Tag Archives: self-publishing

Facebook or Twitter, Which Is Better for Book Promotion?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lindsay

There are a lot of social media sites out there, but Facebook remains the big kahuna (estimates say it’ll hit 1 billion users by August), and Twitter is no slouch with 140 million users at the last tally. Twitter seems … Continue reading →

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Are More Authors Than You Think Making a Living Self-Publishing?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Lindsay

About this time last year, I wrote up a blog post detailing how I was doing, financially speaking, on my new e-publishing endeavor (I got my start in December of 2010). When it came to ebook earnings, my grand total … Continue reading →

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Choosing a Genre for Your Self-Published Book with M.H. Mead

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Lindsay

For some authors, genre is obvious. Their book is a cozy mystery, or a historical romance, or a space opera. Not everyone writes in tidy categories, though, which brings in the problem of selecting a spot for it in the … Continue reading →

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Indie Writing and Traditional Storytelling with Alan Dean

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Lindsay

We have a Friday morning guest post for you today, one where indie author Alan Dean discusses the rise of self-publishing. Thank you for reading! Indie Writing and Traditional Storytelling When writers think about the book they’ve just finished their … Continue reading →

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Why Self-Publish When You Have a Chance to Go Traditional? (AKA Emperor’s Edge to Stay Indie)

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Lindsay

A couple of weeks ago, in my Stay Independent or Sign with a Publisher post, I mentioned that I’d had an offer for publication on my Emperor’s Edge books. An awesome editor (awesome because she liked my books, of course … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing Tips: It’s OK to Re-Issue Your First Book (by Sheryl Steines)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Lindsay

What do you do when the first book you self-publish isn’t a hit? Give it a new face and try again! (Long-time readers might remember that I’ve had a couple of versions of cover art for Emperor’s Edge and Encrypted … Continue reading →

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Stay Independent or Sign on with a Publisher?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Lindsay

In the fourteen or fifteen months I’ve been involved with the self-publishing scene, I’ve heard of quite a few independent authors being picked up by major publishers. In some cases, they were noticed and in other cases, they decided to … Continue reading →

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What Can We Learn from JA Konrath’s $140,000 E-Publishing Sales Month?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Lindsay

If you’re at all into self-publishing or e-publishing, you’ve probably heard of J.A. Konrath. He was one of the first authors to turn his back on the traditional publishing system and start enrolling his new titles (and old ones where … Continue reading →

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