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Amazon Sells More Ebooks Than Paperbacks

Amazon Sells More Ebooks Than Paperbacks

Amazon released the news that, in the fourth quarter, ebook sales outstripped paperback sales. There are a couple of significant points in the story that need exploring, because they indicate how the business will shake out. I’ll do the analysis without much math, and I fully admit that I have a gross bias here. While […]

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Free Fiction

Free Fiction

The Chain Story just released its 23rd tale: The Cost of a Tasmanian Tiger by Paul Genesse. Paul’s a great writer, and you’ll enjoy his addition to the project. I also wanted to point to Dean Wesley Smith’s blog for free fiction—among other thing, including a great series of posts about writing and writing careers. […]

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Pardon Our Dust

Pardon Our Dust

Over the next three weeks or so we’re going to be doing some software upgrades to both the blog and the store. We want to make the store easier to use and more secure; and make the website easier to use from mobile devices like my iPad. This means updating software and teaching an old […]

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In Hero Years… I’m Dead Review

In Hero Years… I’m Dead Review

Jason Craft posted a wonderful review of In Hero Years… I’m Dead on his website.

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The Secrets Issues 144-145: More Career Planning

The Secrets Issues 144-145: More Career Planning

The latest two issues of my writing newsletter, The Secrets, just went out to subscribers. These two issues combine to address a very serious issue for writers, especially as the digital age slams into publishing and blasts it apart. They are focused on organization and how the digital age will shift what we write and […]

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Talion: Revenant Chapter Four

Talion: Revenant Chapter Four

The goal of the 10,000 copy sequel challenge is to sell copies of Talion: Revenant so I can afford to take the time to write Talion: Nemesis. To build up momentum for the effort, I’ve decided to serialize the novel to the web. In this way I can let readers who’ve not had a chance […]

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Changing Hands Book signing on Thursday

Changing Hands Book signing on Thursday

This Thursday evening at 7 PM I’ll be doing a book signing for At The Queen’s Command at the Changing Hands bookstore in Tempe, AZ (6428 S McClintock Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283, (480) 730-0205). Changing Hands is an outstanding bookstore. Their schedule is just jam-packed with events. I’ve taught a number of writing classes there, […]

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