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2010 in review: The story of Hush Money
So I need to do the look back at the year thing. I’ve kind of been waiting to see what the end of the year numbers were. When the month rolled over, it seemed like I lost some PubIt sales. … Continue reading
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Lessons from the Universe Continue to Plague Me
Some days are just full of headaches and embarrassments. The headache is mainly just that I’m sick with one of those nasty, painful colds. At least we didn’t have a snow day for the THIRD day in a row. I … Continue reading
This, That, Stuff, and Things
I used to have this social studies teacher who absolutely hated “stuff and things.” Use either of those words in an essay question at your peril. So now I often say them, just to say them, because I’m just ornery … Continue reading
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Konrath’s Cross-Pollination: What do you think?
This post is eventually going to be about character cameos, guest-appearances, and working with other authors on the same book. It’s inspired by this post on Joe Konrath’s blog. Readers, I would love to hear what you think of these … Continue reading
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1000 Sales, Giveaway, Mini Writer Conference, and a Puzzle Piece
Hush Money went over 1000 total sales last night, within 12 weeks of release, and, naturally, I’m very happy about that. I’ve passed my break-even point as far money I’ve put into the book. Next financial goal would be to … Continue reading
Visiting…
As promised, this morning I’m visiting Reena Jacobs’ with a post that continues ideas from the Increasing Kindle Rank series. This one focuses on your listing, things under your control, particularly Samples and Blurbs. Please don’t forget to stop by … Continue reading
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Increasing Your Kindle Rank: Cover Art and Your Website
Here we are at the end of the week (well, it’s the end of the week for you; for me it’s Tuesday, I think, and while you’re reading this I’m probably spending quality time with my mom and boring the … Continue reading
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Increasing Your Kindle Rank: Pricing
Yeah, I don’t like to talk about money. Like politics and religion, it can ugly. That’s why this post is longer and rantier than usual. But it’s part of this whole series I’m taking you through this week, and it’s … Continue reading
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Increasing Your Kindle Rank: Blogging and Social Media
Saturday, I posted about reaching the Kindle top 1000 within 8 weeks of self-releasing my first novel, Hush Money. This post is part of a series in which I’m talking about some things I think helped me get there. I … Continue reading
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