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
Word around the internet campfire of authors is that the best place to make money, especially as a self-published author, is to have an extensive backlist. That way, when you have something even mildly successful, people will come back looking for more. As it happens, I have a backlist of self-published works, novellas mostly, but… Read More Backlist Publishing News: Amazon Price Shift
Unnamed Journal has been kicking a long for a few years now, and I’m mighty glad of it. As a creative outlet, as a process of marketing and stamping your corner of the internet, it has been invaluable. Not only did draft chapters of Void and Last Tomorrow first appear on UJ, but it’s given me a platform to create The… Read More Unnamed Journal News
Looking over my bookshelf yesterday, I noticed that some of my books had prices that were all over the map. For example, The Devil Left Him was $3.99 for Kindle, $6.99 for Paperback. Last Tomorrow was 5.99 for paperback. The Right of Revolution was $2.99 for Kindle. I think at the time, I was testing to see what priced… Read More KDP-Amazon Price Reduction
So Party at the Last Tomorrow has had its moment. I got some good feedback on it, and I’m pleased that it picked up as much interest as it did. A Kindle Countdown deal suggested to me that I’m pricing these novellas too high. I’ve already dropped the price on The Devil Left Him to $3.99, I may… Read More An Update, Brief and Modest
I don’t know who this person is (an anonymous Kindle Customer), but they had this to say about The Party at the Last Tomorrow: 5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating. ByKindle Customeron November 10, 2017 Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase Well written. Muse is Everyman on a subterranean journey. Clever use of language to create a world to… Read More I Get Reviews, But Not Paperbacks
It took a lot longer than expected, but she’s up and she’s ready to meet the world. It’s very gratifying to see an idea that sat as a mere aspiration in the back of my head come to life. I’ve sweated over it, and it’s completely unlike anything I’ve ever written. You know what to… Read More The Party is Live. Repeat. The Party is Live.
This lovely strange trip of a book is done and I’m ready to push the baby bird out the nest. This is a story I’ve been imagining and tweaking with for some time. It’s time for it to meet the world. Watch this space.
As I’ve announced before, a good bit of Last Tomorrow was written on the fly. Like the US Navy in WWII, I simply went around difficulties. That’s fun, but at some point, you have to force those little hidden Japanese jungle plot holes (I’m getting all the elasticity this metaphor has, thank you very much) to… Read More The Downside of Pantsing
A bunch of merry business has gone by. Allow me to fill you in: The Party At the Last Tomorrow is finished. Drafted, anyway. I’m going to go back in the summer and give it a thorough edit, tie down some loose threads, establish the things in the early chapters that I pantsed in the… Read More Pre-Vacation Update
Content Blues 