Category: Self Publishing
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Book Promotion
An insider’s look at my current book promotion effort
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Emerging from the (Writerly) Desert
Not everything moves in a straight line. And that is especially true with writing.
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Unfinished Projects
I read in a book recently that an experiment was done that showed that unfinished projects take up more mental bandwidth than finished projects. The scientists tested this by allowing their subjects to finish some puzzles but not others in a certain allotment of time. The subjects continued to think about the unfinished puzzles afterwards.…
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Changing my mind about writing to market
How this stubborn writer changed his mind about writing to market.
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Turning the Corner
Ruminations on my cowardice, the quandary of marketing books, flim flam, and why you need to go out right now and buy a lottery ticket.
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Where to Source Images for Your Website
As an indie author one of the challenges is finding images you can use. Here are five places to source images for your website.
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The Witch of the Sands: An Author’s Note
A lot of you may not know this but The Witch of the Sands, the first book in the Hounds of the North series, was actually written after Black River. In fact, I did not even start on The Witch of the Sands until two years after I began Black River and had a near…
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Tracks in the Dust: My 2014 Writing Life
As we are in the final hours of 2014, I thought I’d take a bit of time to reflect on this past year of my writing life. This was a life changing year for me.
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Why Every Aspiring Author Should Try NaNoWriMo
For aspiring authors, November is all about NaNoWriMo. Here are 3 reasons why authors should give this month-long writing challenge a try.
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The Witch of the Sands Released
Folks, I am pleased to announce the release of my novella The Witch of the Sands, the first book in my grimdark fantasy series The Hounds of the North. The Witch of the Sands is available on Amazon. Summary Shield Scyldmund captured his prize: the bloody head of a desert chieftain. But despite the promise…
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Novellas Versus Novels: What a Difference a Few Words Make
One of the wonderful aspects of being an author chasing down the self-publishing route is that I can also explore literary forms that traditionally are difficult to sell, such as the novella.
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Trying to decide on a cover
Help me decide on the cover for The Witch of the Sands, the first book in the Hounds of the North series.
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5 Writing Books to Burn
Writing is the art of strangling distraction. Mostly what we do is sit alone at our desks and do whatever we can to not write. Some of the worst distractions to the act of writing are books on writing.
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Cover Art: Kane
This week’s look at fantasy book cover art drills down on Karl Edgar Wagner’s Kane. Which one do you like best?
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Slaying the Gatekeepers
Nine months is reasonable to wait for a baby. Nine months is reasonable to write a novel. However, nine months is not so reasonable to hear absolutely no response from a traditional publisher or agent on a work submitted for consideration.