Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

Author Earning Extra Money Through Monthly Short Story Subscription Offering

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Lindsay

When people hear the term “e-publishing,” they naturally think of ebooks these days. Why not? Lots of independent authors are doing well publishing ebooks through the Kindle, Nook, iPad, etc. stores. But long before e-readers became popular, there were e-zines … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing 101: 3 Traits of Successful Indie Authors

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Lindsay

When I published my first ebook, there were already lots of indie authors doing well, as evinced by their rankings at Amazon and their I’m-selling-XXXX-books-a-month posts in various self-publishing forums. I was a little worried that I was coming to … Continue reading →

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How Jordan Stratford Raised $91,751 for His Steampunk Novel and Earned Interest from Every Big 6 Publisher

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Lindsay

As many of you know, I ran a Kickstarter campaign a few months ago, hoping to raise the funds to pay for the creation of the third Emperor’s Edge audiobook. With the help of many generous folks, I raised about … Continue reading →

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Tips for Dealing with Bad Book Reviews (have any to add?)

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Lindsay

I’ve come across a lot of interviews where authors say variations of, “You need to develop a tough skin to survive this business,” and “If you have to write, write, but if you can… quit.” Fortunately, the e-publishing (and self-publishing) … Continue reading →

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Using Kickstarter to Fund Self-Publishing Projects

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Lindsay

Thanks to the e-reader revolution, there are a lot of perks to self-publishing these days, but one of the downsides is that you’re on your own for funding some of the basic necessities, such as cover art, editing (this alone … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Business Card Creation

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Lindsay

Even though I’ve been thinking of self-publishing as a business from the beginning (it’s hard not to when you have start-up costs such as editing and cover art design), it’s taken me an unforgivably long time to have business cards … Continue reading →

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Tips for Interviewing Authors

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Lindsay

One of the perks of running a blog is that it gives you a place to post author interviews. Whether you’re a book blogger or you’re a writer yourself, if you’ve spent time building up your site (i.e. getting folks … Continue reading →

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How Do You Find *Good* Self-Published Authors to Read?

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lindsay

So, you’ve got a new Kindle, Ipad, or Nook, and you hear that it’s all the rage to support self-published or “indie” authors (it doesn’t hurt that their ebooks are usually cheaper, sometimes a lot cheaper, than those put out … Continue reading →

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