How much should you spend on advertising your book? This question gets asked a lot, especially by beginning writers. They’ve heard that it is probably a good idea to advertise your book, and they like to be given some kind of clear guidelines as to how much they should spend….
The Secret Pen Name experiment that’s not so secret anymore. Some of you will be aware that I started a pen name in July. There were several reasons for this (in order of importance): All my books are widely distributed. I’d experimented with Kindle Unlimited with the Dragonspeaker books, but…
Here are some pictures of spring flowers I’ve taken over the last few weeks in the Lane Cove National Park. They’re all common flowers around Sydney.
If you focus on the three Ps of selfpublishing you increase the likelihood of success. In the world of selfpublishing, it’s easy to lose track of what to do and what is a waste of time. You can fill up your entire day with busy work, but which things are…
Here are some photos of the springing of spring, bird activity in the nearby Lane Cove National Park.
In a recent post on his blog, David Gaughran suggested the solution to the tide of scamming is “honest authors lifting each other”. If you’ve been following David’s journey over the past few years, you will know that he is very vocal against black hat tactics employed by some to…
Here is a view from the trenches about the state of indie publishing in 2019. Recently, there was much ado about this post by Russell Blake which made the point, in short, you must hand over wads of cash to the various advertisers (mainly Amazon Advertising) or die. I think…
Indie Superstars Storybundle The Indie Superstars Storybundle puts together a number of books from well-known self-published authors. It includes my ISF-Allion novel Juno Rising. Crystalline Space – Dark Stars Trilogy Book 1 by A.K. DuBoff “A refreshing approach to the genre. Crystalline Space sets the bar high as the first book in a…
May to October is the whale watching season off Sydney. This year has been a good (a whale of a?) year. We went out on one of the whale watching boats last Sunday. The ocean was alive with whales and dolphins. It was also very choppy, which made for a…
It’s been a while since I did a list of podcasts for authors. A writer’s got to stay healthy, and I go to the gym every weekday. Don’t get me wrong, I do NOT like gyms and am no exercise junkie. It’s frikken BORING. To relieve the boredom, I listen…
