Author | YA Urban Fantasy
Keeping the room dark, I traced the familiar steps from my bed to my desk. My dad always got up early. Fishermen rose with the sun, so on those rare days when I managed to wake before his alarm, I did my best to stay quiet. He deserved the rest. Soon enough, he would be... Continue Reading →
Most people know at least a handful of the big five in the publishing industry: Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - but there are so many more medium-to-large presses which have extremely similar distribution channels and reach but not necessarily the same amount of books coming out... Continue Reading →
After a few posts in July, I ended up getting swept away this summer, and I thought it was about time I get back in the saddle and let you all know what's going on. Currently, if you want more frequent updates, I'm publishing weekly over on Channillo. I have a series there which gets... Continue Reading →
I've done a few promotions (paid and free) in the past, but I find that besides Bookbub, it's extremely hard to get a good return on investment (ROI). BargainBooksy gets high results, but when you've got to lower your price and deal with a price per book (PPB) of ~$0.35, you need a high amount... Continue Reading →
Things are busy on the writer's side for me. THE ONE THAT LIVES is in Mark Lawrence's Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off (Yr. 5)! If you're curious, THE ONE THAT LIVES is a supernatural horror / dark fantasy. Pretty gory at parts. Imagine Supernatural (TV show) meets Lord of the Rings. It's also available on Kindle... Continue Reading →
Once again, my day job sent me to Book Expo America (BEA) for the second time this year. 2019 has been a bit insane for me. We're expanding rapidly, looking to push new markets, so while last year involved a lot of floor time between meetings, I spent 99% of this year in meetings with... Continue Reading →
And what I'm sure you've all been waiting for - the part where I talk about what I'd do differently next time. Only run it for a single week Set dates beforehand with Amazon Keep promos to days 4-6 On the 2nd or 3rd day post-free book week, have another promo Of course, some of... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of April, I went through the fun process of setting High Summons – the first book in my Warlock of Rochester series – to free. I’ll be breaking my analysis and summary of how I did this, what happened, and how I would do it better in the future into three parts. In this one,... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of April, I went through the fun process of setting High Summons – the first book in my Warlock of Rochester series – to free. I’ll be breaking my analysis and summary of how I did this, what happened, and how I would do it better in the future into three parts.... Continue Reading →