Selfpublishing is Marketing. The Happy Writer episode 22. The Happy Writer looks at the source of the myth that selfpublished writers spend most of their time marketing. Listen to this episode on Bookfunnel or Youtube. Follow the series on Youtube.
What should your readthrough be? The Happy Writer episode 21. This episode talks about readthrough within series and within your catalogue and when and how you should use it. A lot of people go crazy when calculating this figure, but what does it actually mean and how reliable is it?…
I bundled a couple of recent short stories and made a pretty cover for them. These stories have been published previously in Science Fiction anthologies. You can get them in my webstore only. Three novellettes, previously published in anthologies: – This Deceitful State Of Truth A story set in the…
Why do people sell box sets for 99c? The Happy Writer episode 20. The Happy Writer episode 20 looks at something that baffles new writers: people selling big sets of books for only 99c. Because that devalues books, right? Not necessarily, and there could be several sales tactics at play….
Does my book need an ISBN? The Happy Writer episode 19. Episode 19 of The Happy Writer looks at another much-asked question: does my book need an ISBN? What are ISBNs for, when are they used, who uses them and when do you need one? Listen to this episode on…
Can I pay for someone to do my advertising for me? The Happy Writer episode 18. This is one of the questions that gets asked the most often in writer groups. A new writer have discovered they don’t like marketing and is willing to throw money at the marketing problem…
Editing and Editors The Happy Writer episode 17. The Happy Writer discusses the subject of editing, and especially the controversial question of how much editing you need to pay for, whether you can do any of it yourself, and what you need to consider before engaging the services of an…
Preorders The Happy Writer episode 16. When should you do a preorder and how long for? What is the point of preorders? The Happy Writer discusses all this and more. Listen to this episode on Bookfunnel or Youtube. Follow the series on Youtube.
Reviving a dead series The Happy Writer episode 15. If you have published a book or two in a series, stopped writing for a while, or never finished the series for whatever reason, this episode is for you! The Happy Writer discusses the things you need to consider before you…
When and why to go wide? The Happy Writer episode 14. The Happy Writer goes into going wide, distributing your books to all channels. If you’ve always been exclusive to Amazon, this involves new tactics. You will find that many of your tried and tested methods don’t work anymore, or…
