The indie editing series continues (starts here but the collective posts are here). — What is copyediting? Copyediting, when it comes to books, is the stage between content editing (which you should have finished by this point) and layout/formatting.  The general idea is to make the book text perfect before handing it off to be formatted, so […]

Here’s what I think:  it’s awfully hard not to have a blind spot about people you don’t like. And it’s awfully hard not to have a blind spot about people who make your skin crawl. Nevertheless.  We can’t be all “Woo hoo, advertisers are pulling support from Rush Limbaugh’s program!” and all “Boooo! Paypal threatens

Results from a KDP Select experiment under my adult title name: http://t.co/LHJdWaKH # The reporter write up on my Ebook 101 talk: http://t.co/FWChcs6E # Powered by Twitter Tools

The other posts in this discussion are about buying an ereader before you start selling ebooks (especially if you’re going to give some out for free) and calculating how much you invested in your ebook.  If you want to know where I’m getting the figures for how much your book costs, look at the second.

**** Excellent This book has a male main character who is older than middle-grade, but this too action-filled and enjoyable for anyone of middle-grade age to pass up.  A few strong female characters, but they have minor roles. About 300 pages. In short: Jack, the son of extremly talented metal-working parents, goes in search of

The indie editing series continues (starts here but the collective posts are here). — Philosophical considerations The short answer to the question, “How do you integrate comments from your beta readers (or even from an agent)?” is “Only integrate the valuable ones.”  That’s true as far as it goes, but it doesn’t really provide practical guidance as

In our time, we have seen a fundmental change to one of the main building blocks of the English language: their. Their used to be purely plural.  Now it also include gender-neutral singular.  See Facebook: So-and-so has updated their status. I think that if the English language can accommodate such a shift, then it can

This past weekend, I ran three of my five Kindle Direct Publishing Select program days.  I have to leave the book exclusively with Amazon until May 20 (90 days); in exchange, they will allow the book to be checked out for free by Amazon Prime members and let me have five free promotion days.  I

I reviewed cover art from a January contest for basic indie cover layout: http://t.co/u1NPvw2a # Editing for Indie Writers: Before you select beta-readers, and what to do with them when you have them. http://t.co/9iywwZYa # Ebook pricing: How much you invested in your book (and separating a need for validation from settting price): http://t.co/LEe8jRcB #

Author Dan Wright interviewed me about Tales Told Under the Covers: Zombie Girl Invasion & Other Stories: Featuring everything from zombies to wizards to giant sushi monsters (yes you heard that correctly), this book is a must read if you’re looking for entertaining horror that’s perfect for children. In fact I actually compared De Kenyon