Category: Indie Author
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Indie Authors Plan – the Reading Gods Laugh
Indie authors plan – the reading gods laugh. An indie author can only cast a wide net. The problem is that there is no way to know how many readers will be caught in the net’s webbing. Sometimes it’s a great haul. Sometimes it’s a rusty can and an old boot. Is there anything less…
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A Follow-up on my Goodreads Advertising
A couple days ago I posted how I had written a Goodreads ad which, at the time, had not received even one click after a couple weeks of being in circulation. It takes special talent to write an ad that poorly. I feel honored. Well, as an update, my new ad just started in circulation…
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I clearly don’t know how to write ad copy yet.
I wrote this ad for Goodreads: “Please read my book. It’s very boring. It’s got three, two-star reviews.” Okay, that’s not exactly the wording, but the effect of the actual ad that I wrote would have been the same. I’ve dabbled in Goodreads Self-Advertising a time or two with mixed results. I’ve gotten plenty of…
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An Extremely Unscientific Writer’s Scale
An Extremely Unscientific Writer’s Scale: Professional. Amateur. Hobbyist. Wannabe. Awesome passionate dreamer. Devoted Craftsman. (or craftswoman) What exactly is an indie author? Who am I? I’ve said before on this blog that I write because I love it. I am compelled to write. I cannot not write. I have stories that I want to tell,…
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Book Reading at Prendergast Library – Jamestown, NY
Well, I’m finally getting around to posting a few photos of my book event in Jamestown last month. It was a small but lively crew that attended, and we all had a great time. First of all, look at the amazing, lovely room that held my reading. This room is filled with these amazing…
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Writing Session: Follow Your Story No Matter How Long or Short
It felt good to get in a solid writing session on my fourth novel this afternoon. I probably tallied 2000 words as the story heads for its conclusion. It’s now upwards of 43,000 words and will comfortably cruise into the novel territory before I write its final words. But I have discovered that I’m now…
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Be True to Yourself in Your Writing
I was reading an article from a writing website which was talking about the habits of successful writers. On the whole, I agreed with many of their ideas and suggestions, but one of them led me to pause, and I couldn’t quite completely agree with them. What was it? Research the market and write in…
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An Episode of (writing) Failure
I like to be honest on this blog. No reason to be otherwise. I don’t like to be pretentious, though any foray into self-advertising seems to uncomfortably cling to the cliff leading into the valley of pretension. Here’s the cold hard truth. But sometimes writers fail to achieve their goals. Sometimes others deem their work…
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Recognition is nice, but it’s not why I do it.
Why do writers write? No doubt there are a myriad of reasons. Some noble. Some mundane. Some exploitative. I always wanted to be a writer because I felt that being a writer would be cool. How’s that for pithy? I thought that being a writer would make people go “ooohh” and “ahhhh” which would in…
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Script & Musical selected for Short & Sweet Malaysia
I’ve been involved in the Short & Sweet Malaysia (Penang & KL) theatre festival for the past two years and this year I’m happy to be back in the fray! My new short play, “A Pinch of Fate, A Shot of Destiny” has been selected to be part of the Short & Sweet Theatre Festival…
Author Mark W Sasse 