As many of you know, I absolutely love Scrivener, which is in many ways so much more than a word processor. If you are a do-it-yourself publisher and just want to publish a book through iTunes, you will need a couple of things first: An iTunes sales account. Sign up here. Scrivener for Mac or … Continue reading »
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E-Publishing Predictions for 2013
Today I received an e-mail update from Mark Coker because I am a Smashwords member (that is, I have published to Smashwords and they see fit to send updates my way about their company). Mark Coker, president of Smashwords.com, which is a wonderful vehicle for self publishers to publish their work for free in every format … Continue reading »
6 Thoughts on Sending Query Letters
Today I wrote up a query letter as a proposal for This Broken Earth, and sent it to about 40 different literary agents to test the waters about the book and hopefully get one of those fish to bite. I neglected to realize that most of them would be out for the holidays, and so … Continue reading »
Handing Out Promo Cards at Conventions
I have a wonderful friend who has agreed to hand out promo cards for my new book (which is free) at Dallas Fan Days this coming weekend. I am blessed with such wonderful friends who would hand out a hundred or so cards to various celebrities, published authors and convention goers. I created this promo … Continue reading »
KDP Select: Read the Fine Print
Amazon Kindle is a great format for publishing a novel, as I have much experience uploading my work to them for publication through digital channels. I also have published my books through Nook and on Smashwords. However, Amazon wants exclusivity if they are going to enroll you in KDP. According to their FAQ page: … Continue reading »
This Week’s Round Up: Information and Inspiration
This week we have some very good information about self-publishing and two stories that are posted here simply for inspirational reasons. We all need that. I love these inspirational stories. Sometimes it’s the only thing I need to get back on the horse and dig the spurs in. 1. Alan Finder over at the New … Continue reading »
Scrivener 2: Even More Bells and Whistles
As most of you know, I write long form texts on Scrivener because it is probably, in my opinion, the best word processor software a novelist could ever use. A few days ago, I updated to Scrivener 2 and found several features that were even better than the original. 1. Exporting to OpenOffice and Word … Continue reading »
Finishing a Rough Draft: a Retrospective
Yesterday at 3:17pm I finished the rough draft of Book I: The U.S. of After, the first installment of a larger novel This Broken Earth. The novel is about the lives of several individuals on a trek to find their way to New Orleans from Norman, Oklahoma after the events of World War 3 and a vicious pandemic … Continue reading »
5 Myths About E-Books Busted
When I talk to self-publishers out there, I find that they have several misconceptions about e-books. Here are the myths: 1. My book will do much better as an e-book because it will be more accessible to readers. 2. Most people have e-readers now anyway. 3. Customers can check out e-books from the library … Continue reading »
Serializing Your e-Novel: Pros and Cons
I read an article today which about authors Sean Platt and David W. Wright whose self-published post-apocalyptic serial, Yesterday’s Gone: Season One has just surpassed the 100 customer reviews mark this week. Until reading this article, I only thought about writing a novel in the more traditional way: uploading it to CreateSpace and then sending … Continue reading »
