As soon as the 90-day KDP Select period ended for The Shepherd, I threw it on Smashwords for free and sent Amazon a couple of notifications using the “tell us about a lower price” link on the book’s product page. I had heard that price-matching is often more effective when you contact Amazon directly through[…]
It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona and listens for the echo. – Cocktail Time by P.G. Wodehouse Silence. It can be a wonderful thing. But[…]
Yesterday I finished the first draft for Segment Two of Driftmetal. I’m now setting that aside and moving forward with the second book in the Aionach Saga, which I’ve been itching to get back to for weeks now. With the plot broadening and the POV characters’ stories overlapping in time and space, I’ve decided to[…]
I ran my first-ever Kindle Countdown Deal last week for The Infernal Lands. The promotion ran for seven days, with a price that incremented from 0.99¢ up to the book’s regular price of $4.99. In hindsight, I should’ve left the price at 0.99¢ for the duration of the promo. Thanks in large part to a helpful[…]
I’ve self-published three books. I have a novel (The Infernal Lands) and its prequel (The Shepherd), both enrolled in KDP Select. I have Part One of a shorter serialized novel (Driftmetal) on Smashwords, Amazon, and Google Play. I didn’t realize until after I’d published Driftmetal that Google Play’s stat tracking system only accounts for sales, so[…]
I was never willing to call myself an author before I’d written and published my first book. It wasn’t the feat of having written it that made me feel like I’d earned my stripes. It wasn’t the sense of accomplishment I felt when I hit “publish.” And it wasn’t making the announcement to my loved ones, either.[…]