Category: Writer Stuff
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Amazon’s mystical hidden category keywording
I recently told a woman I’m dating that I’m an erotica author – just not which one. Lo and behold, this sparked a fire of curiosity in her which has launched a grand quest for my identity. She had a clever idea: Navigate into Amazon’s erotica section and get a list of all the sci-fi…
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A couple of interesting pieces on indie publishing
So, I stumbled upon these interesting articles earlier today. The first one is more slanted towards publishers – both large and small. Basically, it makes some really good points about what the KDP Select program does and doesn’t do for authors. http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2014/06/06/how-to-compete-with-amazon-if-you-really-want-to/ Now, one variable which isn’t tracked in this article matters overwhelmingly to erotic…
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Ominous future for Nook readers and Barnes & Noble
Picture is only related in that I’m presently working on the Brent Allen universe a little right now. But, the main thing I’m writing about is the ominous happenings in the Barnes and Noble world. B&N has been a nice little company to me – not as worked up about censorship as Amazon, with a…
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Got my mac dialed in – writing is so much nicer!
Oh geez, writing on a mac again is so much nicer! Yep, getting to write with a mac again is awesome, and I’m pretty sure my previous laptop really is the reason I wasn’t getting anything written for a while. I’m inordinately happy with the keyboard on this thing vs the PC I was using. …
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On Fiction4All’s fascinating failed experiment in pulling erotica – and their perfect response to it
I signed up with Fiction4All as another distribution source for my stories back in April, and have been happy to get a few sales from them. They have a few domains which sound kind of “adult”, and then Fiction4All, which has a mix of everything. A few weeks ago, they sent me an email stating,…
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Another erotica distribution network: Fiction4All
So, I’ve now added Fiction4All to my list of distributors. I recently saw a list of erotica distributors, and noticed that there was one I hadn’t heard of: Fiction4all. I took a look at their author options, and it seems that they act as a distribution hub for a few minor outlets, much as Smashwords…
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Excerpt from “Winning the Genetic Lottery 2”
I realize that I haven’t posted much about my upcoming sequel to “Winning the Genetic Lottery” lately, so this is my apology to those particular fans. It’s a draft of course, and subject to editing before it goes final. But, you folks will probably enjoy it just the same. For those who aren’t aware, “Winning…
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Making eBooks Directly Available to Your Readers
It’s been a while since I had anything of deep technical interest to my fellow authors, and today has changed that. Today, I discovered just what a pain it is to try to make your eBooks available to your readers. I’m going to walk you through the tools I deployed today to make She Only…
