Dean Wesley Smith » The Secret of Indie Publishing
A must read for anyone who wants to be an independent/self publisher getting into the eBook market. (Especially those who want to make money at it!) I...
Fonts for Book Covers
I’ve been studying up on Book Design recently in anticipation of prepping my upcoming novels, and while Ive still got a lot to learn, one of the...
The 10% Solution to Editing Your Books
Yesterday, I was doing a bit of research on editing as it’s a dragon I will soon need to face with pen in hand. While looking for...
Is 50,000 the magic number for e-books?
I was talking with a friend this afternoon who is something of an industry watcher in the publishing industry, and we were discussing e-book length. Now I’ve...
Advice on Covers
Speaking of the Dead Robot’s Society writer’s podcast (which I’ve become a fan of recently), among the myriad topics they’ve covered, they did two especially good interviews...
10,000 words of fiction a day? Is that possible?
According to author Rachel Aaron it is! While I think my best so far has been around 4,000 (on really really good day) she claimed in a...
At 91,746 words, the first draft of Twin Stars, Book One (the novel) is finished! Can I rest now? #amwriting
Well, tonight after two long months of hard work, I have at long last completed the (very) rough draft of my first Twin Stars science fiction novel-...
The Swivet [Colleen Lindsay]: On word counts and novel length
Finally! I found someone who lays out the word count targets for different types of books and genres. She’s a former professional agent, and knows of which...
The Future of Self-Publishing: Co-ops
“That which comes together must break apart- that which breaks apart must come together.” – Old Chinese Proverb Today, I was talking to one of my co-workers...
Free Book Marketing Podcast Series
Friesen Press seems to be a former small publisher that are currently marketing themselves as a service provider for self-published authors. It’s not a bad approach to...