Unnamed Journal 41 — Asses End
We’re up on all the platforms, per the norm: This has 2 stories, a poem, and the 7th chapter of The King’s Ransom
Category: Publishing
Unnamed Journal 40: Abyss Outreach
This has been up for a couple weeks, and it’s already sold pretty good. It’s got some solid stories and writing in it, all of it from submissions. Thanks to all who did submit. We’re probably going to close submissions for the January issue at the end of this month. That’ll give us some time… Read More Unnamed Journal 40: Abyss Outreach
Book Sizes and Countdown Deals
When you create a paperback on Kindle Direct Publishing, the default trim size is 6×9. According to Reedsy, that’s a standard size for trade paperbacks, known as US Trade. The other standard size is 5X8, which Reedsy says is standard for novellas. As in, most of the books I’ve published. Those trim sizes make a… Read More Book Sizes and Countdown Deals
There Are No Rules For Book Sales
I self-published my first book, Solar System Blues, over a decade ago. Back then, I was hopeful enough to believe that if I gave away free copies on Goodreads, that I’d get a bunch of good reviews. I got two, one of which was from Self-Publishing Review. Sales? I got a few. In 2017 I… Read More There Are No Rules For Book Sales
New Versions of Void now Available
Occasionally, I check the reports on Kindle Direct Publishing, to see how many copies I have sold of things. This puts me in the group of “Authors who sit in front of their computer, compulsively hitting Refresh over and over to see their Amazon ranking like one of those perpetual motion bird toys. Peck. Peck.… Read More New Versions of Void now Available
Don’t Touch The Dead, Available Free until Monday
I think the title gave it all away, but in case you’re unclear, you may download the ebook version of Don’t Touch The Dead: A Caenus the Quick Mystery for free through Monday, August 19th, from Amazon.com. Disaster has struck Duvaltry Hall. The heir to the Count of Styria has just turned up murdered in… Read More Don’t Touch The Dead, Available Free until Monday
Don’t Touch The Dead, now Available for Pre-Order!
Publication Date is August 11th. It will be available in both ebook and paper back. It’s my first mystery story, and it’s set in the fantasy world, Cevalon, that the Tygg and Drea stories also belong to. This has been a project long in the works. I started it years ago, set it aside, rediscovered… Read More Don’t Touch The Dead, now Available for Pre-Order!
Shallow & Pedantic summer Update
There’s two pieces of new content, so I’m smushing them together. First, New issue of Unnamed Journal. These may be acquired in the usual places, such as Gumroad, and our Patreon. Also, Amazon, if you’re into that sort of thing. But wait, there’s more! Podcast updates! Two-part podcast episode on the Japanese rock-and-roll zombie movie… Read More Shallow & Pedantic summer Update
Unnamed Journal 38 – Mechanical Nirvana
Because it’s that magical time of year, when a young man’s fancy turns to varietal short fiction. Here’s what’s comin’ at ya: You get a .pdf and .epub of the issue with your subscription to the Shallow & Pedantic Patreon. It’s available in the same formats on Gumroad. And of course, Amazon, which also has… Read More Unnamed Journal 38 – Mechanical Nirvana
Link: A useful Primer on Amazon publishing: Blurbs and Keywords
I often feel as though keywords were inscrutable gobbleydegook, this makes them seem saner, than anything else I’ve read. The big idea is that a keyword can be, and probably should be, a cluster of words. Thanks to Cedar Sanderson from Mad Genius Club for breaking this down. I used it to pre-create a blurb… Read More Link: A useful Primer on Amazon publishing: Blurbs and Keywords
