I’m blogging from Long Beach at the Washington Coast this week, a destination that probably sounds more exciting than it is. Our beaches out here are great if you like remote, cloudy, and windy, but don’t expect to work on your tan or have anyone bring you a tropical beverage with a pineapple wedge perched on the rim. The wifi at the coffee shop here is going in and out (mostly out), so I’ll keep this post short.
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know I’ve been writing about my adventures in e-publishing and book promotion with rare entries to let folks know about my new releases. Now that I’m getting more and more people visiting the site because they’re interested in my books (as opposed to self-publishing and marketing), I’ve decided to shift the focus and make this more of a personal/author blog. I’m not quite sure what that’ll cover yet (aside from the obvious book stuff), but I’ll try to keep it interesting (no discussions of the funny things the dogs, cats, or relatives have done).
I’ll still be chatting about my “ebook endeavors,” because I enjoy sharing what I’ve learned, but I’ll be doing it over at Savvy Self-Publishing. I just got that site up and running this weekend, and there’s not much there yet, but you can check out the first two articles over there:
If you’re interested in self-publishing, I hope you’ll follow me over there and subscribe via email or news reader. In the meantime, I’ve got another guest post and an interview coming up here this week (if I can find some decent wifi while I’m out here, which has been a questionable proposition so far!), so it’ll be a gradual transition.
Thanks for reading!
Hey congrats! I think it’s awesome this is an “official” author site now 🙂 I’m off to check out the other site!
Haha, thanks for commenting in both places, Jon. 🙂
Will you be moving your past posts about e-publishing over there and putting all the links and things so they work over there? You have a lot of resources over here. :O
I’ll probably leave everything here but re-post a lot of the timeless articles over there. Someday when I’m bored. 😛
Sounds good to me! I follow your blog for both reasons. Congratz on the changeover!
Thanks, Cathy! I really just like to make more work for myself. Why maintain only one blog when I can do two? 😉
Well, I have enjoyed every bit of your efforts in sharing your expertise and now you have doubled my joy and reading pleasure, thanks.
Thanks, Robb!
Sounds like a great idea, Lindsay!
While all writers are readers, not all readers are writers, and some loyal reading fans may well be put off coming back when they see a technical article about formatting or cover design.
When we visit a car showroom we don’t expect to be shown how to make our own!
By chance we solved this problem early on. As co-authors it was easy for us to divide the work so one of us runs a readers’ blog and one a writers’ blog.
You say, “I really just like to make more work for myself. Why maintain only one blog when I can do two?”
Absolutely! We have a total of six blogs between us, and just about to make it seven as we launch our publishing imprint MWiDP (mark williams international digital publishing).
Definitely the way to go, Mark! I’m always telling authors to blog for their target audience (rather than other writers/publishers), but I always have to admit I’m not doing it myself. I’ll get it down eventually. 😉
I think it’s great, Lindsay. I follow you wherever you are, books and tips alike 🙂 The site looks good!
Good move, Lindsay. Dare I say, Good luck in your new…endeavor.
And the Savy Self-Pubbing site looks fantastic too!
Thanks, Brondt! Bonus points for using “endeavor” in your comment. 😛
Like the new site, Lindsay. Good tips on starting a website.
I’m grateful my brother helped me. Congrats on branching out. 🙂
Thanks, Mary! It’s always best if you can find an in-house techy person who works for free (or food). 😛
Congratulations on the expansion! I see that you have a Savvy Self-publishing podcast in the works too, hmm? I love podcasts!
That’s the goal! You’ll get to hear my lame West Coast laid-back surfer voice (that’s what it sounds like to me, anyway :P).
I’ve enjoyed our 2 visits to Long Beach in WA, the sand dunes are something else. Looking forward to your podcast adventures as I think they can be a very good marketing tool with a lot of fun mixed in.