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Smashwords is very good. They have a great intake engine, a simple and useful interface, they process your books into all the right formats, and they don't take a big cut. In addition, you can coupon your books, control how much is available for s...
The way $50K became $24K involves taxes, agent commission, and expenses. It's not clear what % of the missing $26K went to each, but assuming a 15% agent commission ($7.5K) and a 28% nominal tax rate ($14K), that leaves $4.5K for expenses.
The mo...
Where this jumps out at me is not so much in fiction, because if the writing's good, I'll go with it. And usually it is. But in non-fiction works that are expanded magazine articles, it's really pathetic (and pathological) these days. Even the bes...
Wish I could be. Waited too long, and it sold out! Next year, definitely.
I think the paranormal aspect is the more repetitive part of the genre explosion on TV. The blend with the crime genre seems like a necessary plotting choice, but I think the paranormal emphasis is what sold these shows. From X-files to Buffy to T...
The camera work is very good, but the voice talent sounds like a walking sinus infection. I didn't make it through much because of that, plus what I.J. Parker said -- it seemed like a retread. Doesn't work for me.
Using some of your examples shows how false the premise of validation can be. I know lawyers who graduated from fine schools but hated lawyering, were ineffective, or both. Certified physicians can be sued for malpractice or run unethical business...
Well, the novel's a form of finished writing, but not the only one. I haven't been able to work on two novels at once, but I've definitely written other things while working on a novel. In fact, I'll wager that just from sheer wordcount and revisi...
To demonstrate the justice is not only blind, but wildly groping to find a light switch, here are my answers. No, but it's not because I couldn't have been. And I've been falsely accused and interrogated accordingly.
But I've also been on the oth...
I think the force the moved music and photos to a mostly-digital realm is the same one that will move books into new modes of production -- instant gratification.
E-books are going to fulfill part of this desire, but POD printing on kiosks has th...
I think there are a lot of voracious readers out there, amateur or polished. They definitely outnumber the authors. But as B.R. points out, authors have to go after them. They have a wide range of choices, and very few signals that rise above the ...
Just this month, Scribd's e-content store launched. Authors keep 80% of the sale price less some fees (which, if you do a $5 sale price will knock another 5% off, so you're effectively at 75%). The upload process for your book is painless, they pr...
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- About Me:
- I'm the author two mysteries in the Johnny Denovo series -- "Spam & Eggs" and "The Green Monster." I live in central Massachusetts with my wife, kids, and dogs.
- I Am A:
- Writer
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- http://www.johnnydenovo.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Arthur Conan Doyle, Michael Palmer, Dashiel Hammett, Poe
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- At 8:18pm on June 26, 2009,
Preetham Grandhi said…
- Hi Andrew, I wanted to introduce to you my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a paranormal, murder, mystery thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. Thanks for your time in advance.
Best regards
Preetham Grandhi
Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
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