Pondering promotion

The Cauldron Bound is formatted, just waiting for me to hit publish.  Now I am pondering how to promote it.  I have three problems: No reviews, my book is not free and I have a limited budget. Luckily, there are things that I can do. So what am I doing once I have hit publish? * […]

Focusing on one series at a time

Even if things are changing fast, and you shouldn’t listen to too old advice, I think most authors, no matter if they are self published or not, agree on the fact that series sells. In this moment, I have 4 novellas sitting on my hard drive that are the first in a series ( Frosthold, […]

I have a headache right now

I read this excellent post by Carolyn Jewel.  I am glad I read it, but  I have a headache right now, even if it is for different reasons. See, my distributor works like this: I set a list price of 50 cent ( for Exile), and then the stores add their overhead. Some adds very […]

Utterly random update

I went offline during easter, and revised a whopping 11 000 words.  After I got home it has been slower though. Part of it is because I’ve had health issues and part of it is because I need to recharge. ( That’s always the case for me. )   But I’m slogging along on the revisions […]

What makes a book successful?

Reading about the success of 50 Shades Of Grey made think about what makes a book wildly popular.  I have read a lot of books, that have had  engaging characters, fast paced plots, and fascinating settings.  Yet  they aren’t up and fighting on the bestseller lists. So why is they plodding along? I think part […]