My Ebooks
I've written more than 60 novels, but here are some Book 1s you can start with:
Sinister Magic
Balanced on the Blade's Edge
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Tag Archives: publishing
Streamlining Your Writing, Publishing, and Marketing Process to Become a More Profitable Author
2016 was a tough year for a lot of indie authors, with people reporting everything from flawed reporting and not getting credit for page reads in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program to no longer being able to get Bookbub ads to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Marketing, E-publishing
Tagged marketing, publishing, writing, writing to market
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How to Successfully “Genre Hop” as an Author
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
Posted in E-publishing, Writing
Tagged amazon, ebooks, genre hopping, genres, kdp select, kindle unlimited, publishing, series, writing
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Are There Really “Secrets” to Self-Publishing Success?
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
Posted in Tips and Tricks
Tagged advertising, amazon, ebooks, indie authors, kdp select, marketing, promotions, publishing, self-publishing
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Pre-Orders, Sticking on Amazon, and Hitting Best Seller Lists
For a while now, you’ve been able to upload your ebook early on Amazon, Kobo, Apple, and some of the other sites, listing it for pre-order 90 days (Amazon) to a year (iBooks) ahead of time, as many of the … Continue reading
Pen Name Launch: First Month Earnings $3043 (what worked and didn’t for marketing)
If you’ve been following the blog and Twitter, you may have heard me mention my pen name project. I haven’t shared the details with many people — mostly just my editor and beta readers — because I wanted to see if I … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon Kindle Sales
Tagged amazon kindle, kindle unlimited, launching a book, marketing, pen name, publishing, self-publishing
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How to Create, Publish, and Market an Anthology (and why you’d want to) with J.M. Ney-Grimm
Hi, I’m J.M. Ney-Grimm. I write fantasy with a Norse twist. I love writing novellas, but I also produce short stories and novels. This year I edited – and contributed a story to – the indie anthology Quantum Zoo. I … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts
Tagged anthology, boxed set, Editing, indie authors, marketing, publishing
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Creating Engaging Characters That Turn Readers into Fans
I have ideas for a number of blog posts I need to sit down and write, but I’ve been busy writing the fiction (look for the next Flash Gold novella soon and Deathmaker, a follow-up to Balanced on the Blade’s … Continue reading
Posted in Walks with Lindsay, Writing
Tagged creating characters, marketing, podcasts, publishing, writing
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3 Years of Self-Publishing, 2 Years of Writing Full Time, and Lessons from 2013
It’s the beginning of a new year and I just had my three-year self-publishing anniversary, so it seems like the appropriate time for a summing-up/what-I’ve-learned post. When I started in December of 2010, I published my first novel, The Emperor’s … Continue reading
Posted in E-publishing
Tagged E-publishing, indie authors, international book sales, kindle, kindle store, publishing, self-publishing, writing
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