Tag Archives: E-publishing

Self-Publishing / E-publishing Q & A

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Lindsay

For today’s blog entry, let’s answer some questions on self-publishing and e-publishing. LB asks: Epublishing has broadened the market for novellas. Do these sell as well on Kindle as novels? While many readers prefer longer stories, lots of them will … Continue reading →

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Self-publishing Adventures: 9 Months and 10,000 Ebooks Later…

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Lindsay

Just before Christmas in 2010, I e-published my first novel, The Emperor’s Edge. Encrypted and a short story collection followed. Next came Flash Gold, a novella I never would have written if I’d been thinking of getting published under the … Continue reading →

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Why Self-Publishing Is So Popular Right Now

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Lindsay

Every now and then, someone asks me why I self-published. I addressed this somewhat in my “3 Reasons I’m Glad I Chose Self-Publishing” post, but I thought I’d try to explain why it’s not just me and why this movement … Continue reading →

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E-publishing 101: How to Get Started

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Lindsay

Judging by the comments on this blog, there are lots of folks stopping by who are just getting into e-publishing (or thinking of getting into it), so I thought a basic checklist post might be in order. If you print … Continue reading →

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3 Reasons I’m Glad I Chose Self-Publishing

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Lindsay

Last December, I was about an hour from uploading The Emperor’s Edge (my first full-length ebook) on Smashwords when I received an email from a literary agent. I hadn’t actually bothered with the querying process, but I’d won a critique … Continue reading →

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Pros and Cons of Writing a Series

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Lindsay

If you’re an author and you started out thinking you’d publish traditionally (i.e. find an agent who would then find you a huge multi-book contract with a major publisher, thus ensuring you could quit your day job and write full … Continue reading →

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Indie Fantasy Author Ronnell Porter Uses Free Ebook to Break out

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Lindsay

The last indie author I interviewed was doing well for himself after deciding to give Book 1 in his series away for free on Amazon, B&N, etc. Today we have another author who went from a couple of sales a … 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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