Tag Archive | kindle
Goodreads, My Tsundoku Enabler
Tsundoku is a Japanese word that literally means “reading pile.” It’s used to describe a stack (or stacks) of unread books, or the act of buying books and then adding them to existing piles of unread books. I know my people can relate to this. As if I didn’t already have enough physical tsundoku in […]
Top 5 Things I’ve Learned About Selling Ebooks
Guest Blogger: Kessie Carroll There are a few things that go without saying, so I’m not detailing those. Namely, the story and editing have to not suck. The cover has to be awesome, with high contrast and readable text at thumbnail size. Without those two things—you know, having a QUALITY PRODUCT—you’re not going to sell […]
How to sign an e-book
The book signing at Realm Makers was a great event. Over a dozen authors, all fabulous. I even bought a print edition of the Avenir Eclectia anthology, although I almost never buy print books anymore, because six of its contributing authors were there. But among the remaining authors, I either had their books in print […]
Saturday Spotlight: “Wool” and “The Plagiarist” by Hugh Howey
I’m filling in today for our brother, Tymothy Longoria, who deserves his own spotlight and congratulations for his first published story appearing in the Seven Deadly Sins anthology. Saturday Spotlight is a weekly blog series I write for my website that spreads the word about 5 star fiction, mostly in short story form, to help […]
Buying books twice
Surely I’m not the only bibliophile who’s bought the same book twice. In the past when this happened it was an accident. But lately I’ve been doing it on purpose. One of my main obstacles to reading is the time it requires. So many books, so little time … and so many other things clamoring […]
An Unexpected Thumbscrew Review
I feel a bit like Anton Ego from Ratatouille. Food was his life. And after many years of enjoying food, he developed a refined pallet for only the best. But there was so much bad food out there, that he couldn’t help but become cynical and over critical with each new review. Although my opinions […]
The New Authors Fellowship 