So this morning, as I was doing my morning routine ‘net wanders to check up on news and happenings around the interwebbies, I found myself once again directed over to Smashwords – and online self ePublishing site I’ve glanced briefly at before. The news article that drew me there was some sort of agreement SmashwordsContinue reading “smash it up”
Author Archives: The Velvet Zebra
a free-for-all
As an Indy Author, my novels are mine to control, completely, from head to toe as it were. I can use a POD like Lulu, I can create eBooks, I can post them for free on my website, I could even print them on toilet paper and hand them out to the homeless if IContinue reading “a free-for-all”
greed
Contrary to that movie line, Greed is NOT good. We’ve all seen what greed has done to our nation – and our jobs, bank accounts and retirement funds – Greed caused the Second Great Depression. Well Greed, when applied to an Indy or Self publishing writer, will also cause a Depression. One in which noContinue reading “greed”
ad-lib, week 1
Okay, so it hasn’t quite been a full week yet since I started my foray into advertising, but I have some interesting results to report on. I got my first ad up and running at noon on Thursday, being the high bidder for an online comic that enjoys very high daily numbers, and immediately beganContinue reading “ad-lib, week 1”
Exposing myself
Minds outta the gutters, people! I mean Advertising. I’m taking the plunge, and putting up some Ads for the Midnight Reading site this week, and taking yet another of the steps one must climb all by one’s onesie – or, something. I may have mentioned a few posts back that I was looking into usingContinue reading “Exposing myself”
money for nothin’
I came across a website last week that had yet another un-known, un-proven writer with pie-in-the-sky ideas of making his or her fortune with a subscription-based online novel. This happens now and again, someone gets the idea he or she can web publish a novel and expect people to pay a subscription fee for theContinue reading “money for nothin’”
a different kind of art
Sorry about the lack of updates this week, I’ve been hard at work getting ready for this weekend’s Art Festival, but next week I’ll be back with more thoughts and information about publishing the DIY way. In the meantime, if you’re in the Pacific Northwest and happen to wander by Pouslbo, come see me! I’llContinue reading “a different kind of art”
hog the covers
So you’ve written your novel, and picked POD as your method of publication. You’ve got your book all nicely edited and formatted in whatever size/shape you’ve picked – be it trade paperback or a hard cover. You have a nice teaser for the back, to entice readers, and you’re ready to take the plunge. HangContinue reading “hog the covers”
r-e-s-p-e-k-t
If you’re doing it yourself, going alone, self publishing, being an independent – whatever you prefer to call it – there’s something you need to be doubly aware of. Something a whole lot of writers are ignoring these days, including the ‘traditionals’, and that’s Respect. For yourself, your fellow writers, but most of all –Continue reading “r-e-s-p-e-k-t”
more on isbn’s
It’s too hot to really think clearly (current temps: 101*F) so I’ll elaborate next week, but it would appear Lulu has made a few changes since I started using them this year. Right now, if you wanted an ISBN for your book, and didn’t care if you own it or Lulu owns it – they’reContinue reading “more on isbn’s”
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