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Is 70% Royalty Really 70%?

I just found this article about the Amazon 70% royalty rate.  It includes a delivery fee, so you don’t really get 70%. http://empty-grave.com/2012/03/how-does-amazons-kdp-70-royalty-delivery-cost-delivery-fee-work/ Here’s some math from the article: If you upload your 30MB $6.99 eBook file, and are on … Continue reading

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Origins: Ninja Never Wins

I made some crazy ideas back in college.  Mutant Wrestling Federation with some friends.  A Mega Man role-playing game that never got played.  Yet, there is one that I keep wondering if I should go back to. Ninja Never Wins … Continue reading

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Questions of Copyrights & Characters

So, my first 3 books are copywritten.  I did this when I thought everything, but the technique was done.  Yet, I realize that a character in one of my unpublished books has a name that I’m no longer into.  She … Continue reading

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Cover Reveal: Intimate Strangers (Captive Hearts #2)

Blurb:   With evil lurking on every corner, can two veritable strangers survive on love alone? Chelsea Reid shares one sinful night with a delicious stranger and she winds up pregnant. Disowned by her parents and forced to leave university, … Continue reading

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Poetry Prompt: God for a Day

We Drink Because We’re Poets Poetry Prompt. A god for a day Having power in my hands Only for a day I’d let the world stay While I live a life I want Adventure and fun Visit Angkor Watt Machu … Continue reading

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Is it Progress or Frustration?

The idea hits you like a lightning bolt.  It’s a simple plan, but the sense of something epic behind the first idea is there.  You just need to nurture it and help it bloom into a story that you can’t … Continue reading

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Origins: The Slumber War

Darwin Slepsnor is an anomaly among my heroes.  I can never put my finger on why Darwin stands out so much.  Is it because he’s a lovable halfling instead of a seasoned warrior?  Is it because he’s my first spell-casting … Continue reading

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Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale: An Introductory Poem

It has been mentioned that the book might work better with an introduction.  Originally, it was the trip to Blatherhorn Vale, but that no longer works now that the poems are coming from a journal.  So, I’m thinking of an … Continue reading

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Back to the Land of the Semi-Standing

A big thank you to everyone who helped with the Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale tweet blast and an extra thank you to Ionia for setting it up.  I really appreciate it.  Beginning of a Hero got a decent sales boost … Continue reading

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Guest Blog: Do’s and Dont’s of Indie Authoring by Ionia Martin

This week’s guest blog is brought to us by the delightful, funny, and hard-working Ionia Martin of Readful Things.  She also is the mastermind behind The Community Storyboard where writers and readers from all walks of life can gather for … Continue reading

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