Posts from the "E-books" Category
A year ago, I posted a transcription of Neil Gaiman's 2013 London Book Fair speech with the video. Gaiman directly spoke about the changes to the publishing world. For some, it was a scary topic. For self-publishing authors, it felt like vindication. For 2014's London Book Fair, the organization invited recognizable indie authors such as Hugh Howey, Liliana Hart, and Bella Andre among others to feature and to speak. It's a step in the right direction, and provides hope of bigger support for the upcoming future. Howey, who posted his excitement on the first day of the event on his website. Other featured indie authors that joined the already mentioned authors include, Stephanie Bond, Barbara Freethy, Candice Hern, and Jasinda Wilder. LBF provided booth…
Categories: E-books, Publishing, Reading, Self-Publishing, Writing
Tagged: ALLI, Bella Andre, Creative writing, Dan Holloway, David, Debbie Young, E-book, Hugh Howey, Liliana Hart, Publishing, Self-publishing, Writers Resources
What's So Right About the Self-Publishing Podcast Guys
Two weeks ago, I stumbled onto the Self-Publishing Podcast website while searching for a writing podcast to listen to while cleaning up my house. I feel like I found the jackpot at the end of a double rainbow for various reasons. The podcast features Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt, and David Wright – three guys who write in the most prolific manner. To understand why I both love and hate them at the same time, follow me down the (slightly dirty) rabbit hole. The Podcast – I'm a latecomer to their podcast party. They've been producing the podcast since April 2012 (Happy 2-Year Anniversary, guys!). With episode titles such as "SPP 010 – Why Self-Published Authors NEED a Platform (and What It Should Look…
Categories: E-books, Publishing, Reading, Reviews, Self-Publishing, Writing
Tagged: Creative writing, David Wright, E-book, Johnny B. Truant, Publishing, Sean Platt, Self-publishing, Self-Publishing Podcast, Writers Resources, Writing Podcast
Writers' Round Up – Catching Up with the Publishing World
Howdy, Writers! It's been a while, so I thought I'd do the re-entry to my blog through a round up. Hang onto your hats, because this one will cover some of the bigger things that have been influencing the writing world lately – Hugh Howey and Barnes & Noble and Anne Rice, oh my! Hugh Howey and AuthorEarnings.com – So most people are aware of self-publishing's resident flag bearer, Hugh Howey with his mega success in the publishing world and the one to tilt his proverbial pen at the traditional publishing world. With the help of another writer and a spider program that searches through Amazon's numbers, he has started http://www.authorearnings.com and broken down some statistics to show that some of the best earners…
Categories: E-books, Publishing, Self-Publishing, Traditional Publishing
Tagged: Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Creative writing, Hugh Howey, Self-publishing, Writer, Writers Resources