Those who follow various indie authors might occasionally wonder just how well those authors are doing in terms of sales. After all, we writers may write for the love of our art – but we publish for the sake of making something out of it. Many of us also measure our success in relation to…
Category: Writing Advice
Amusing, Odd & Funny Last Names For Your Characters
Been looking for a list of good, funny names to use for a character or two? Look no further – I’ve already trawled the net and compiled a list of over 200 names for you!
Writing Advice: “Is my story worth finishing?”
Good morning, friends and fans! A fellow writer recently asked me for my opinion about a story they’re working on and sent me the first five chapters. Is it “worth carrying on with?” they asked. So here’s my opinion of the matter in its entirety – and I feel it applies to any writer who…
More Isn’t Always Better – My Self-publishing Platform Strategy Revisited
In 2020 I posted an article entitled “Which Self-Publishing Platform – Or All Of Them?” in which I described my contemporary strategy of posting my books for sale via several self-publishing platforms simultaneously. The main benefits of this strategy, I argued then, was that I could reach more outlets internationally rather than limiting the distribution…
Writing Advice: A Few Military Terms & Concepts For The Writer
Good morning, friends and fans! Quite a lot of my stories have featured aspects of military life in a distant sci-fi future. In writing, personal experience had proved an invaluable resource, and since I was in the military for a large portion of my youth (for better or worse), I’ve built up quite a treasure…
5 Ways to Increase Reader Engagement by Dave Chesson
On this Saturday morning I have the pleasure of introducing a guest writer, Dave Chesson! Who is Dave Chesson? Well, he’s the founder of Kindlepreneur.com… but – let him tell you for himself! “Hi, I’m Dave Chesson When I’m not lightsaber dueling with little Jedi, or sipping tea with princesses, I’m testing new book marketing tactics,…
Afterwords & Epilogs Explained
What is an afterword? What is an epilog? Authors need to know! Good morning, friends and fans! Today I’ll take a stick and poke at that question until it gives up a little clarity on the subject!
Writing Is Also Hard Work!
Good morning, friends and fans! Writing may be a skill or a talent which comes naturally to some, but it also takes years of hard work and practice to develop a style and a foundation… and sometimes, even when the conditions are just right – there’s nobody talking your ears off or making a noise,…
How DO You Return An EBook???
Hello friends and fans! Today I’m going to indulge my frustration a bit, and talk about eBook selling platforms (like EBooks2Go) offering buyers refunds and returns on eBooks. How is this fair, and more importantly, how do they get away with it?
“Shouldn’t That Be ‘Stakes’?” – Or, Doesn’t Anyone Know What A Pun Is Anymore?
Hello friends and fans! Today I’m going to openly address a niggling little problem I’ve encountered quite a few times since I released book 6 in the Quantum Series, “High Steaks“! In fact, it happened again today. Yes, I know what I did there. Yes, I did it on purpose. No, madam, it is not…