Finally, I have some news on Fishpunk. I completed edits based on first reader comments, and have only a few minor details to address before I can call it a wrap. Yesterday, I received the final cover painting. It is gorgeous, but it still needs lettering. I’ll be posting the… Continue reading
I had meant to post this yesterday, but the virus my desktop computer caught did derail that plan. Fortunately, I have a laptop computer to use, even if it is old and decrepit and slow. Right after we left the Rio Grande gorge, we went into Taos to walk around… Continue reading
Since January 1st, I have place three book into KDP Select to assess its viability. I launched Rigel Kentaurus into KDP Select first. A while later, I unpublished both my collection Accretion, and my first novel Neanderthal Swan Song from everywhere but Amazon. My first free days on Rigel Kentaurus… Continue reading
When a person makes a goal at the beginning of the year, sometimes things change along the way, and those objectives might change, as well. While working on A Darkling Nine, I came to a point in the story where I didn’t really know how things should resolve. That means… Continue reading
My novel Rigel Kentaurus has nearly completed its 90-day journey through KDP Select. The question I have to ask myself is, was it worth it? It’s unfortunate that is one of those thing you can’t do and not do for comparison. By that, I mean I can’t compare KDP Select… Continue reading
Today and tomorrow (May 18 and 19) are the last two days of free promotion before Rigel Kentaurus falls off KDP Select. You can find the book here. Early next week, the novel will be uploaded to Barnes and Noble and to Smashwords, as well as posted here, on my… Continue reading
Yesterday, I started writing the second of four novels I intend to write this year. The novel is called “A Darkling Nine,” and I project it to be around 110,000 words. In a break from my indie ways, I plan to run this past a handful of agents before I… Continue reading
I woke up to Twitter abuzz about an alliance between Microsoft and Barnes and Noble in an effort to take on the Kindle Fire. Tobias Buckell has already blogged about this, and I’m sure John Scalzi and Mike Stackpole won’t be far behind. Regardless of opinion on Microsoft, this generates… Continue reading
Thanks to my friend Luc Ried, I viewed this slideshow wednesday evening, and I thought it good enough to share. How Data-Driven Decisions *Might* Help Indie Ebook Authors Reach More Readers View more PowerPoint from Smashwords, Inc.
Much has already been said about this topic by others, including John Scalzi, Tobias Buckell, and Harry Connolly. Being a fully independent author, I’m not really impacted directly by this. That said, this is a good decision for this publishing house. DRM doesn’t deter piracy, but it does prevent legitimate… Continue reading
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