Month: January 2013

• All Jokes Aside

  Seems I really have made myself quite sick somehow. So I’m in bed with my laptop and a bunch of fluids. Good news is my vacation gets to be extended and I might get to read some new books while I’m off. Bad news is I feel absolutely horrid, don’t know if I’m coming or…

  Y. K. Greene

  January 31, 2013

  Goals, Living the Writing Life, Progress

  Delays, random

• The Not Vacation

  Another book launch under my belt, another year old, new banner for the site, ‘nother new banner for the site, new signature, lots of promotion, new cold and another dip into the top #100 Free Kindle Titles for all of three days to show for it.

  Y. K. Greene

  January 29, 2013

  Goals, Living the Writing Life, Progress

  99 cent ebooks, blather, cheap ebooks, ebook, Four Horsemen, In The Absence of Famine, indie author, The Uncertainty of Death, writing

• Of New Ebooks And Free Ebooks

  Well folks, it’s finally that special day! The day when I get a year older (hiss! boo!) the day I release a new book and the day I give away hundreds of copies.

  Y. K. Greene

  January 24, 2013

  Books, Giveaway

  99 cent ebooks, cheap ebooks, ebook, Four Horsemen, free, Giveaway, In The Absence of Famine, indie author, The Uncertainty of Death

• Extended Free Ebook Giveaway

  I am in the middle of fighting off the usual round of crippling sickness so I can push the final edits of “In the Absence of Famine” through for the book launch on the 24th. Which means, few and spotty blog posts, as well as, FREE ebook giveaways.

  Y. K. Greene

  January 22, 2013

  Books, Giveaway, Goals, Living the Writing Life

  99 cent ebooks, book covers, cheap ebooks, Giveaway, In The Absence of Famine, indie author, The Uncertainty of Death, update

• Win A FREE Ebook!

  Today’s an extra special day. I’ve reset my body clock be completely backwards! I could have posted this blog live at 8 a.m. instead of using the schedule function but that would be the actions of woman still within shouting distance of sanity. Also – the “In The Absence of Famine” book cover is done!

  Y. K. Greene

  January 15, 2013

  Books, Ebook Reviews, Giveaway, Goals, Progress

  99 cent ebooks, Book Reviews, cheap ebooks, ebook review, facebook, free ebooks, Giveaway, In The Absence of Famine, twitter

• When To Pay, When Not To Pay: Freeware Editing Software

  In the last edition of When to Pay, When Not to, I went over some editing software and put it solidly in the “not worth it” column. I know, it’s still pretty tempting though isn’t it? Well to help save a few more bucks, I’ve compiled a list of free – and vital – programs…

  Y. K. Greene

  January 8, 2013

  Backend, Living the Writing Life, When Not To Pay, When To Pay When Not To Pay

  Abi Words, contractor, copy writer, freeware, Freeware image editing software, Gimp, Google Docs, google keywords, indie author, keywords, Open Office, Paint.net, software, traffic travis

• To Deadline Or Not To Deadline

  Every year as I scramble, desperately trying to pull a book together in time to release on my birthday, as the time grows shorter and shorter and I find myself having to drop this marketing scheme or that cover design because there simply isn’t time for it all; every, single, year – I wonder if…

  Y. K. Greene

  January 1, 2013

  Books, Goals, Living the Writing Life

  book release, deadline, In The Absence of Famine, on deadline