I had a really interesting conversation this morning on the Twitter machine with Lilith Saintcrow, an urban fantasy novelist I’ve liked for a few years now. Lili was linking to another post on Nathan Bransford’s site, this one explaining why, … Continue reading
I keep seeing news articles about Amanda Hocking, and they’re all careful to point out that her experience isn’t representative of indie publishing in general. Even Hocking herself doesn’t understand why writers she believes to be better than her don’t … Continue reading
Jenny Melzer started out selling her new novel Goblin Market at $2.99, the generally acknowledged sweet spot for indie authors. Then she lowered it to 99 cents for a promotion, and sold more copies, though we don’t know if she broke the … Continue reading
I’ve had my Kindle for about a month now, so it’s time to tell you what I think of it. I, uh, kind of love it. I know this goes against everything I’ve ever said about dedicated ebook readers. I … Continue reading
This is one of my “brass tacks” articles. Yes, it’s wonder to pontificate about plot and theme and whatnot, but you also have to pay the rent. And you can’t do that if you hard drive crashes and takes all … Continue reading