SleuthSayers: KDP Paperback Change in Pricing

SleuthSayers: KDP Paperback Change in Pricing: Prior to June 20th of this year, Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing stated that due to inflation. it would be increasing its pricing on p...

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Joys of Talking Writer to Writer

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Joys of Talking Writer to Writer: by Janis Patterson Last week I got a kind of vacation - The Husband and I drove up to a secluded Arkansas hideaway where we had been invited...

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Poor Abused Apostrophe and the Confusion It Causes by Janis Patterson

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Poor Abused Apostrophe and the Confusion It Ca...: by Janis Patterson I will admit it, I am a stickler for the correct usage of the English language, which means that these days my grammatica...

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Wages of Sloth by Janis Patterson

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Wages of Sloth: by Janis Patterson I’ll admit I’ve never been much of a go-getter. There are so many more attractive things to do than work; I’d rather do w...

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Should You Self Publish? Or Not? by Janis Patterson

MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Should You Self Publish? Or Not?:  by Janis Patterson While browsing on Facebook this morning (instead of working on my current novel, my bad!) I found a post askin...

Do Some Damage: Getting Dumped aka Kicked to the Curb aka Hung out...

Do Some Damage: Getting Dumped aka Kicked to the Curb aka Hung out...: You’ll find someone else. He was an ass. You deserve better. It wasn’t meant to be. I never liked him anyway. Since...

ALLI: Watchdog Alert: Dog Ear Publishing

ALLI: Watchdog Alert: Dog Ear Publishing

One Bite at a Time: The Amazon Conundrum

One Bite at a Time: The Amazon Conundrum: It is fashionable for writers to bash Amazon as the destroyer of all things good and noble, especially independent bookstores. The title o...

ClassicAndCozy: Notes from a Sitting Duck by Janis Susan May/Janis Patterson

ClassicAndCozy: Notes from a Sitting Duck: by Janis Susan May/Janis Patterson They're out there, in droves, just waiting for us. No, I'm not getting paranoid - any ...

Smashwords: 2019 Book Industry Predictions: The Butterflies Wi...

Smashwords: 2019 Book Industry Predictions: The Butterflies Wi...: Welcome to my annual publishing predictions. I’ll start by sharing some thoughts on the state of the indie nation and then I’ll jump int...

The Book Designer: What’s Going On With CreateSpace and KDP Print?

The Book Designer: What’s Going On With CreateSpace and KDP Print?

Kristine Kathryn Rusch-- Business Musings: Writers And The Hamster Wheel Of Doom

Kristine Kathryn Rusch-- Business Musings: Writers And The Hamster Wheel Of Doom

Forbes: Publishing Industry Scams Are Evolving For The Self-Publishing Age

Forbes: Publishing Industry Scams Are Evolving For The Self-Publishing Age

Ladies of Mystery: Some Thoughts on Writing and Publishing by Janis Patterson

Ladies of Mystery: Some Thoughts on Writing and Publishing by Janis Patterson

David Gaughran: Giving A Voice To Indies

David Gaughran: Giving A Voice To Indies

This Writer's Life: Guest Blogger Caroline Clemmons-Writing A Series

This Writer's Life: Guest Blogger Caroline Clemmons-Writing A Series

Business Musings: The Year in Review (Overview) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Business Musings: The Year in Review (Overview) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Amazon targets authors and marketers for alleged abuse of Kindle Direct Publishing system

Amazon targets authors and marketers for alleged abuse of Kindle Direct Publishing system

Writer Beware: Solicitation (and Plagiarism) Alert: Legaia Books / Paperclips Magazine

Writer Beware: Solicitation (and Plagiarism) Alert: Legaia Books / Paperclips Magazine

Not Your Usual Suspects: Publicity – Boon, Bane or Just Dratted Distraction? by Janis Patterson

Not Your Usual Suspects: Publicity – Boon, Bane or Just Dratted Distraction...: by Janis Patterson Whether you self-publish or go with a traditional publisher, the burden of publicity falls on you. Yes, even with a...