Author Archives: Lindsay

3 Indie Fantasy Authors Making Thousands a Month E-publishing

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Lindsay

Quite a few folks find this blog searching for information on how much money indie authors are making e-publishing. Is it possible to make a living? Which genres sell best? I’ve addressed some of these questions in previous posts, so … Continue reading →

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3 Reasons to Interview Other Authors on Your Blog

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Lindsay

You’ve published your first ebook (or you’re planning to), and you’ve decided to start a blog to help build awareness of yourself and your work. Great! If you’re like a lot of writers, you’re blogging about…yourself. If you’re fascinating that … Continue reading →

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Turning Your Novel into a Podiobook with Collin Earl

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Lindsay

If you’ve read some of the past interviews here, you know several now-successful ebook authors started out podcasting their stories. Through Podiobooks and iTunes, these authors were able to build a readership (er, make that a “listenership”) before they released … Continue reading →

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How to Use Smashwords Coupons to Promote Your Ebook

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Lindsay

A few days ago, I argued that it was worth publishing your ebook through Smashwords, even if you’re using PubIt (Barnes & Noble) and Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon) to handle distribution to those stores on your own. One of the … Continue reading →

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Why E-publish? 5 Reasons to Ebook It up!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Lindsay

Quite a few new folks have found this blog lately (thanks for visiting!), many of whom are starting to contemplate e-publishing, so I thought I’d do a basic post covering some of benefits of becoming an indie ebook author. I … Continue reading →

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Podcasting and Blogging for Book Promotion with Joanna Penn

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Lindsay

We’ve got an interview with Joanna Penn, an experienced blogger, podcaster, non-fiction writer, and thriller author for you today. Read on to learn about her, her work, and to get some tips on promoting your books online. ~*~ Joanna Penn … Continue reading →

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E-publishing Expenses: Are You Spending More Than You Make?

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Lindsay

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post on Common E-publishing Questions, and one of them was “How much does it cost to publish an ebook?” I talked about how you’d probably want to spend some money on editing, … Continue reading →

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Can a “Normal” Author Make a Living E-publishing?

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Lindsay

While I was wondering what to blog about today, someone (thanks, Kevin Tross!) sent me an email asking how well I’m doing with my ebooks and if there’s hope for normal authors (not the Amanda Hockings, JA Konraths, Brian S … Continue reading →

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