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THE MIND-BENDING POST-APOCALYPTIC SERIALIZED THRILLER YESTERDAY’S GONE CONTINUES WITH EPISODE 9 On October 15, everyone in the world vanished. Well, almost everyone. Some were left behind, attempting to piece together what happened, find their loved ones, and survive. BUT THEY ARE NOT ALONE Episode 9 picks up after the WTF cliffhanger of Episode 8. Brent [...] Read more »
Do you like to be left hanging? Ever since I was a child, I’ve loved cliffhangers. My fascination began with a TV show called Cliffhangers, which ran for less than a season in the 70′s. The show featured three stories every week, one about a vampire, a mystery, and an Indiana Jones sorta adventure. Every [...] Read more »
You know how there’s that book you didn’t get around to reading for way too long of a time even though you knew it was good? You had reasons, of course. You were busy, you were reading something else, or maybe you weren’t really in the mood for that particular book. But when you finally [...] Read more »
In the summer of 2000, I had this genius REVOLUTIONARY idea… I would put a comic strip on the web! Nobody was doing it (or so I thought) and I’d make a name for myself. Hell, I’d be the next Bill Watterson! I loved comic strips. As a child, I used to get lost in [...] Read more »
The “freemium” model has driven the success of many an indie author. J.A. Konrath, Cory Doctorow, Scott Sigler, and many others have proven that readers are willing to pay for content even when the author gives it away. Whether giving away eBooks, or audio versions, or even in cases of piracy, free content can and [...] Read more »
Anybody that’s paying attention to the self-publishing scene can agree that there’s never been a better time to be a writer. From Amazon, Smashwords, and other outlets to social media, writers have never had so many tools at their disposal or an ability to find and cultivate their own readership. If you can write what [...] Read more »
Okay, I’ll bite. Chad Post at Publishing Perspective posted an interesting bit of link bait in a post claiming that cheap eBooks are destroying people’s minds. While the post doesn’t actually live up to its premise, it does provide some food for thought, essentially saying that cheap books are destroying traditional publishing. It [...] Read more »
So, you finished that book you’ve been working on forever? But, did you edit it? While Kindle and Createspace, along with other self-publishing options, have given indie authors a bit more respectability (in that they don’t have to hide their status in shame), that doesn’t mean you can overlook the importance of editing. If you [...] Read more »
Bravo to historical romance author Courtney Milan, who walked away from a book deal with publisher, Harlequin in February over it’s royalty offer of 8 percent of the cover price for digital sales. Eight percent is damned insulting to authors in this day where eBook sales are stronger than ever and other publishers are offering [...] Read more »
Author M.J. Rose of Author Buzz and Amy Edelman of Indiereader have written two pieces at The Huffington Post with advice that “no one is brave enough to tell” authors. While writers are thrilled that they can finally get their work into the hands of readers, the authors argue that writers need to wake up [...] Read more »
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