Scath | June 18, 2010
This is something I don’t get, and it causes me to wonder if my SO is right. He told me last week that I’ve become too caught up in trying to perfect my technical writing skills, during a conversation we were having. I write light entertainment. It’s not going to change anyone’s life, nor is [...]
Scath | June 15, 2010
I’m curious not only if people pre-order ebooks, but what sort of incentive helps them to decide to. I have a fiction ebook (scifi) that will be released with a cover price of $6.95. (Grr, it cut off the first one: That’s ‘a coupon for 100% off to ‘buy’ it after official release in a variety [...]
Scath | June 13, 2010
Hah, good luck! This is going to be one of your worst trials as an independent author. Trust me on that. I’m betting most indie authors do spend some time reading other indies’ blogs when they post about their sales. I do. I’m always on the look out to see what prices ebooks are being [...]
Scath | May 10, 2010
Once upon a time, writing was a rather solitary experience, as was reading to a certain point. You wrote; if you were lucky, you were picked up by an agent and/or a publishing company. Sales and continued book contracts, plus appearing on best sellers lists was how you measured your success. The internet has changed [...]
Scath | April 21, 2010
I’ve grown to dislike being asked “Why do you write?” My initial response is always “I want/need/enjoy it”. Then whoever asked the question shuts down and doesn’t really listen to anything that comes after that. Want/need/enjoy doesn’t mean that I’m going to refrain from bitching when a particular work in progress feels like I’m slogging [...]
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