Wild, Wicked & Wacky

D2D (aka Draft to Digital) merged with Smashwords in 2022. At the time, D2D said they'd move all publishers from the Smashwords database...

What is it about writers that we do things to sabotage ourselves? Why do we  focus on what we can't do rather than what we can? A lot ...

Yes, money's down for a lot of writers when it comes to fiction. I know I can't just put out a book and make some dosh anymore, bu...

It's been several years since I've actively promoted my books, much less bought advertising. I feel like I'm swimming in a sea o...

Y'all know I don't often plug other people's books, but if you're a writer, you want to make writing a full-time career, and...

For those of you in the vicinity of Findlay, Ohio, I will be at the Findlay-Hancock County Library on Thursday, October 11th, to teach a wor...

I'm late posting a blog today. I thought about not posting one at all because I'm at that lovely stage--the middle of writing a book...

It's been a little over five years since I jumped into the indie pool. I don't regret a minute of it. I've made some mistakes, a...

Alter Ego has a large online presence through Facebook and Twitter. (Don't ask me why. She hasn't actively pursued the attention.) A...

Are you a writer? Have you noticed certain accounts following you on Twitter and/or Facebook after you've announced your intent to self-...

As I've said previously, I wrote very little and published only one thing in 2014. That doesn't mean I haven't been keeping up w...

The title of this post has been my mantra since I decided to indie publish. I emphasized it when I wrote a few guest posts for other blogger...

There's lots of people throwing advice left and right in the publishing world these days. Folks who've only put their first indie pu...

Last August, I did a blog series over at Indie University  on how to write business plan. Many folks were jumping on the self-publishing b...

No, I don't mean making the minions write your books.  I mean having minions do other jobs so You the Writer has time to WRITE. Come r...

Over at Indie University aka Pitch University, we're discussing the best business formats for You the Publisher. Trust me, it's not...

This week I'm over at Pitch Indie University  with the basic tools of building your own weapon of mass destruction business plan for w...

Jim Macdonald makes an excellent point about Yog's Law at the Making Light blog .  An indie author has to wear two hats, but the money (...