by Ironspike | Apr 10, 2013 | General, News
A few months ago in a conversation with a friend, he mentioned that he hadn’t read my book because it wasn’t an Audiobook. This was all in jest. At first thought, I blew it off. My book on Amazon has slowed to a crawl in sales. I was spending a lot of time formatting...
by Ironspike | Mar 25, 2013 | General, News
Status Check… Five months ago, I self-published my very first book of short stories. This article is aimed at those of you who are on the road to publishing your first piece of work. This is from my experience and viewpoint alone. This self-publishing thing is hard...
by Ironspike | Mar 5, 2013 | General, News
What people don’t understand, that as an author, you open your self to the world. You show them something you created from start to finish. Honestly, from my experience, it’s scary. I’ve always been a very private person and letting the whole world know some of the...
by Ironspike | Feb 9, 2013 | News
I’ve had a busy few months! Finally had a time to breathe. Here’s a shotgun status update: November I released my book and spent time trying to promote it. I a work full-time job about 15 miles from home. Due to building lease issues, our company allowed us to...
by admin | Jan 8, 2013 | General, News
My first experience using the KDP selects process. Like all other indie authors – I thought about marketing AFTER I had already published my book. A simple Google search will reveal numerous avenues that an indie author could use to pimp out their book. The number one...