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7 Years, 2 Million Words, $40,000
That pretty much sums up where I am right now. I started writing for publication seven years ago this month. (Yesterday was the last day on my tracker for year 7.) That’s when I said, “I’m going to write a … Continue reading
Free Short Story and Thoughts on Pronoun
So, first, my short story The Bearer is free on Amazon at the moment. Should be in all markets, so if you’re interested, pick up a copy. This is the story that almost almost almost sold to Tor.com back when … Continue reading
Posted in General, My Writing
Tagged being a writer, free short story, pronoun.com, self-publishing, writing
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Clawing My Way Forward One Day At a Time
I should be writing, but I’m not. So I figured it was a good time to stop and reassess and maybe tell a story that might give someone somewhere a glimmer of hope… (Maybe. Or be that last nail in … Continue reading
Posted in Life, My Writing
Tagged being a writer, learning lessons through trial and error, self-publishing, taking the long way, writing
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What Indie Publishing Is Not
First, before I go into this rant, a quick note to say that I will be at MileHiCon in Denver at the end of the month. If anyone is going to be there, feel free to stop by and say … Continue reading
When Editing Really Matters
So recently there was a self-published book that someone reviewed and said was fabulous. And just the type of book I like to read, too. Now, ironically, even though I’m self-published I tend to stick with trade published books for … Continue reading
It Seems So Easy, But It Isn’t
This month has been a good month for me. (Of course, I know compared to others that my sales are still pathetically low. Good for me is five hundred sales in a month and there are authors out there who … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Writing
Tagged being a writer, failure, realistic sales goals, self-publishing, when you're selling it seems so easy, writing
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The Power of Advertising
It’s only August 13th and so far I’m having my second-best month ever with self-publishing. I’d love to say that it’s because sales have organically grown over time and that with each title I release I see a little bit … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, Amazon CPC advertising, being a writer, promotion, reviving a dead title, self-publication, self-publishing, writing
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Go Wide Or Leverage Amazon’s Select Program?
One of the biggest challenges most self-publishers face is deciding where to distribute their books (and what to price them at). Do you go wide, put the book everywhere, and see how it does? Or focus on the big gorilla … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, different genres perform differently, go wide or focus on Amazon, Kindle Select, KU, self-publishing, writing
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Self-Publishing: How Hard Does It Have To Be?
I’ve been chiming in on an interesting discussion over on AW about formatting self-published books. This isn’t a new conversation by any means–it pops up on a regular and routine basis on both AW and other writing forums. And there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, self-publishing, should you use Word for e-book files, writing, you get to choose how difficult you make your life
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M.H. Lee 