Category: Indie Author
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Profanity free writing: Honestly, I swear!
This is a post which (I swear) I’ve been trying to write for a while. What do you do with those ubiquitous cuss words which seem to seep out of every modern-day genre like the plague of locusts coming forth from Charlton Heston’s staff? What is the purpose of swearing in writing? When is it…
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An Analysis of Second Kindle Free Promotion
Several weeks back I had only my second Kindle Free Promotion days for my first novel Beauty Rising. I’m finally getting around to thinking through how it went. Here’s what I learned. First, my first free days (2 of them) were two months after the release of my novel. I had built up some positive reviews by…
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Plugging Away on Novel #3: How much time between releases?
Summer break for a teacher. Is there anything better in the world? It has been great to finally have time to write. I’m currently working on novel #3 even though novel two hasn’t even been released yet. It’s a little trick I like to have up my sleeve. Have the next one complete before I…
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Win a 10-Page Read by a Literary Agent! Yeah, Right.
I received an email from a website advertising their latest book contest that they wanted me, as an indie author, to enter. I have nothing against book contests. I’ve entered some, but it was the grand prize of this contest that made my stomach curl a little. The grand prize was this: two literary agents…
Author Mark W Sasse 