Tag Archives: self-publishing

Lunch break rush.

Today was a little insane. At work day like every day. Sick and injured, running through ED like we have revolving doors and in the midst of this me. A misbegotten author who sucks in marketing counting the time to enrol our book in the new SPFBO. For those who don’t know what SPFBO is,Continue reading “Lunch break rush.”

The dread of the Newsletter

For those of you who are not deeply invovled in the writing world let me tell you it is a badge of honour for every writer to have a robust mailing list. Those are our readers who signed up for regular contact via newsletter or new release announcements and we (the authors) treat it likeContinue reading “The dread of the Newsletter”

To be indie – not as I imagined

When I thought of becoming a writer, I imagined spending hours writing a book and many more editing and polishing it until it matched my standards. What I didn’t foresee was how many collateral things I would have to learn. If you become a self-published power machine, you must do it all yourself until youContinue reading “To be indie – not as I imagined”

Uncertaintly of Joy

KENP read in February Something worked, but I don’t know what, and it kills me. I’m not a successful author meaning I can’t solely sustain myself and my family from my writing work. Still selling the books and having a good trace of KENP read makes me more successful than about 95% of indie authors.Continue reading “Uncertaintly of Joy”

Happy New Year Everyone!

What the year it had been. We left 2022 behind with two big books published and several short stories. We built our subscriber list from 0 to 800. We have people from all over the world signing up for ARC reading the books, and I learned a helluva lot about image manipulation, book typesetting, theContinue reading “Happy New Year Everyone!”

Another day, another round with Amazon plus Giveaway ;)

Goodreads Book Giveaway Winter Dragon by Olena Nikitin Giveaway ends December 23, 2022. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway First let me congratulate our Christmas with Olena Giveaway winners: You will get the email with information how to get the reward in the next few hours. It is also my plasure to announceContinue reading “Another day, another round with Amazon plus Giveaway ;)”

’tis Amazon malarky gave me an ulcer.

Yesterday was a day when I use all anti reflux medications we have at home. Had panic attack, meltdown, rage fit and cold overhelming fury … right before I sorted the issue. So what happen. Well, indie authors knows the pleasure to publish via the Amazon KDP. It is easy, it is handly it opensContinue reading “’tis Amazon malarky gave me an ulcer.”

I’m not sure what happened, but I’m very happy

So here we are, Launch Week Day #4 and we tripping the Amazon Best Sellers rank in Epic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy and Fantasy Adventure and I’m extatic about it … but I just don’t know why and this really bothers me. I’ve engaged in various marketing strategy and something must have worked but which one.Continue reading “I’m not sure what happened, but I’m very happy”

Well…that was intense

Ren and Ina ❤ (Autumn Chaos) I’m not sure I should be an author. Yesterday was our release day, which stressed me the hell. You are giving your “baby” to the world, and you don’t know how it will be received or if anyone would even be willing to buy it. So I spent aContinue reading “Well…that was intense”