Indie Life – Getting Paid

Today I’m participating in Indie Life, a feature run by Indelibles. Basically, everyone posts about something related to indie publishing, and visits everyone else. To see who else is involved, check out the linky list. Well, it’s official. I’m an...

What A Day!

No real post today, since I spent all day getting an EIN to stop Amazon withholding 30% of my royalties, and sending the required forms to Amazon. As an author, if you haven’t already done this, you should! Following these instructions on Catherine Caffeinated,...

The Evolution of Self-Publishing

I stared writing with my first NaNoWriMo in 2006. Back then, traditional publishing still held sway. I had a friend who had self-published her books, so there were a few pioneers out there, but the only option was print on demand, there were no ebooks. None of the...

I published a book, now what?

So you’ve written a book, slaved over editing until it was perfect, wrangled your formatting until it looks perfect on any device, and finally, uploaded it to your vendors of choice. Now you get to sit back and watch the downloads roll in, right? You...

Look What Arrived in the Mail Today!

So excited to open this package! An it arrived 2 days ahead of Amazon’s estimated shipping time! I do need to make a few changes, then order another proof copy, so having an actual print version for sale is probably still going to take a month (due to shipping...