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How to Successfully “Genre Hop” as an Author

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Lindsay

If you’re an indie author, you’ve probably heard this advice: write in a series and publish often. If you genre hop, your readers won’t follow you. If you have too many series going at once, you’ll struggle to build momentum … Continue reading →

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Are There Really “Secrets” to Self-Publishing Success?

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Lindsay

If you visit the Writers’ Cafe on Kboards in any given week, you can find authors plotting ways to engineer a bestseller or asking if there’s a way to work the system in order to “stick” on Amazon. Everybody wants success — … Continue reading →

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Should You Go Wide or Join KDP Select/Kindle Unlimited?

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Lindsay

When I uploaded my first book, The Emperor’s Edge, in December of 2010, it was a foregone conclusion that I would put it out there everywhere I could, in the hope that new readers would stumble across it and give … Continue reading →

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Can Serials Still Be Profitable in Kindle Unlimited 2.0 (and elsewhere)?

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Lindsay

I’ve interviewed authors about writing serials in the past, and it’s something I’ve been interested in trying for several years. The novel is my favorite medium, and I think novels are the easiest thing to sell in the long run, … Continue reading →

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KDP Select Titles Being Pirated and Distributed to Other Stores

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Lindsay

Do you have any titles in KDP Select? Titles that are supposed to be exclusive to Amazon? If so, you may want to check periodically to make sure they’re not on sale anywhere else. I only have a couple of … Continue reading →

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Ebook Marketing Strategies for 2015 — What Will Work?

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Lindsay

Lately, there have been quite a few people blogging about how 2014 was the year of the quitter, when it comes to independent authors, or that it was, at the least, the year that things got tougher. In the last couple of years, … Continue reading →

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Pen Name Update: 10 Weeks In (Earnings: $12,824)

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Lindsay

I’m about ten weeks into my pen name experiment, which I first blogged about back in November: Pen Name Launch: First Month Earnings $3043 (what worked and didn’t for marketing). The first book launched around October 10th at 99 cents and … Continue reading →

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KDP Select & Kindle Unlimited: Why Ebooks Not Enrolled Are at a Disadvantage

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Lindsay

Until a week and a half ago, I had never enrolled any of my books in Kindle Select. The program came out after I started self-publishing, and I already had readers on the other platforms. That doesn’t mean I’ve never … Continue reading →

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