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Even The Mighty Smaug Had A Weak Underbelly

On May 18, 2013, in Advertising, Bad Analogies, Book Reviews, Books on Writing, Indie Ad Sites, Indie Authors, Marketing, Personal Experience, Poor Writing, Rant, Reviewers, Soap Box, The Hobbit, The Market, by rsguthrie

My magnum opus received a rejection today, not for publication, but rather, that it was not qualified for a review by any “reviewers” on the website “The New Podler Review of Books: Small Press and self-published books worth reading”. Now I don’t remember ever submitting a review request to this site, although it’s possible. I […]

Call T.O.D. On KDP Select And Smash The Words.

On April 19, 2013, in eBook Distribution, eBook Formatting, Editing, KDP Select, Marketing, Opinion, Proofreading, Smashwords, The Market, by rsguthrie

When I first began this digital publishing journey in 2011, I used Smashwords founder Mark Coker’s Smashwords Style Guide (which is free, BTW) as my bible to format an eBook, even though I was mostly planning on selling books on Amazon. At the time, Amazon had a true lion’s share of the market (something like […]

Peaks and Valleys = A Lot Of Humping (Not The Good Kind)

On January 27, 2013, in Encouragement for Indies, Marketing, The Market, by rsguthrie

The infamous (and despised) THEY say you need to take the highs with the lows. (I wonder if THEY had to actually go to night school to figure that one out?) Here’s what no one ever tells you about what I prefer thinking off as the Peaks and Valleys: Anyone who has ever summitted a […]

There’s Branding, Then There’s BRANDING

On September 12, 2012, in Book Covers, Branding, Marketing, The Market, by rsguthrie

The day I married my wife, she put her brand on me. No, it wasn’t anything in the BDSM realm (I don’t even know if I got that acronym correct). The brand she put was on my heart and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Today is my birthday and we are finally […]

Gunfight at the 99 Cent Corral

On August 8, 2012, in eBook Pricing, Giveaways, Indie Authors, Indie Reader, KDP Select, Marketing, Opinion, The Market, by rsguthrie

I have a Free Kindle Nation Short (FKNS) ad running today. It’s basically a one-day email blast to 20,000+ subscribers and includes six chapters of my new book as a sampling. Now mind you, every person who’s read this book has raved about it. I am my own worst critic and I am telling you […]

Starbucks Coffee And The Imprisoning Effect Of Twitter (And Other Social Media)

On July 29, 2012, in eBook Pricing, Future Ideas, Indie Authors, Marketing, The Market, Twitter, by rsguthrie

I had one idea for a blog that became two, that are somewhat related (Indies trying to succeed in a cruel, isolated world and the pricing challenge faced by all). So I mashed them together here. I hope it turns out better than that potato recipe I tried last year. Bad. So very, very bad. […]

Idol for Authors, Part Deux

On July 27, 2012, in Celebrities, Contests, DAUGHTRY, Encouragement for Indies, Fame and Fortune, Famous Writers, Future Ideas, Idol for Authors, Indie Authors, JAMES ELLROY, New Books, Opinion, OPRAH, The Market, by rsguthrie

I was replying to comments on the original “American Idol for Authors” post and the creative juices (and pitch man) in me started into overdrive. I noticed the other day a Tweep retweeted the blog post to Oprah—now I am not a loon and I have no expectation that she read the blog (or tweet, […]

For Whom The Blog Tolls

On July 20, 2012, in Blogging, eBook Pricing, Indie Authors, Indie Reader, Opinion, Personal Experience, Reviewers, STEPHEN KING, The Market, by rsguthrie

I received a thought-provoking email from a reader this morning that immediately spurred my next blog post, its thoroughness and the points it pondered being: A) Completely relevant to my (and any other author/writer’s) blog and B) Timely, as I had been considering my blog, the fact that I really would like to blog about […]

Learning The Ropes Without Getting Beaten To Death On Them

On July 19, 2012, in Book Release, eBook Pricing, Indie Authors, KDP Select, Marketing, New Books, The Market, by rsguthrie

My “big” ad is running now. I signed up for it last March or so, figuring I could squirrel away a bit here and a bundle there until, by the time I actually had to pay for it, I’d have the funds. I’m not going to say what it cost, one because I am keeping […]

Feeling Like I Should Be More Like Kerouac

On July 18, 2012, in Book Release, Indie Authors, Marketing, The Market, by rsguthrie

So I’ve had a few people tell me they’re glad I’m blogging more lately, but how are you feeling about it? I’m thinking if I’m going to blog more, I should shorten up my blogs. I tend to put together some pretty long blogs and I’m wondering if there’s some rule in Blogging 101 (which […]

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Even The Mighty Smaug Had A Weak Underbelly

Call T.O.D. On KDP Select And Smash The Words.

Peaks and Valleys = A Lot Of Humping (Not The Good Kind)

There’s Branding, Then There’s BRANDING

Gunfight at the 99 Cent Corral

Starbucks Coffee And The Imprisoning Effect Of Twitter (And Other Social Media)

Idol for Authors, Part Deux

For Whom The Blog Tolls

Learning The Ropes Without Getting Beaten To Death On Them

Feeling Like I Should Be More Like Kerouac

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