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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

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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

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Writing Schedule (and what’s coming) for the Rest of the Year

I’ll get back to the self publishing and marketing related posts next week, but I wanted to share a quick what-am-I-working-on update for the readers today. Yesterday, I finished the first draft of Patterns in the Dark, the fourth installment in … Continue reading

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After 20 Novels, What Does Your Editing Process Look Like?

When I write about my self-publishing journey here, I usually stick more to publishing strategies and marketing topics, but a couple of people have asked me editing questions lately. As I close in on twenty novels (between my name and … Continue reading

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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

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Summer Projects and Will There Be More “Emperor’s Edge” After Republic?

If you’ve been following my Emperor’s Edge series, you probably already know I published the eighth book with Amaranthe, Sicarius, and the others last month. Republic was a big story and a bit of a departure for me (six point-of-view … Continue reading

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Can Writing and Self Publishing Novellas Be Profitable? (Pros & Cons)

I’ve got another audio walk here for you guys today. I’m working on a written post on my experience using 99 Designs and also doing a character interview with Sespian (hope to get that out right before publishing Republic), but … Continue reading

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Quick Update and What’s Coming Next

It’s been a while since the last blog post, and I’m sure you’re wondering, “What’s going on in Lindsay’s world?” You weren’t? Well, humor me anyway. First off, Wounded is now available at iTunes which means you can get it … Continue reading

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