Okay this is probably a rather dull topic for some of you, but it’s been on my mind as the proper launch of To Get Me To You draws nigh. It is the first book in the series and is, obviously, properly number 1. This is a no brainer. Chronologically, Be Careful, It’s My Heart follows it, […]
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Entitlement In Writer Culture
One of the first things I saw when I logged into Twitter this morning was a conversation between a writer friend of mine (who, incidentally, is also a professional editor and teaches workshops) and another writer who was essentially lambasting her (and all other professional writers) for not helping new writers. Digging back through the conversation, […]
Introducing The Forge: Affordable Book Finishing
This little brainchild resulted (as many do) from an off the cuff remark I made to Susan the other day. Things were looking iffy at work about funding for a project during the next fiscal year (which ended up working out), and I was brainstorming additional ways of generating some income. I have already […]
Writer Class: Ebook Formatting From A to Z Now Available
So I told y’all I’d written the class. Well, now it’s live at WANA International. Here’s the blurb from the site: I have long decreed that ebook formatting IS NOT HARD, and now I’m here to prove it to you. Ebook Formatting from A to Z is an intensive 4 session class designed to teach […]
My Experience With Ebook Booster
Ebook booster. I read about this over at J.A. Konrath’s blog ages ago. It’s only for free books, so I’ve never actually used it before. It costs $40, which is hella cheap as far as promotion goes. They submit your free book listing to a whole bunch of places and save you the time. So […]
Draft2Digital: An Alternative To Smashwords
As I’ve been dipping my foot back into the self publishing pool, some things have gone exactly as expected or better. Amazon and Barnes and Noble got Riven up within 24 hours. And I got through the Smashwords meatgrinder really quickly, with only one small detail I had to change with a bit of random garbage […]
Midweek #ROW80 Check-In and “The End” For Realz This Time
Last night I finished the last chapter of the LAST revision of Riven. It is DONE. Pretty sure in the end I wrote it twice. But whatever. DONE PEOPLE! Well, I still have to do one last proofing pass (I like to do at least 2, one in paper, one on my ereader, because I catch […]
Self Published Authors, Do You Ever Change Your Already Published Work?
This morning I read the 24 Reasons Why George R. R. Martin Is The Biggest Troll in Literature Right Now. Now, days later, I still say that Julian Fellowes is right there with him (he’s the creator of Downton Abbey). I haven’t yet decided whether I’ll watch Season 4. It’s gonna take me a […]
Midweek #ROW80 Check-in and Amazon’s Going To Monetize Fanfic?
So the Hammer and Gobsmacker are still working their way through Riven. I’m not bleeding too badly yet. There’s nothing being mentioned that I didn’t kind of expect. While I’m waiting on that, I’m up to my ears in historical research, dipping into all kinds of interesting stuff, figuring out what I want to keep, what […]
The Dubious Value of the label “Kindle Best Seller”
First, an aside. A PSA for women who need jeans with room in the ass (without that big gap in the back). Zappos is currently having a sale on Levis and they HAVE THE 529 style jeans made for curvy women (the one the people at the Levi’s outlet told me last year were being […]