Writing and Publishing: Some Thoughts
I write. This seems like a simple statement to most people, but I know that there is much more hidden in this two word sentence. I write because I want to publish. I write because I love writing. I write to…
Money Matters With Books: Would You Drop You Price On A Published Book?
My book has been available on Amazon.com and other Amazon websites for a while now, and sales are reasonably good. They sell about three books a week, and the price is about $15.00 US. Here is the money matters problem…
Writing a Book Is a Challenge… And So Are the Numbers
This week I did about eight things related to my writing. Not all of them were as productive as I’d like them to be, but they still moved me forward. Here is the list: 1) Continued on my first draft edits…
How Would You Promote Your Book?
In the last few weeks I’ve done what some newer writers might consider as unthinkable — I’ve given away books. A lot of books. For me, it’s a great feeling: not only are they in the hands of some readers,…
What Do you Do With Your Published Work Which Might Be Stolen?
Frankly, I’m talking about money; the ammount that I stand potentially to lose. I have to admit that I was a little bit annoyed to find a “copy” of my work on Amazon.com. I was terribly unimpressed that there is…
A Few Don’ts On How To Edit a Book For Publishing
Number one…. don’t always think everything needs to be edited; for example if you have gone back ten times to a sentence, and you reverse two words yet again, it probably doesn’t need to be edited. Number two… don’t always…
In Search of the Lost Ones: Sale On May 16-19
Beginning tomorrow and going on until May 19, the Kindle Edition of In Search of The Lost Ones will be on sales for .99 cents US. The same sale will be in effect for the other Kindle edition you can…
Does Money Come When You Ask? Or At Least Once You’e Published a Book?
Hey, I need money… I am asking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. I wish. I’ve published a book, and sales are fairly steady. This does not mean that I have a lot of money coming my way,…
