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Book News, Everyone!

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

A few things of note going on with my books. Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower broke 2,000 sales.  It’s no longer a new release, so we’ll see what happens next. Legends of Windemere: Beginning of  Hero will be … Continue reading →

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Update on Progress

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I don’t think I’ve done this all week and Ionia lampooning me doesn’t count.  It counts for comedy and amusement, but not for an update.  I’ll make this quick: Broke 1,500 with Prodigy of Rainbow Tower and Beginning of a … Continue reading →

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Morning Lists before I Run

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I was going to do some comedy here, but I woke up later than expected.  For now, I’m going to share my joy. Prodigy of Rainbow Tower has sold over 900 copies and it boosted Beginning of a Hero to … Continue reading →

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Scrapbooking Question

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Scrapbook Muse just opened an Etsy store and it has me thinking of a question.  Since she is a rarity on the internet and usually only checks e-mail, I figure I should ask this on her behalf. I’ve seen two … Continue reading →

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Am I in the Wrong Country?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

First, I have no idea how the Amazon list rankings work.  Bestiary hasn’t sold more than 10 copies overall and it’s 62 in its category.  This makes the confusion of Beginning of a Hero even worse: Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,579 Paid … Continue reading →

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Another Dread Price Post

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m sure people are tired of me bringing this up every few weeks, so I’m resigned to the fact that this post might incur some groans and ignores. For about half a month, I had my book at $2.99 because … Continue reading →

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Success is in the Eye of the Beholder

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’ve gotten into a few ‘debates’ with people on this side of the computer.  This ‘debate’ is about what constitutes success for a self-published author.  Back in the day, you were successful when you got a contract and got … Continue reading →

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Sales Progress Report

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, as part of my experiments, I figured I should make a post-holiday report.  Though, this really wasn’t the best holiday to make a sale for.  That’s besides the point here. Only 4 copies of Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale have … Continue reading →

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Advertising Thoughts

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s been 24+ hours since I attempted two advertising paths.  This is just a preliminary opinion, but I’m going to toss it out there: Wattpad is not giving me a boost like I had expected.  I set it up Sunday … Continue reading →

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Good to Be Back

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Woke up to this on Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero‘s Amazon site: #98 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Fantasy > Epic I’m back on a list.  🙂  I’m also 7 away from 3,000 … Continue reading →

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