Here’s a playlist of all the book trailers I’ve created, whether it’s for fan fiction, indie or traditional publishing, original or machinima videos. This list will also be posted on my About page.
Read More My Book Trailers PlaylistShort Horrors for Occult Fans by Sarah Buhrman Blurb Three thrilling tales to bring you shivers… and nightmares. A chemical spill may have effected the residents of a small town when their dreams become reality. A pair of mirrors turns a late night at a museum into a bloodbath. A night security guard teaches a […]
Read More My Friend’s Book Release: Short Horrors for Occult FansThis post takes a deep dive into how Amazon’s search engine works. We’ll touch on information-theory concepts, and aim to use as little technical jargon as possible. If it’s all a bit much, skip to the end to read the summary of takeaways to help you choose and optimize keywords for your book. Note: ‘keyword’ […]
Read More How Amazon Search Really WorksKAMERON HURLEY’S SCIENCE fiction novel The Stars Are Legion almost never saw the inside of a book store. She came up with the idea in 2012, but she and her agent didn’t think anyone would buy it. A “big gory political space opera” wasn’t something flying off the shelves at the time. But two years […]
Read More Space Opera Fiction is Back & Better Than Ever!Check it out! Showdown was featured as one of the New Releases on the fantastic GoIndieNow! vlog! Lots of other great stuff featured as well; I was pleased to participate in Andy Peloquin’s takeover for the release of Gateway to the Past just this past weekend. The new releases for books start at about 22:30 in […]
Read More Go Indie Now! New ReleasesAmazon is the most powerful online retailer in the world. Although books are just part of their business model, they dominant the literary sector. Around 70% of e-book sales in the United States happen on Amazon.com. Every title in the store has a “Best Sellers Rank” (also called Sales Rank) reflecting how well it’s selling relative to the […]
Read More An Experiment in Amazon Sales RankI was on the Pagan Musings Podcast last night to talk about my new book, publishing, and how socialization isn’t the devil. If you want to listen, the link is here. They also played a couple of my songs, and provided handy links where you can find all the projects, articles, and websites we talked […]
Read More Pagan Musings Podcast and Indie Authors CareOriginally posted on The Toy Soldier Saga:
Hello, Toy Soldier fans! Things are stirring in the ashes of the Toy Soldier Saga, which you may have noticed I have not done much with for the past couple of years. This was due to frustration at constantly being derailed at every turn. But I think I…
How to Read Like A Published Writer Written by Caitlin Jans | February 27, 2017 I was a reader long before I was a writer. As a child I fell in love with books like The Balloon Tree, A Wrinkle in Time and Ramona Quimby, Age 8. That love of books has never left me. […]
Read More Read Like a WriterThe following is an excerpt from my newly-released novelette “Showdown”. Graeme has just seen a person killed for the first time: Before he knew he was going to speak, he heard himself say, “I reckon that’s far enough.” Some small part of him wondered at how calm and flat his own voice sounded in his […]
Read More To Celebrate My Release Day . . . An Excerpt
