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Numbers, and £££, and an auction…
Writers work with words. That’s a fact, but numbers play a part too. Not only do we have sales figures and the dreaded Amazon rankings to contend with, we have to think about price and profit and tax returns and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, auction, Bloodwise, Chosen Child, crime writer, Facebook, self-publishing, social media, The Cold Cold Sea, Writing
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The Writing Life: Getting paid…
Hybrid writers, they say, have the best of both worlds. I’m not sure that’s true – I think we have the pros but also the cons of both traditional and self-publishing. Take getting paid… I have two traditionally published books. … Continue reading
Posted in The Writing Life
Tagged Amazon, bank cheques, getting paid, hybrid publishing, self-publishing, traditional publishing
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Self-publishing – shocks and surprises…
This week saw two very different ‘anniversaries’ in my flat in north-east Switzerland. The first, and arguably the more important, was the 10-week birthday of The Attic Room, my first venture into self-publishing. When I released it I reckoned I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, self-publishing, The Attic Room, Vigilante Justice
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Holidays!
Summer 2015 has been a funny one here in the top right-hand corner of Switzerland. After the rainiest June ever, we had the hottest July for 150 years, and up until yesterday this month has been equally hot – alas, … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, The Writing Life
Tagged Amazon rankings, holidays, self-publishing, Switzerland, The Attic Room, woodland walks
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Titles and covers and – new book!
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the problems of finding names for one’s children and pets. Once in place, however, christian names at least generally last their owners a lifetime, and as fashions come and go it’s often … Continue reading
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Tagged book covers, book titles, self-publishing, The Attic Room, The Cold Cold Sea, The Paradise Trees
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