Worlds (science fiction and … Continue reading →

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Should Authors Be Amazon Reviewers?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Lindsay

If you’re an author, you may be aware of a couple of small promotional opportunities you can make use of by leaving reviews on Amazon. First off, your reviewer profile can include information about you so you can sneak in … Continue reading →

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Faith Carroll Offers Editing Advice and Tips for Finding an Editor

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Lindsay

It’s interview day and I wrangled up someone to answer your editing questions today. Faith Carroll from Have Faith Proofreading worked on The Emperor’s Edge, Flash Gold, and my Goblin Brothers short stories, and she’s helped a lot of other … Continue reading →

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High Level vs Low Level Book Promotion Techniques

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Lindsay

I’ve been contemplating a post on time management for authors (I know, scintillating summer reading), but I thought I’d define a couple of book-promotion ideas first so I can reference them in the later post. The ideas are high and … Continue reading →

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Earn 75% Promoting My Ebooks and Other Random News

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Lindsay

I’m back from a week-long trip where the bears, moose, and killer geese were many and the internet connections were few. Thanks for checking out the book promotion tips I put up last week, courtesy of fellow indie authors from … Continue reading →

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More Book Promotion Tips from Indie Authors

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Lindsay

Here we are on Friday, the last day of my blog vacation. For today’s post, I’ve put together some of the shorter tips I received. If you like what these folks have to say, check out their blogs and their … Continue reading →

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Book Promotion Tip: Try Indirect Promotion

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Lindsay

Yes, I’m still out in the wilds of Idaho. But I have two more days worth of book promotion tips from fellow indie authors, so read on…. Today Alain Gomez, author of the Jimmy Cochran Series Collection offers his advice … Continue reading →

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