After a millennium of imprisonment in his magic wand, an ancient wizard possesses the young boy who released him. When danger is nigh, he emerges from the frightened child to set things right. Both he and the boy try to grasp what has happened to them only to discover a deeper problem. Somehow the wizard’s bride from the ancient past has survived and become something evil.
After a millennium of imprisonment in his magic wand, an ancient wizard possesses the young boy who released him. When danger is nigh, he emerges from the frightened child to set things right. Both he and the boy try to grasp what has happened to them only to discover a deeper problem. Somehow the wizard’s bride from the ancient past has survived and become something evil.
After a millennium of imprisonment in his magic wand, an ancient wizard possesses the young boy who released him. When danger is nigh, he emerges from the frightened child to set things right. Both he and the boy try to grasp what has happened to them only to discover a deeper problem. Somehow the wizard’s bride from the ancient past has survived and become something evil.
After a millennium of imprisonment in his magic wand, an ancient wizard possesses the young boy who released him. When danger is nigh, he emerges from the frightened child to set things right. Both he and the boy try to grasp what has happened to them only to discover a deeper problem. Somehow the wizard’s bride from the ancient past has survived and become something evil.
Starting today, Rowan of the Wood, will be available for free in a serialized audio format via this blog, iTunes, Feedburner, and Podiobooks. Upon completion, we will be selling the full audiobook for your listening pleasure.
After a millennium of imprisonment in his magic wand, an ancient wizard possesses the young boy who released him. When danger is nigh, he emerges from the frightened child to set things right. Both he and the boy try to grasp what has happened to them only to discover a deeper problem. Somehow the wizard’s bride from the ancient past has survived and become something evil.
Last week I read a post called “70% of Nothing is Nothing,” and it rather got my goat. Although the article went onto talk about the importance of quality in self-published works, something I emphasize in my blog and my book, the bulk of it carried the tone of discouraging authors to self-publish based on the the difficulty of selling any books, the difficulty of being seen. News flash: it’s nearly as difficult, if not as difficult to be seen when an author goes with a coveted NY publisher. The article also assumed that money is the only goal, which it’s not. If you think that you’re going to make a lot of money as an author, regardless of publishing path, you’re in for a bitter slice of reality pie. Read the rest of this entry »
The discussion on whether to wait for New York or to self-publish is as vibrant as ever on social networks. I saw someone tweet “If you self-publish, you’re an idiot” the other day.
Interesting.
Severely judgmental, but interesting. It speaks to the lack of respect some people (many people) have for self-publishing. However, there are many self-published authors sharing their successes, and their struggles. Some are selling hundreds and thousands of books, others are selling a handful.
So, should you wait an publish with New York or should you self-publish? The answer: it depends. Read the rest of this entry »
At the DFW Writer’s Conference in February 2011, I attended a presentation on Barnes & Noble’s relatively new PubIt! system. PubIt! (yes, the exclamation point is necessary) is Barnes & Noble’s answer to Amazon’s Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) system, an interface that allows authors and small publishers to publish eBook directly to Amazon.com for the Kindle. Now users can publish eBook directly to the B&N Nook via PubIt! without going through an eBook middle man like Smashwords.
The PubIt! interface is very user-friendly and self explanatory as one navigates through it. Users get a straight 65% royalty on sales of eBooks priced between $2.99 and $9.99, a little less than Amazon.com’s option of 70%, but not unreasonably so. Books priced below or above those figures earn a straight 40% royalty, a little more than Amazon.com’s 35% option, but not significantly so.
So, for an eBook priced at $2.99, the author will get $1.94 via PubIt! If they publish through Smashwords at the same price, the author gets $1.79 per eBook sold for the NOOK. One, of course, should still publish through Smashwords for all their other distribution, like Sony, Diesel, Kobo, and most importantly Apple’s iBookstore. Just choose to omit Barnes & Noble at Smashwords to publish through PubIt! Get that extra $0.15 per book. Read the rest of this entry »
If you pay attention to the publishing world at all, then you have heard the name Amanda Hocking. You likely have also heard the name J. A. Konrath. They are currently the greatest self-publishing success stories circulating cyberspace, but others are not far behind.
Amanda Hocking is 26-years-old and lives in Minnesota. She has already written and published nine books. She started self-publishing them via Amazon’s Kindle last year, and she has sold over 900,000 copies of those nine books, hitting the USA today bestseller list. Seriously.
Last week, New York was knocking on her door. Quite loudly, it seemed. The Big Boys fought a week-long bidding war for the rights of her books. The bid went, as reported by The Times last week, was into the millions. On Thursday, she signed a four-book deal with St. Martins for over two million dollars. Nice. Read the rest of this entry »
Award-winning author of the Rowan of the Wood YA fantasy series. Helps emerging authors feel successful by educating them about the publishing industry and marketing their book. Available to speak about writing, publishing, and marketing to your writer's group, library, event, or other organization. Needs copious amounts of dark chocolate, frothy mochas, and loving attention.
After a millennium of imprisonment in his magic wand, an ancient wizard possesses the young boy who released him. When danger is nigh, he emerges from the frightened child to set things right. Both he and the boy try to grasp what has happened to them only to discover a deeper problem. Somehow the wizard’s bride from the ancient past has survived and become something evil.
The discussion on whether to wait for New York or to self-publish is as vibrant as ever on social networks. I saw someone tweet “If you self-publish, you’re an idiot” the other day.
At the DFW Writer’s Conference in February 2011, I attended a presentation on Barnes & Noble’s relatively new PubIt! system. PubIt! (yes, the exclamation point is necessary) is Barnes & Noble’s answer to Amazon’s Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) system, an interface that allows authors and small publishers to publish eBook directly to Amazon.com for the Kindle. Now users can publish eBook directly to the B&N Nook via PubIt! without going through an eBook middle man like Smashwords.
