Tag Archives: ebooks

Excerpt from the Next Flash Gold Steampunk Adventure

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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Faith Carroll Offers Editing Advice and Tips for Finding an Editor

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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The Ebook Omnibus: A Win for You and Your Readers

Since I read fantasy, a genre that often features trilogies and longer series, I have plenty of paperback and hardback omnibuses on my shelves. In case you’re not familiar with the publishing-world version of the term, this is when two … Continue reading

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Dark Currents (Emperor’s Edge Sequel) Published!

Those of you in the “inner circle” (AKA the elite and privileged folks who were willing to sign up for my newsletter) know Dark Currents, the sequel to The Emperor’s Edge, has been up on Smashwords for a couple of … Continue reading

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Trading Excerpts with Other Authors in the Back Matter of Your Ebook

I’m seeing more and more ebook authors trading excerpts with other authors, and it came up on JA Konrath’s blog today as well, so I thought I’d write a few words on it too. What does “trading excerpts” mean exactly? … Continue reading

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Steve Richer on “Who’s REALLY Making Money with E-books?”

I like to highlight success stories and interview authors doing well with e-publishing, but I’ll be the first to admit this isn’t a road to riches for most folks. It’s easy to get dazzled by the fortunate folks doing well … Continue reading

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Interview with Full-Time Ebook Author S. J. Reisner

If you like success stories, you should dig today’s interview. I first learned of S. J. Reisner when she left a comment on one of my posts about short fiction ebooks. She mentioned she was a fan of short fiction … Continue reading

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Should Your Ebook Have an Afterword?

I’ve always been a fan of afterwords in traditionally published books. It’s nice to get a little thank you message from the author or the tale of how the book came to be. Sometimes you’ll even get an interesting essay … Continue reading

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