Just got my first payment from Smashwords for Hot Soup
Back in February of 2011, I stuck my short story Hot Soup up on Smashwords as an experiment, and today I received my first payment for it-...
Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing: Which Way Will You Make More Money? | Nathan Bransford, Author
This guy’s posting some real numbers about self-publishing and what makes money for authors. Definitely worth a read. It’s author monetization week! Monday through Thursday this week...
This 26-Year-Old Is Making Millions Cutting Out Traditional Publishers With Amazon Kindle – Business Insider
I can never remember her name in conversations, but I do remember what she’s doing to the publishing world. Amanda Hocking is the poster child for the...
R. Scott Bakker Talks about Writing Fantasy, Writers, and Canadian Lit.
Fantasy Author R. Scott Bakker (and fellow Londoner) lectured recently at Fanshawe College as part of Fanshawe’s Arts and Letters program, and unfortunately I missed it due...
On Historical Accuracy (And Whether it Matters) (in Writing Historical Fiction)
Interesting post over on Stephane Dray’s blog on the topic of accuracy in historical fiction. To me it’s an interesting point because I was just thinking about...
The Next Read- Webfiction Publisher
Here’s an interesting site. It attempts to capture the better aspects of a serialized webfiction site (offering chapters at 10 cents each) and a traditional publisher by...
Why this may be the last chance to become a Kindle Author before the Indy eBook Apocalypse
What does the new launch of the Amazon Kindle Fire and cheaper versions of the regular Kindle mean for eBook authors? Well, there’s good news and bad...
The time is right for serial fiction!
With the advent of the internet, though, we’re back in a perfect environment for serial fiction. It’s easier than ever to publish stories – whether you’re publishing...
The Life Cycle Of A Novel
Were you to take a freeze frame snapshot of my current writerly existence, you would find a still image of much juggling. No, not bowling pins, chainsaws,...
New Podcast (to me!) – Adventures in SciFi Publishing
My podcasting discovery of the week is the genuinely charming Adventures in SciFi Publishing podcast which I discovered on twitter a couple days ago and have to...