Okay, Squiders, I need your help today. I went to my old music standby, Grooveshark, the other day, which is where I’ve made my novel-specific playlists over the years, only to discover that it had been shut down (and in
Cover Reveal: Under His Skin by Stacey O’Neale
Squiders, today I’m pleased to reveal to cover for the first book of Stacey O’Neale’s new series! Earth girls are never easy. But they’re worth it. Bakery owner Annabelle Sparks’ business is booming ever since she won reality TV’s Cupcake
A Surplus of Spare Time
I don’t know what to do with myself, Squiders. The husband and the no-longer-that-small, mobile one have gone on a father/son sort of trip, so aside from some contract work (~4 hours worth) and taking care of the very small,
[Guest Post] Chris Mandeville on the Inspiration Behind Her Post-Apocalyptic Seeds
My friend Chris Mandeville’s debut novel, Seeds: a post-apocalyptic adventure, was released on April 18, 2015. One week later it shot to number 6 on Amazon’s Top 100 list of post-apocalyptic books, and it’s been in the top 100 since. She’s agreed
Are Podcasts Really the Future?
Flowing from Tuesday’s topic, podcasts are something I’m starting to see recommended everywhere in the marketing world. One writing marketing newsletter I receive has gone fully that direction and now talks about nothing else. A podcast, just so we’re all
Marketing to Distraction
I’ve noticed something lately. I, like many people, I suspect, have a limited amount of time every day to spend on writing-related activities. These activities include: Plotting/planning Research Writing Editing Marketing Publishing activities Ancillary activities, like blogging or market research
Why I Chose to Write About Ghosts and Sci-fi
Today with have a guest post from Erin Zarro, whose new book, Grave Touched, comes out today! Without further adieu, I’ll let her take over. Ghosts and sci-fi, you say? Really? Yep. I’m a big fan of ghosts and the
Denver Comic Con, Cosplay, and Miscellany
So! It’s Denver Comic Con (or, as I shall refer to it from now on, DCC) this weekend and I’m of two minds. 1) I am really excited because it’s been a long time since I’ve gotten to really do
RSS Feeds
Well, Squiders, I did a whole bunch of marketing research before Shards was released. And some of the research I did told me that I should set up a reader and subscribe to RSS feeds that I could then use
Smashwords’ Read an eBook Week and Free eBooks (and a ROW80 check-in)
So, last week, Smashwords sent out an email to all its minions to let them know that this week was going to be Read an eBook week, and that we could discount our books and join in if we wanted
