Category: Writing

Amazon Marketing Services and ROI

You’ve got books. You want to sell books. Once you’ve shaken down all your friends, what comes next? Many authors who use Amazon’s KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) to publish directly to the Amazon Kindle market end up trying out Amazon Marketing Services (AMS), which allows authors to advertise their books within Amazon’s ebook ecosystem based…
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November 21, 2017 1

Six Question Saturday with Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

Here’s our author for today’s Six Question Saturday! Jenelle is a rare and elusive creature known as an “author.” She enjoys wandering in the woods, opening doors in search of hidden passageways, and carrying on animated conversations with those strange and invisible beings known as “characters.” Jenelle grew up the oldest of four children. Every…
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September 9, 2017 0

Six Question Saturday with Jeremy Rodden

Here’s our author for today’s Six Question Saturday! Jeremy Rodden considers himself a dad first and an author second. He is the author of the middle grade/young adult Toonopolis series of books that take place in his cartoon universe. He also edited, contributed to, and published The Myth of Mr. Mom, a non-fiction series of…
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September 2, 2017 0

Six Question Saturday with Savannah Jezowski

Here’s our author for today’s Six Question Saturday! Savannah Jezowski lives in a drafty farmhouse in Amish country with her Knight in Shining Armor, her little warrior princess and a loyal brigade of dogs and kitties. She is the author of When Ravens Fall and is also a featured author in Five Enchanted Roses from…
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August 26, 2017 0

Six Question Saturday with Jennifer Kibble

Here’s our author for today’s Six Question Saturday! Jennifer Kibble is the author of the Phoenix Element series. There are three books in total so far and she hopes to write more. That is when she isn’t distracted by her “day job” as a cook. Or her cat Tidus who likes to jump onto the…
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August 19, 2017 0

Kindle Unlimited state of play

What’s the state of play for Kindle Unlimited in August 2017? Let’s start with a very brief overview and move on to some of the controversies currently surrounding the program along with my understanding of it’s value proposition. Kindle Unlimited is a subscription service offered by Amazon that enables members to read an unlimited number…
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August 18, 2017 0

Six Question Saturday with Erica Laurie

Here’s our author for today’s Six Question Saturday! Erica is a writer of fairytale fantasy and romance. Currently she has three books out, and is working on edits for a fourth. Besides writing, she enjoys being with her family, and watching Korean dramas. She met her husband role playing online- he was an elven warrior…
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August 12, 2017 2

Six Question Saturday with Lauricia Matuska

Here’s our author for today’s Six Question Saturday! By day Lauricia Matuska is a teacher; by night she fights time and responsibility to compose a few lines of her novel-in-progress. Her debut fantasy novel The Healer’s Rune was published by Brimstone Fiction in January 2016. Currently, Lauricia is working on the sequel to The Healer’s…
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August 5, 2017 0

Six Question Saturday with Sarah Ashwood

Here’s our author for today’s Six Question Saturday! Don’t believe all the hype: Sarah Ashwood isn’t really a gladiator, a Highlander, an expert fencer, a skilled horsewoman, an archer, a magic wielder, or a martial arts expert. That’s only in her mind. In real life, she’s a genuine Okie from Muskogee who holds a B.A.…
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July 29, 2017 0

Six Question Saturday with Arthur Daigle

Here’s our author for today’s Six Question Saturday! Arthur is the author (no jokes, please, he’s heard them all) of five books. These include William Bradshaw King of the Goblins, William Bradshaw and a Faint Hope, William Bradshaw and War Unending, William Bradshaw and Fool’s Gold and Goblin Stories. These books were almost inevitable given…
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July 22, 2017 2