Category Archives: Publishing Industry and Business of Writing

Sep 06

Sam is one of my cover guys, and has done excellent work for me at reasonable rates.

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Sam is one of my cover guys, and has done excellent work for me at reasonable rates. Here’s your chance to get a great cover while helping out someone who’s having difficult times.

Originally shared by S. A. Hunt

Looks like I might be heading to the doctor again. This time, for an infection that’s swelling my right ring finger and turning the nail bed green. This month has been total horseshit–first I had to go to the clinic for a double ear infection, then I had a respiratory infection, and now I have something in my damn finger. Apparently my immune system has gone down the crapper.

So if you or somebody you know needs a book cover, I could really use a commission for medical moneys. If you don’t, a signal boost is fine too.

#book #art #help

http://www.sahuntbooks.com/cover-commissions.html
Aug 29

tl;dr: All else being equal, long series are better than short series, but if you slip up and write a dud book…

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tl;dr: All else being equal, long series are better than short series, but if you slip up and write a dud book partway through, it kills the momentum.

(There’s a lot more good discussion in the article, but that was the main point.)

Originally shared by Rachel Aaron

Let’s Talk Numbers: How Long Should Your Series Be?

Hi Folks, Travis here. I’ve been talking about career planning and such lately, so I felt that today would be a good day to provide another tool for ya’ll to use in that regard with an in-dept look at how the length of a series affects you commercially. Obv…

Aug 20

C. J. Brightley, have you seen this one?

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C. J. Brightley, have you seen this one?

Originally shared by Joanna Penn

Last week my ARKANE box-set hit the USA Today bestseller list at #121. This is a case study describing how I did it in case you want to try it yourself. #bookmarketing  

http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2016/08/20/usa-today-bestseller-ad-stacking/?utm_source=googlePlus&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare
Aug 19

I thought at first that “human wave” SF might be like “noblebright fantasy” (which C.

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I thought at first that “human wave” SF might be like “noblebright fantasy” (which C. J. Brightley and I, and others, are writing). But once you click through to one of the linked articles which (unlike this one) gives a clear idea of what “Human Wave” actually is, it seems more broadly defined than noblebright – though it does share a generally positive approach to fiction.

Originally shared by Rita de Heer

A new old genre … the doomed hero passes the baton …

http://www.abyssapexzine.com/2015/09/human-wave/
Jul 25

Via Publishers Weekly, a look at the indie romance industry, which is huge.

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Via Publishers Weekly, a look at the indie romance industry, which is huge.

“Romance novelist Nora Roberts, one of the best paid authors of any genre in the world, has sold an average of 13 books per minute over the last twenty years, according to publisher Penguin” – and that’s in trad pub.

http://qz.com/711924/maverick-women-are-upending-the-book-industry-and-selling-millions-in-the-process/
Jul 18

I knew indie romance authors were killing it, but I had no idea they were killing it this hard.

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I knew indie romance authors were killing it, but I had no idea they were killing it this hard.

A thorough analysis by Data Guy of the US romance market, most of which is invisible to trad pub methods of analysis. Given as a presentation at the RWA conference. Goes into subgenres, KU vs non-KU, length of series, impact of having the first book free, and lots of other useful stuff.

I have a detailed outline, a rough outline, and an idea for some romance novels. Hmmm.

http://authorearnings.com/2016-rwa-pan-presentation/