January 2, 2012
Running your own business, your self-publishing busines, can be lonely, frustrating, expensive (sometimes) and a bit fearful. That’s why I really value my peers who are […]
December 26, 2011
I’ve been a very BUSY BEE! And you know that feeling when IT’S FINALLY OVER and you can FINALLY REST feeling? Well, that’s how it feels […]
December 14, 2011
Making your book Free on Amazon — debate. So, yes, there’s a way to make your book Free…but the question is… should you? Let’s take a […]
December 4, 2011
Of course I figured out AFTER THE FACT (after NaNoWriMo) how to use yWriter during NaNoWriMo. What’s NaNoWriMo? For those who don’t know, it’s National Novel […]
November 20, 2011
Sometimes Self-Publishers get carried away when we feel that self-empowerment. We march in our own parade, throw up picket signs of how digital is overcoming print. […]
November 5, 2011
I wanted to post, and also make a page, of actual tools that writers can use for self-publishding. I love lists because lists are easier to […]
October 25, 2011
Every time I’ve searched for information on how to get readers and/or how to market or promote my novels, I find a “great title” but absolutely […]
October 5, 2011
Lulu vs CreateSpace vs Lightning Source vs Kindle vs Smashwords…Oh My! Oh My! In a previous blog in 2008, I couldn’t make up my mind on […]
September 24, 2011
It was fun while it lasted! Irid, as of today, is no longer free on Amazon and has returned to its original price. I quite enjoyed […]
September 11, 2011
I put my pictures around 200-250 x (???) whatever makes it still look normal and not stretched out. GIMP (which is Free, you know) helps to […]
August 26, 2011
In the KindleForums, I always see these HUGE numbers quoted of books being sold, and then I see my small potatoes of sells, and… I’m Happy! […]
August 15, 2011
Yeah! What the Heck?!! I kept reading how HARD it was to get your book free on Amazon and that the only way to do it […]