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Category Archives: Writing
New cover for Libby!
I am so psyched!!!
mama did NOT say there’d be days like this. exactly. lol
So I’m giving away five copies of Can Job, print edition, on Goodreads. And I’ve been monitoring how my giveaway has compared to the others by watching it in the site’s “Most Requested” list. I check again this morning — … Continue reading
“Dogs” now in beta–and readers are liking it!
So this makes me sooooooooooooo very happy — I’ve recruited a few peeps to beta read my new novel, and the feedback so far has been so encouraging! I planned to stop after the first 5 chapters, but couldn’t put … Continue reading
The overnight success of two successful indie authors
Well, isn’t this something. Their “overnight success” is only “overnight” to those of us who haven’t slogged alongside them for the past decade or two. From a Guardian story on Amanda Hocking — who btw is now 27 years old: … Continue reading
Rolling the elephant
You’ve heard this, I’m sure. Q. What’s the best way to eat an elephant? A. One bite at a time. And that’s great advice — if the analogy happens to fit your problem. Say you want to clean out your … Continue reading
I am editing. Loose Dog.
So I’ve got this novel, you see. I love the concept. It’s a first person novel, narrated by a woman who is an animal control officer. And she’s got problems. Man problems, for starters. Her ex-fiance has shown back up … Continue reading
Does this book teaser make me look . . . fat???
So we indie authors lob tons of marketing advice at each other. Let me know when someone answers the most important question of all: Why is it harder to market yourself than somebody else? Actually, now that I think about … Continue reading
Can Job paperback version is out!!!!
I’m so excited! :-) And it looks beautiful, don’t you think? Only $9.99! :-)
KDP Select. My experience so far.
I’ll be honest. I initially bristled at the whole idea of KDP select: Don’t like the exclusivity clause. Don’t really see how that benefits Amazon, either. Just seems to me it’s their way of throwing their weight around. The $500,000 … Continue reading
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Can Job update…
So I had a perfectly fine professional cover for Can Job… And then I got another email from my designer, Derek Murphy. He said he’d been playing around and had something new to show me. I downloaded the file, opened … Continue reading
