Why you need both CreateSpace and IngramSpark…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Extract of an article by Author Amy Collins in Build Book Buzz: I have been asked one question more than any other: “Do I need IngramSpark if I...
View ArticleHorse nut/Professor/Writer
Originally posted on C. T. Suddeth: V. S. Anderson always been a horse nut, and as a young person, was a rabid horse-racing fan. So it’s no surprise that her first novels were about horses: the...
View ArticleMy Inerview is up at Don Massenzio’s site. Go admire my sweet Paddy!
Check out my writer’s interview, now available at Don Massenzio’s site! This was a lot of fun to write.
View ArticleHow To Set Up An Amazon Giveaway
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis: Amazon has recently started offering everyone the opportunity to offer a giveaway. What’s interesting about this is that you can run one for pretty much any...
View ArticleLies told by Small Presses
Originally posted on Bard & Books: Like many of my posts, this stems from something I saw in an online writer’s group. Essentially, someone who has been traditionally published from a small press...
View ArticleALERT: Copyright Infringement by “Internet Archive.”
Do you have hard-copy books out, in or out of print? See this notice from Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has issued an alert on copyright...
View ArticleA Response about Copyright Violation from Internet Archive!
Hello, readers, I need your help. On January 11, 2018, I shared a post from Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware about possible copyright infringement by the Internet Archive, which scans books and posts...
View ArticleMyths and Truths about Traditional Publishing—What It Was Like for Me.
I came across this post via Chris the Story Reading Ape (a crucial source for publishing tips and news). Steven Spatz, president of BookBaby.com, a book packager for independent publishers, lays out...
View ArticlePaperback PDF and Cover for Three Strides Out Uploaded!
It took longer than it should—no surprise there. I kept getting an error message in my ISBN block. I asked for an Amazon callback and got an immediate response. Turns out that the “imprint” I was...
View ArticleGetCovers: Will Use Again
A Facebook acquaintence suggested I try GetCovers in my quest to see how a new cover affects sales of my two earlier horse mysteries, King of the Roses and Blood Lies. The price was astonishing, to say...
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