Tag: author

For Sale: an excellent business idea

by T. W. Seller | Feb 14, 2018 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Marketing and Promotion, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Social Networking and Blogging | 0 |

I’m selling a business idea. Literally, it’s up for auction on eBay right now here and...

This was all so much easier when my business was the only thing I had to keep alive…

by T. W. Seller | Mar 2, 2015 | Productivity and Getting Work Done, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Social Networking and Blogging | 0 |

Your life changes so completely after you become a parent it can be difficult to remember there...

Does the timing of your book release really matter all that much?

by T. W. Seller | Feb 27, 2015 | Marketing and Promotion, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 0 |

I very carefully chose a release date for my book and I think that may have been a waste of time. ...

Picollecta’s pathetic little attempt to convince me to write for their site for free backfires spectacularly

by T. W. Seller | Jan 19, 2015 | Misc, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging, Timeless | 0 |

Let me share this email I got recently, with commentary, of course. Hello Hillary, Hey!...

How do you avoid getting too far ahead of your readers when blogging a book?

by T. W. Seller | Jan 5, 2015 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Social Networking and Blogging, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 0 |

The absolute weirdest part about blogging a book is so far? I’m writing this post on...

4TheWords Review: Writers, save your money. 4 The Words is for the birds.

by T. W. Seller | Dec 12, 2014 | Productivity and Getting Work Done, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 5 |

WARNING! The post below is very old (posted in 2014). You can read my full (and far more...

Smashwords’ NaNoWriMo Promotion will promote your work in progress. How is that helpful to authors?

by T. W. Seller | Oct 22, 2014 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

The publishing platform, Smashwords, is having a promotion in honor of National Novel Writing...

Copyscape Irony Alert! “Please don’t steal our stolen content”

by T. W. Seller | May 12, 2014 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Misc, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

Before we leave this topic, I have to talk one more time about the site offering the free download...

Just because it’s easy to self-publish everything you’ve ever written doesn’t mean you should

by T. W. Seller | Jul 8, 2013 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

You’ll hear this just about everywhere these days: Self-publishing is easy! Your book will...

Some musings on 12/12/12: Even if I’m gone by the next repeat date, my copyright likely won’t be

by T. W. Seller | Dec 12, 2012 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

I’d bet you good money that 12/12/12 will be trending all day today on social media and, as...

Fifty Shades of Grey: Let’s talk about the S&M elephant in the room…

by T. W. Seller | Jul 3, 2012 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 1 |

I want to talk about Fifty Shades of Grey, the originally self-published romance novel that...

In which Amazon’s KDP accuses me of plagiarizing… myself.

by T. W. Seller | Jun 1, 2012 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

If you aren’t up on your eBook news, you may not have heard of this scam that’s been...

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