So, I was thinking about the different models of work and how an author can subsist. And one of the thoughts that struck me was the different methods authors (mainly) generate their incomes depending on the way they structured their business.
<... 2020-10-01 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI've just realized we haven't done this for The Second Expedition!
Feel free to discuss your thoughts about the book here. Theories, favorite moments, questions that bug you, etc. Nothing counts as spoiler here ;)
The e-book is current...
2020-09-30 14:35:22 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, quick poll time since everyone wants a short. This is for next month (October). Vote quick please people.
These are ideas that bounced out to me or that made me grin, so... let's see what happens.
Also, I should have new artwo...
2020-09-29 02:47:47 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I realised you all are super excited about the idea of voting upon giving me ideas for the System Apocalypse Classes.
There's a ton of great ideas, just ones that don't fit into the specific scene / set of scenes I'm writing.
On th...
2020-09-26 17:15:40 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, since a bunch of people wanted to know about this. Here's the business side of writing shorts.
Added material for fans
I first started writing shorts as added material for fans. That's what the Kapo...
2020-09-24 02:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I need a list of some truly 'Earth only' kind of Classes that would be cool. It could be because of culture (Mikito's Samurai comes to mind) or because of technology / weird circumstances, etc.
Hello,
Kate here.
The last chapter for the Second Expedition was released to Master class & above on Saturday. For the rest of the tiers, I'll update using the established schedule (Tue-Thu-Sat), w...
2020-09-21 16:09:31 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, last example of the way you can use the information within to develop a marketing strategy.
We have Xiu Li, a traditionally published young adult author who managed to be signed by a traditional publisher, but the publisher su...
2020-09-16 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys;
So, after taking last week off to get the co-authored work going (which is going great and are just out to beta readers right now. If any of you are romance readers and want to beta read, let me know ;) ) I'm back to System Apocalyp...
2020-09-16 02:46:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys;
Figured you'd get a kick out of this. This is the work I had commissioned for A Healer's Gift. I'm going to get it formatted and then made into a print and thus a real light novel.
:)
Yes. I don't expe...
2020-09-15 20:31:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everybody!
There's a new short story available for free for all patrons.
Download URL: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/n20rwqa4xa
Let me k...
2020-09-14 17:31:38 +0000 UTC View PostBeen seeing some interesting conversations and one that I wanted to discuss was a very simplistic (in my view) review of streams of income and return on investment (ROI). Basically, a lot of questions / answers end up reviewing if they should do X...
2020-09-09 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSo, hi new patrons! Thank you for joining.
Secondly, wanted to mention a few quick updates, though most of you should have seen the update on FB.
- Second Expedition should be back from proofing by mid-late Sep. I'll have the final doc...
2020-09-03 16:52:52 +0000 UTC View PostSome of you might know I have a Payhip account. Some might know I even sell signed copies of my work on my website.
I was inspired to test it out by some comments on higher income and the need to have multiple sources of income. Now, m...
2020-09-02 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTao has a few books translated and was wondering if you'd like the epub/mobi in advance like with the other books we post here, on Patreon.
Do we have any German speakers here? Spanish? Portugese?
Feel free to leave a comment in a lang...
2020-08-27 14:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostWe've done a couple of new writers, but let's tackle an experience Writer. We'll call him Manjit.
Manjit's got six books released in two different series (4 and 2). He's done okay for himself in Kindle Unlimited and baseline gets a few hundr...
2020-08-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello,
Kate here. I have some fantastic news for you today: Tao has written a new short story in the System Apocalypse universe, and he's done with the last bit of work for Comic Issue 6!
One more volume in the comic series to...
2020-08-26 18:01:09 +0000 UTC View PostWe talked about Bob in the previous example who might end up going trad pub since he's not that interested in building a career. but let's talk about Sue next.
Sue's a little different from Bob. She's a housewife, takes care of her kids and ...
2020-08-19 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis isn't a completely wrong myth. In fact, it's the most common advice given to new writers - and I give it too all the time. All too often, writers will write one book, do a bunch of marketing, see some sales, drop off the 30 day cliff and then...
2020-08-12 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, we did a ton of theory, but let's talk a few examples. We'll call example one, Bob.
Bob wants to write a book. He's not sure he ever wants to write more than one, it's kind of a bucket list item. He's thinking what he'd like to writ...
2020-08-05 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the short stories I created for A Thousand Li. This was recorded by Travis, and I'm hoping to have a second short done too.
It's also available for purchase, and I'm going to see if I can get it up on ACX (and it's downloadable as a f...
2020-08-04 00:28:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello,
As you might know, the audiobook for The First War has been published on 28th. And we've got some codes for you!
Since all codes are one-time use, please comment here or drop me a line so I can send your persona...
2020-07-30 13:36:49 +0000 UTC View PostAll this information is great, but how do you build your promotional and marketing plan? Well, here it is in brief.
Promotional Plan Development Steps
1) Decide what your promotional plan looks like in...
2020-07-22 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostI've been feeling a little stressed and tired.
My shoulders / neck have started acting up again, putting me in near constant pain. I'm not sure if it's the cold that refuses to go away, the sudden bout of chill (temperatures dropping down to...
2020-07-21 17:27:16 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a post I did on an Author Group, so I figured I'd repost it here and then expand a little:
First, and most important point - NOT A LAWYER. I don't even play one on TV.
That being said, I've recently had my...
2020-07-18 19:48:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Got these done recently. Loving them so much.
I'm considering having a bunch of merchandise made with this, like mugs or stickers or even t-shirts. What do people think? Obviously, we'd add information on the series above (like A Thousand Li...
2020-07-16 18:55:31 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, last week I tackled the most common (and in many ways, the most effective promotional tactics that indie authors use. This week, I'm going to list and discuss some more generic websites and other types of promotional tools.
So, I've been thinking about my writing schedules and how I want to handle my writing going forward. I think, partly for my sanity and partly to appease the inner demons, I'm switching things up slightly.
Monday to Thursday - I write on my m...
2020-07-11 01:10:41 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, I was asked to do a post about indie publishing and common misconceptions, so here we go:
1) Series sell better than stand-alones, but book 1 will always sell the best
Generally, the best way to mak...
2020-07-08 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys;
Welcome to the patron section. I've got a lot to catch up on, just got back from my camping trip. Was a ton of fun and I'll get some photos up.
This was up in Tombstone, an even more remote National Park. I also visited Dawson...
2020-07-05 05:55:57 +0000 UTC View Post