LJ Smith removed from writing Vampire Diaries and the Secret Circle
It’s every writer’s worst nightmare. You’ve created a successful series that you’ve poured your heart and soul into. You are […]
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The great freebie giveaway experiment
It is far too early to work out if it’was successful or not but last weekend I decided to give
Republishing with KDP – Customers don’t automatically get changes.
I’ve had a few problems moving from one edition of my Gmail book to another. I didn’t want to delete
Lending ebooks through Amazon – oh the unfairness of it all!
In the US, (and I am not sure where else), if you buy a book from Amazon there is every
Crash Course for making print book cover designs for CreateSpace
If you are a budding self-publisher you’ve probably heard of CreateSpace. They do have cover creators in their book making
The Woodcutter by Kate Danley
I read this book while holidaying in Cypress. I finished it in two days which is a reflection of how
Samsung Galaxy Tab for Writing
I’ve recently bought the Galaxy Tab 10.1. I primarily bought this as a reading device but I wanted something that
The death of Torberta Turchin by Shannon Mawhiney
I don’t often give five stars for a book, but I’m learning to reserve them for books that really wow
Fantasy Book Review: Shifting Fate by Alexis Leno
As a not-so-secret romantic, I loved Shifting Fate. Set in a world where fate is predetermined by a Goddess,
Publishing for the Kindle: Images
Images are a nuisance. They can be beautiful when you design them but upload them to an ebook asn the
Indie Publishing on Kindle – Part One
This post is for Ricardo from G+, who asked me to blog about this. :0). I’ve published a few books
Ways to read ebooks on your computer (PC or Mac) – for when you don’t have a Kindle or iPad
Having recently done a Member Giveaway of my ebook, Children of the Elementi, I sent emails with the book attached
Children of the Element Kindle Competition winner announcement
The winner of the Kindle Competition is Laura Poyner. Her entry was: The dog in the story was called Friel
Don’t feed the Fairies by Eileen Gormley
My favourite book of 2011! The fairies of the title are really aliens who live off the life force of
Realm Hunter: Pursuit of the Silver Dirk by Bob Greenwade
Bob Greenwade has created a compelling universe where we move from world to world in search of a master criminal.
Add books to your Author Central Profile
I was asked by a friend how to add their books to their Amazon Author Profile. I thought possibly there
Review of Blackrayne by Nathyn Brendan Masters
I was asked to do this review on the Amazon discussions site. I didn’t want to because I don’t think I
The Night Watchman Express by Alison DeLuca
I enjoyed this one! As an independent author, I am eager to help and read other indie authors. I set
A Simpler Guide to the best free Android Apps: 100+ apps to inform, entertain and organise (now on Kindle)
Finding useful apps on the marketplace can be daunting. A Simpler Guide to the best free Android Apps is
How not to respond to a review / Rebecca Black / Libya/ Japan/Ceri Clark/ Connie J. Jasperson/ Alison DeLuca/ Marilyn Rucker Norrod/
How not to respond to a Review The internet was abuzz with how not to respond to a review this