How to Submit Indie Books to Public Libraries

Library Journal’s Self-E system allows you to submit a digital version of your book to your local library or to any library in the U.S.

Reader Mail: A Reader With Great Questions

Like many blogs I have a contact page where people can e-mail questions or simply hit me up for editing services.  I love doing editing work because it keeps me sharp, but once in a while someone will send an e-mail that makes me think.   Today’s e-mail comes from Merle Temple, a novelist who

Novel Contests vs Self Publishing

I had big plans this January to enter the Amazon Breakout Novelist Competition with my newest book Come Apart.  Of all of the novels I have written, I feel that this is some of my best work as a writer.  The competition has a grand prize of $50,000 and a publishing contract, but as I have

“This Broken Earth” – 1 Year Anniversary

One year ago today I released the first part of my post-apocalyptic novel about faith, This Broken Earth on several digital outlets. All three books as one compendium is available for .99 cents on Kindle, Nook, and iBooks. It has been a year of experiments, small successes, and hard lessons learned. When I originally released

E-Publishing Predictions for 2013

Today I received an e-mail update from Mark Coker because I am a Smashwords member (that is, I have published to Smashwords and they see fit to send updates my way about their company).  Mark Coker, president of Smashwords.com, which is a wonderful vehicle for self publishers to publish their work for free in every format

Writing a Novel: A Retrospective

This Broken Earth  is finished, as far as the series versions.  I will go back these next few weeks to fine tune and tweak the entire thing so that I might produce them as one volume.  These will include a print edition through CreateSpace, and a Kindle, Nook and iTunes version as well.  After spending

Well, the World Didn’t End…But In My New Book It Did

Today is the release date for Book 3: Babylon the Great the third installment of the This Broken Earth trilogy soon to be released together as a print edition in January.  For now, you can get your copy on Amazon only as Nook is having “techical difficulties” for some reason.  I uploaded on Wednesday, but

2 Days Until My Book Releases…Or the World Ends

I received the book back from the proofer (quick job, but thorough) and am finally finished with all the corrections.  Book 3 will hit the Kindle and Nook market on Friday on schedule…unless the world ends. I feel strange since finishing this novel that took about 18 months of my life to complete.  I’m looking

3 Days Until My Book Is Finished…Or the World Ends

I have received my proof back from one proofreader, and there are a few things that need to be changed, but overall they feel it is pretty solid stuff.  Looking forward to uploading the final chapter to Kindle and Nook and then preparing for the print edition to arrive on digital shelves in January. Way

4 Days Until My Book is Finished…Or the World Ends

Well, I finished writing the rough draft this weekend, cranking out a record of 15,000 words in one weekend.  Crazy.  It is finally finished, though, and now I can begin the editing process over the next few days, let it see a fresh pair of eyes, and then upload it to Kindle and Nook on