Leaving Annalise and What kind of Loser? released For more news on Pamela’s new releases and tour, visit http://pamelahutcins.com. Leaving Annalise Released Pamela released Leaving Annalise on July 1, 2013. Leaving Annalise is the second volume in the (award-winning, bestselling, romantic, ghostly, hilarious, and smart) mystery/thriller series, Katie & Annalise, and the follow-up to Saving […]
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Ain’t nothing sexier than technology strategy.
An adapted and unedited chapter from my upcoming SkipJack Publishing book (release date August 15, 2013) What kind of loser indie publishes, and how can I be one too? Ebooks, my friends, are a no-brainer. At the time I wrote Loser, ebooks sales had gobbled up more than 25% of the market for books, books […]
Getting sexy with it.
An adapted and unedited chapter from my upcoming SkipJack Publishing book (release date August 15, 2013) What kind of loser indie publishes, and how can I be one too? Good strategy makes you a soothsayer. It can capture profit when margins are slim. It’s sleek, it’s stylish, it’s sexy. So let’s get sexy together. When […]
Going Indie the Easy Way: Helen Colin, My Dream of Freedom
Do you have a story you’re burning to share, but no idea how to get from “once upon a time” to “buy now?” Helen Colin did. I want to share the experience of SkipJack’s newest author, how she did it, and how you can too. Helen is a 90-year old Holocaust survivor and beacon of […]
Pricing Advice for Indie Authors
One of the hardest choices to make as an indie author is how to price your books, at least it was (and is) for me. Why? Because it is so hard to see whether your pricing strategy is helping or hurting you amongst the many other variables that might be impacting sales. I’ve read tons […]
4 Ways To Use Public Speaking to Promote and Sell Your Indie Books
Many writers are, by nature, creatures that hide from the spotlight. I’m not above hibernating for weeks on end in my sleepy sheep pajamas. Yet those of us who publish need to spread the word about ourselves and books. Sure, we can use social media, but at some point, if you really want to gain […]
It’s No Contest
I don’t keep it much of a secret that I am a big fan of writing contests. As Garrett Morris used to say on Saturday Night Live, “Contests been veddy veddy good to me.” Or something like that, anyway. So the question isn’t whether I’m a contest proponent, but why. Let me explain the whys, […]
10 Tips to Take Your Book To #1 in a Free KDP Select Promo & Beyond
Note: The world of ebook sales has changed some since the events described in this post, below. Most notably, Amazon no longer calculates paid rankings with as much favor to free downloads, so the post free promo-sales bump is less dramatic. However, free promos are still great for generating reviews and readership. For the latest […]
Amazon is a big review-gobbling meanie.
If you’re an indie author — hell, if you’re a traditionally-published author — you know it is damn hard to get people to post reviews on Amazon for your books. I get it. I never posted a review unless asked, until I published my first book. Now I’m a review-posting fool. I post honestly, but […]
To KDP Select or not to KDP Select?
We’ve wrestled of late with the question of whether or not to utilize KDP Select. Not familiar with the program? KDP Select is the Amazon/Kindle exclusive 90-day program wherein authors have the ability to promote their ebooks by making them free on Amazon for up to 5 days within the 90-day period. This allows authors […]