Are there certain genres that indie writers should write in if they want to be successful? Are there other genres that they should avoid? This is one of those pieces of common wisdom that really irks me, and not just because I write in a genre (science fiction) that isn’t as mainstream or popular as… Continue reading G is for Genre
Tag: Blogging A to Z challenge (2014)
F is for Fear
I was going to do a post on something more mundane like ebook formatting, but the comments in one of last week’s posts convinced me to step back a bit and deal with this subject: fear. Fear is huge, especially for writers. It lies at the heart of what we call writer’s block, and is… Continue reading F is for Fear
E is for Editing
Does every book need to be professionally edited? Will it be the end of the world if you publish something without running it past an editor? Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Yes, but there are different kinds of edits, and different ways to do each one. You don’t have to pay through the nose to… Continue reading E is for Editing
D is for Discoverability
If there’s one thing that indie writers like to talk about when they talk shop, it’s “discoverability”–how to make their books stand out so that readers can discover them. You don’t have to spend much time on author blogs or writing forums to find some pretty intense discussions about this topic. For those of us… Continue reading D is for Discoverability
C is for Cover Art
They say not to judge a book by its cover, but the truth is we all do. In fact, the cover probably sells a book more than the book blurb does. Whether in print or in digital format, it’s the first part of the book that readers see, and often makes the difference between “meh”… Continue reading C is for Cover Art
B is for Book Blurb
Perhaps the most important part of your book’s sales page, on Amazon or any other retailer, is the book description. More than anything else (except perhaps the cover), this is what sells your book. If done right, it will interest the reader enough to download a sample or buy the book outright. If not, they… Continue reading B is for Book Blurb
A is for Advice
For this year’s Blogging from A to Z Challenge, I’m going to write about self-publishing. I’m not a huge bestseller, but I have been a self-published indie author for the past three years, and I’m more or less making a living at it now (it’s still touch and go from month to month, but writing… Continue reading A is for Advice
Crazy ideas and other updates
I had the craziest idea today while taking a late-night walk around Provo. It’s for the new series that I’m working on, Sons of the Starfarers, and it’s going to take six or seven books to get there, but it’s going to be AWESOME. Unfortunately, I can’t say much about it because the first book… Continue reading Crazy ideas and other updates
New book coming soon!
So the A to Z blogging challenge is coming up again this year, and to get ready for it I’ve decided to put together my posts from last year into an ebook! I’ll be releasing it at the end of this week, probably around Friday or so. Here’s the cover: The space art is a… Continue reading New book coming soon!
What I’ve been up to lately (besides short stories)
It’s been a while since I did an update post, so I figure I should do one of those to let you guys know what projects I’m working on. There are quite a few of them, and I’m happy to say that the writing is going quite well! If I don’t post on this blog… Continue reading What I’ve been up to lately (besides short stories)