This is big news for indie authors: Smashwords is now supporting the direct uploading of EPUB-formatted books for sale through its e-retail network.According to the Smashwords Official Blog, the new Smashwords Direct “allows our authors and publishers to upload their own professionally formatted EPUB files for sale at the Smashwords store, and for distribution to […]
Merry Christmas, readers! Best of the season to you all. And happy Kwanzaa, best of the Zarathosht Diso, as well as belated happy Yule, Bodhi Day and Hannukah. Those who’ve ready this blog know my inclusive attitude toward holiday greetings: we should all celebrate all of them. (More holidays, more food, more festivities — […]
Bruce Blake is having a significant impact on the independent author scene. In addition to writing some innovative fantasy and horror novels, he has founded the Guild of Dreams fantasy writers’ collective, which has a Facebook group page as well as a blog, where members take turns posting very interesting ideas, opinions, interviews, excerpts and […]
Are you ready for Danger? Today is the launch of Danger Peligros, the new collection of true adventure tales by the No Map Nomads, Autumn Birt and Adam Paul. Whether by boot, by (motor)bike, by boat, or by whatever it takes, Raven and Weifarer will take you along to experience trips from sublime to nearly […]
Image: Wikipedia Commons Today’s Six Sunday Sample is another from my National Novel Writing Month work-in-progress, One Shade of Red, a parody of (you guessed it!) Fifty Shades of Grey. This excerpt comes from what’s shaping up to be Chapter 7: The Dinner Date. It takes place in a high-end restaurant in downtown Toronto. The […]
November 20 and 21 only: You can download four fantastic Guild of Dreams fantasy books for FREE! THE BONES OF THE EARTH By Scott Bury The Dark Age, eastern Europe: the earth has decided to rid itself of humanity with earthquakes, volcanoes and new plagues. Civilizations, even the mighty Roman Empire, crumble under the pressure […]
Stop with the phoney, cheesy Christmas music, already! It’s barely November, not even Remembrance Day/Memorial Day yet, and already the stores are playing awful, tinny “XMas” tunes in an effort to make me buy junk. I can understand that retailers are trying to encourage people to buy early. From what I understand, the average retailer […]