Where Egos Dare

Where Egos Dare

If you publish via Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) sooner or later you’ll find yourself on the KDP Community Page. The KDP Forums are a great place to share experience, ask questions and get answers. You can also find a fair bit of drama.


The Big Reveal

The Big Reveal

If you read my post about first impressions you saw my best attempts at a cover that gets attention and sells books. The cover and the blurb – those are the levers the indie author can manipulate to get the prospective reader to give a book a look. Writing and cover design are different disciplines, so I admitted my shortcomings and hired a pro.


The Big Reveal

A Benevolent Master

The National Security Agency is prohibited by law from eavesdropping on American citizens, yet, at the direction of the American president, they have done exactly that.


My First Award!

My First Award!

From a small but illustrious social site for readers and authors, The Park is a collaboration of writers and readers who want to build a better platform for the promotion of great books.


All I Want To Know Is, How Much?

In business school they teach you two things about pricing: Pricing is important. Pricing is tricky. I wanted to price my book at $9.99 out of the gate but my wife suggested $9.79 just to be different. I should have done some research–I was obviously pricing...

Facebook Ads: Do They Work?

In a previous post I wrote about my first Facebook ad. My judgment after a week was not positive. It’s been a month since that post. My Facebook Ad Campaign, titled Xmas 2012 has run its course. Here’s the final tally: Audience Reached: 4710 Average...

Free Promotion!

I talked myself into it, I talked myself out of it. Then I talked myself into it again. There’s a controversy among indies over whether promoting your book by giving it away for free is a good thing. The most persuasive argument I’ve heard mostly applies...

Everyone Needs an Editor

Jeff Herman’s book includes a section titled “The Independent Editors.” I’m seriously considering hiring one. My brother, and actual published author, tells me everyone needs an editor. He writes I have cursed editors for stupid mistakes, but...