Formatting and Selling Ebooks: 2012 Version
I’m pleased to announce the 2012 version of my how-to ebook entitled Formatting and Selling Ebooks. This ebook is a new version of the Making Digital Books ebook I put out last year, updated for all...
View ArticleWorking for Hire… For Myself
I’ve been having a hard time getting around to writing the third novel in my Contagious Magic series, for a variety of reasons. Part of it is fatigue from the day job. Part is from adjusting to the...
View ArticleNew Contagious Magic chapters, new Contagious Magic sounds
2012 has turned in the Year of Contagious Magic. Who knew? Work has been progressing slowly but steadily here, as I get back into the swing of the 3rd novel in the CM series. I’ve gotten the opening...
View ArticleNew Audiobook: A Sudden Outbreak of Magic
A Sudden Outbreak of Magic (audio version) In what will be the first of hopefully many new audio versions of my novels and stories, I’m happy to announce that my all-ages contemporary fantasy novel A...
View ArticleCall for Audiobook Reviewers!
A Sudden Outbreak of Magic (audio version) Hey folks — just wanted to see if anyone out there is interested in listening to the audiobook version of my book A Sudden Outbreak of Magic. For free. Yes,...
View ArticleThis Past Month: November 2012
I read somewhere yesterday that when it comes to raising kids, “the days are long, but the years are fast.” It’s also true for my life right now, with two kids (5 and almost 8 years old already!), a...
View ArticleA Lasting Cure for Magic: Prologue
A Lasting Cure for Magic (cover art by Fotolotti | dreamstime) Below is the beginning of my new contemporary fantasy novel, A Lasting Cure for Magic. This all-ages novel is a sequel to A Wild Epidemic...
View ArticleA Lasting Cure for Magic: Chapter One
A Lasting Cure for Magic (cover art by Fotolotti | dreamstime) Below is chapter one of my new contemporary fantasy novel, A Lasting Cure for Magic. This all-ages novel is a sequel to A Wild Epidemic of...
View ArticleA Lasting Cure for Magic: Chapter Two
A Lasting Cure for Magic (cover art by Fotolotti | dreamstime) Below is chapter two of my new contemporary fantasy novel, A Lasting Cure for Magic. This all-ages novel is a sequel to A Wild Epidemic of...
View ArticleA Lasting Cure for Magic: Chapter Three
A Lasting Cure for Magic (cover art by Fotolotti | dreamstime) Below is the next excerpt from my new contemporary fantasy novel, A Lasting Cure for Magic. This all-ages novel is a sequel to A Wild...
View ArticleA Lasting Cure for Magic: Chapter Four
A Lasting Cure for Magic (cover art by Fotolotti | dreamstime) Below is the final excerpt from my new contemporary fantasy novel, A Lasting Cure for Magic. This all-ages novel is a sequel to A Wild...
View ArticleHanging off some cliffs…
A Lasting Cure for Magic (cover art by Fotolotti | dreamstime) It’s been a while, I know, but I have indeed been plugging away on book 3 of my Contagious Magic series, A Lasting Cure for Magic. I got a...
View ArticleNew novel now available: A Lasting Cure for Magic
A Lasting Cure for Magic (cover image by Fotolotti | dreamstime) Today marks the official launch of my latest novel: A Lasting Cure for Magic! This is the next book in the “Contagious Magic” series,...
View ArticleMore Contagious Magic goodness!
Hello again! I know, two blog posts in one week — what gives? Well, I just wanted to share two cool things with you related to the last book in the trilogy I just finished, A Lasting Cure for Magic....
View ArticleStill not as wordy as George R.R Martin…
I grabbed this image of the Kindle app on my phone the other day: So the number of dots under a book signifies the length of the book. The dots turn blue as you make progress through the book. I...
View ArticleIndie Writer Tips 1 and 2: How to Get Readers Involved
I want to start sharing all the various tips and hints I’ve gleaned from reading various blogs and ebooks about indie publishing — focusing on the tips that have actually WORKED for me. So watch this...
View ArticleIndie Writer Tips 3 and 4: Also By and Excerpts pages
Continuing my irregular series of tips for writers doing it all themselves, I have another two-for-one special on tips that have worked for me. Indie Writer Tip 3: This one’s a piece of cake. You just...
View ArticleIndie Writer Tip 5: The 3 key ebook formats you need to know
Today’s tip for independent writers is all about formats, as in which format to use for your ebooks. As you can see from this huge list of file formats for ebooks, it can be overwhelming to try to...
View ArticleIndie Writer Tip 6: Using Scrivener to make ebooks
Okay, after the last tip about ebook formats, which turned into a near-novel-length post, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty with my favorite writing software: Scrivener. I’ve started doing all my...
View ArticleIndie Writer Tip 7: Sell your ebooks on your own site!
So you’ve got ePub, Mobi, and PDF versions of your book, possibly created with Scrivener. Now you want to sell them. Sure, you can (and should) hit all the major ebook sellers like the Kindle and Nook...
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