Smashwords Releases eBook Sales Data!
As someone who publishes on Smashwords, I got an update today about their company blog, which has made public a powerpoint the owner recently gave on ebook...
The Roundtable Podcast (on Writing)
This week I started listening to The Roundtable Podcast after hearing about it on the Dead Robots’ Society writer’s podcast. The premise is simple enough: each the...
Traditional Publishers are in Trouble
From J.A. Konrath’s Blog: (Note- Legacy means “traditional publishers” aka Established Publishing Companies.) Right now I’m looking at the Top 10 Kindle bestsellers in occult fiction. Every...
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...
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...
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...