For the vast majority of my writing career, I struggled with chronic pain and other chronic illnesses. I still struggle with mental illness issues, although I am medicated and in a routine that means I can almost function like a regular human. However, because I'm not well, …
Continue Reading about Publishing Schedules and Chronic Illness
There is no right answer when it comes to how publish books. If you want to go exclusive with Amazon, that is an absolutely valid choice. Once upon a time, I tested exclusivity with Amazon. I didn't like it, and I regret having done it. But, as there is no one right answer …
Continue Reading about Wide Publication: Diversifying Revenue Streams
This post is going to hurt. There are a lot of readers who get really upset when an author doesn't finish a series, but in reality, writing a series is one of the riskiest gambles an author can make. If book one flops, the whole series flops. And that's for good reason. I …
Continue Reading about Judging the Profitability of a Series
Audiobooks. In many ways, they're the bane of my existence. They're expensive. They're complicated. They can take a rather long time to earn back their production expenses. So you can get an idea of where and how audiobooks are sold, mine can be purchased at my Patreon …
Writing a book is hard. Publishing a book is harder. Winning fiscal success as a novelist? Ouch. I feel like I should apologize for the tone; it's not all that happy, is it? That's because it's really not. Publishing a novel is hard. I know so many people who …
Time and time again, I run into people who are absolutely convinced that they can earn six figures solely through word of mouth and grassroots efforts. No. That's not how any of this works. The Free to Play Days Are Over. Once upon a time, in the hay day of indie …
