Smitty told me the other night: the world is 3% sociopaths who run roughshod over the rest of us – everyone else just wants to be heard. This might not be an exact quote. Anyway, the thought speaks to me in … Continue reading →
Editor’s Note: This information is no longer current. Amazon has heavily reduced the effect freebies have on your sales rank. So this is now a history piece, no longer a ‘how-to’… There’s been loads of ink about Amazon’s KDP (Kindle … Continue reading →
I love the Avengers, Le Carre, the Beatles and English food (okay, well maybe I don’t go that far…). But today I love Britannia, because ‘Mindbenders’ is the Number One Fantasy/Paranormal Kindle Book on Amazon.UK! Many thanks, chaps! Get on … Continue reading →
Once again, Jenny Milchman asked some good questions and made me think hard. So I’m publishing her email and my (much windier) reply here because I don’t want them just getting buried in Comments. The most intelligent summation I’ve read … Continue reading →
The great thing about the Internet is all the information it makes readily available. The bad thing is…well, the same thing. This blog went live on April 1, 2011. My most sincere thanks to all of you who have come … Continue reading →
Okay – it’s the February doldrums. Time to spice things up! (When you see exclamation marks, you know I’m in sales mode) ‘Mindbenders‘ is FREE today and tomorrow on Amazon as part of the Kindle Direct program. And if you … Continue reading →
Yesterday was very interesting. The early headlines focused on who WASN’T totally in the protest, like anyone expected Amazon or Facebook (or Google, for that matter) to actually shut down business for the day. But I think those stories actually … Continue reading →
Well, okay then… I’m no different from the rest – I don’t mind a bargain now and then. I was planning to check out Amazon’s Cyber Monday deals and quickly got waylaid checking my own books out. Have a look … Continue reading →
If there is something special about America – not just to Americans but people all over the world – it may be that America is not just a place but an idea, a concept of equal opportunity and fairness, of … Continue reading →
Covers. Every book needs a cover. And the cover is obviously a huge selling tool. If you’re an indie writer/publisher like I am, it might be the only tool you have, that first grabber moment that gets a potential reader’s … Continue reading →
