Author Archives: Lindsay

Short Stories vs. Short Story Collections–Which Sell Better?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Lindsay

As we’ve discussed before, there are no rules about minimum word count when it comes to ebooks. You can publish a 150,000-word novel or you can publish a 5,000-word short story, and anything above, below, and in between is up … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Taylor Finds Success Through Giving Away a Free Ebook [Interview]

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Lindsay

We’ve chatted about pricing the first ebook in a series at 99 cents or even giving it away for free as a way to get readers to check out your work (and, we hope, go on to buy the rest … Continue reading →

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Interview with…Me: 1,800 Ebooks Sold in June and Other E-Publishing Topics

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Lindsay

I’ve hosted quite a few interviews with indie authors over the last few months, and, in a narcissistic fit, I thought I’d “interview” myself today. The questions have either come through the contact form on this site or via blog … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from the Next Flash Gold Steampunk Adventure

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Lindsay

I’ll get back to e-pub chit chat highly informative blog posts on e-publishing after the holiday weekend, but I thought I’d share a little snippet from my latest project today. I just sent the story off to beta readers, so … Continue reading →

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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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