Getting started with websites The Happy Writer episode 13 In this episode of The Happy Writer, we look at author websites. When do you need one, what needs to be on it, where should you get one, how much should you spend, and what is the main function of your…
Authors And Reviews The Happy Writer episode 12 In this episode of The Happy Writer, we look at the fraught relationship many authors have with their reviews. Many of you who know me will know that I tell authors not to look at them, because you can’t change them, you…
Selling Books From Your Website The Happy Writer episode 11 This episode of The Happy Writer talks about selling books from your website: why and how to do it. As selling books becomes more competitive and retail venues increasingly become pay to play, it becomes important to siphon your most…
Keeping Up With Book Admin The Happy Writer episode 10 This episode of The Happy Writer talks about book admin: maintaining front matter, back matter as well as retailer links and other book information across a number of retailers. It deals with why it’s important to keep everything up-to-date, and…
Another random artwork. There are fourteen images in this one. One of the funny aspects of this type of art is that, judging by the videos I’ve watched, it’s perfectly OK to warp and skew your images to change/fake the perspective. On another note, I got vaccinated last Friday. I’d…
How To Package Your Book The Happy Writer episode 9 In this episode, The Happy Writer looks at how to package your book. When talking about book packaging, most people consider only the cover, blurb and Look Inside, but the title also plays a huge role. The title will appear…
Multi-author Box Sets The Happy Writer episode 8 In this episode, The Happy Writer looks at multi-author box sets. What they are, what their functions are and how people use them. Follow the series on Youtube.
Here is another fun project I did recently. There are no less than fifteen images in this composite. The landscape is mostly from NW Europe. The hills are from Scotland, but the spikes are from Italy. The beach is from the North Sea. The rocks are… I dunno. Just beach…
Project Charon 3 is all loaded and ready to go. I’m writing book 4. I haven’t done a snippet for a while, so here is one. Then she asked Rex whether he had spoken to Lisette. “Lisette? You mean the chick from the _Manila_?” “Rex, I don’t know what sort…
How To Advertise Wide The Happy Writer episode 7 In this episode, The Happy Writer looks at how to advertise when you’re wide. This often requires a very different mindset as advertising when you’re exclusive to Amazon. Advertising wide is about audience building and reader loyalty. It’s about the slow…
