Over on WriteYourAssOff.com today, I’ve posted a quick tutorial on how to easily add e-book buy links for all the Amazon stores so you don’t miss out on any sales. (Yes, I know, I’m guilty of not having all of
KU info and Amazon WTFery – Reviews rejected/removed?
Two different ‘Zon topics to touch upon today, the new KU/KOLL payment structure, and the ‘Zon’s sooper-seekret sawce algorithm review removal process for…reasons? (What reasons, apparently, we’re not allowed to know.) New KU/KOLL Payment Structure Hugh Howey (as always) does
Breaking News: Shocker (not) the Ellora’s Cave site is down.
Since yesterday (6/30/2015) the Ellora’s Cave site as been “under construction.” According to a post on their Facebook page, there’s a new site coming. One has to wonder why they didn’t sandbox the new site and just swap it out
Updates about KU/KOLL pricing changes, Smashwords adds “assetless” pre-orders.
I contacted Amazon via e-mail about the new KU/KOLL pricing structures going into effect on 7/1/2015 to get answers to the questions I’d brought up in my first blog post on the matter. Also, keep reading after the jump to
Amazon KU and KOLL payment structure changing.
EDIT: I wrote to Amazon and actually talked to a representative on the phone to get these issues clarified. That blog post is HERE. From the “see, I told you so” files… Amazon has announced that they’re changing the payment
Writer Beware: *sigh* Badly Behaving Authors – WTF edition.
Gather around close, kiddies. It’s time for Auntie Tymber to tell you another scary tale of *DUN DUN DUUUUNNNNNN* Badly Behaving Authors!
Authors asking for reviews: the readers speak out. (And, FYI, they HATE Goodreads.)
So I conducted a highly scientific informal poll of my Tymber’s Trybe and Facebook peeps yesterday. (And a HUGE thank you to everyone who chimed in with their opinions.) The subject was asking about authors requesting reviews from readers. Which
Kindle Arrivals, & Write Your Ass Off: Tuesday Compendium
Some new books have hit Kindle and third-party sites. (Nook is its usual slow self, plus you might need to search by title because the release dates were uploaded incorrectly as 2011 instead of 2015. Yes, I’ve already emailed my
The “secret” to making it as a writer.
What is the “secret” to making it as a writer? The sooper-dooper highly classified secret? There is no secret. That’s the secret. All the knowledge is out there. Write, edit, release, repeat. There is no gaming the system, just a
Why do we need the Oxford comma?
If you’re wondering WHY we need the Oxford comma… Last time I checked, Nelson Mandela–even when alive–was not an 800-year-old demigod who collected dildos. (Although that might have been an interesting side note to his biography if he were…)
Still More Ellora’s Cave vs. Dear Author WTFery.
I should have waited to post my last update. Since then, there was a filing that Courtney Milan (as per usual) did a great job of parsing into plain English. http://www.courtneymilan.com/ramblings/2015/02/24/motion-to-quash-gag-orders-notchilled/ Then, there was this article. http://www.vulture.com/2015/02/amazon-tina-engler-erotica.html Um, whut? I
More Ellora’s Cave vs. Dear Author crazy (IT edition).
These were posted over on Deirdre Saoirse Moen’s site: http://deirdre.net/elloras-cave-it-infrastructure-statement/ http://deirdre.net/elloras-cave-double-entry-divas-%e2%80%a2-did-anyone-save-this-video/ First of all, can I just say…whut da fuq? As Deirdre points out, running your own site involves a bit of IT knowledge above and beyond the average Interwebz
The “magic rain room” and creativity.
I get a lot of my ideas in the shower. A. Lot. Sometimes new ideas for stories, sometimes plot snags working themselves out. I have a dive tablet and waterproof notepad for taking notes when this happens. (And thanks to
The latest on the Ellora’s Cave Debacle
A couple of things to update. In the lawsuit of Ellora’s Cave against Dear Author, EC’s motion to remand back to state court was denied (and pretty much every person on the planet not affiliated with EC had figured it
Beyond the Books L.A.B. May 22-24, 2015
(Formerly known as Writers Lab) WOOHOO! May 22-24, and registration is OPEN! http://www.beyondthebookslab.com/ If you’re looking to learn more about BDSM, this is the event to do it!