Category: Marketing

• Fly Commentors – FLY

  I much like all Independent Artists, am really attached to the issue of net neutrality. Simply because I don’t have the budget to match companies like Netflix dollar for dollar so that I can access the same user base at equal speeds. So when I saw this video on youtube of course I had to…

  Y. K. Greene

  June 3, 2014

  Backend, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Writing

  FCC, Fight, Net Neutrality

• Amazon, Hachette and Smashwords

  So – I’m re-reconsidering Smashwords, for several reasons. First and foremost, though the meat grinder is still their prefered method of upload for new titles and though it still sucks mightly, there is now the option to upload checked epub files instead. I’ve yet to figure out how to create an epub that they’ll accept…

  Y. K. Greene

  May 29, 2014

  Books, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Telling the tale

  Amazon, backend bs, basics, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, Formatting, Hatchette, indie author, Smashwords

• When To Pay, When NOT To Pay: Book Baby Update

  I’ve previously mentioned BookBaby here in the “you’d have to be crazy to pay these prices for this ‘service’ which you could do just as well yourself for free,” column of my When To Pay, When NOT to Pay series. Things have changed though so I suppose it’s worth a quick update. The primary sticking…

  Y. K. Greene

  January 23, 2014

  Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Writing

  backend bs, BookBaby, ebook, Formatting, indie author, When Not To Pay

• Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

  It’s almost that time of year again. Somewhere between when I’ve finished writing my latest novel and before I stop fretting over it like a fussy hen and start writing my next novel. Into this no-mans land falls several events, MLK day, my birthday, Valentine’s Day, Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. In something like 26 days,…

  Y. K. Greene

  January 21, 2014

  Books, Living the Writing Life, Marketing

  Ash of Ambitions, blah blah, blather, Book Reviews, indie author, random, Revision, writing

• Start The New Year Off With A New Book

  It’s New Year’s Eve and many people around the world are going to be dressing up to head out and party through midnight. However if you’re like me then the only thing on your mind is what quiet little corner you’re going to take refuge in and what awesome new book you’re going to spend…

  Y. K. Greene

  December 31, 2013

  Books, Eldritch Elysium, Marketing, Toxic Ash

  ebook, Eldritch Elysium, indie author, Toxic Ash

• While You Were Sleeping…

  If you signed up for email alerts you already know this but for the rest of you, I went ahead and released “Toxic Ash,” updated the blog, Facebook and all the relevant hoodads – and then just because I wasn’t feeling like enough of an over achiever I went ahead and made this:

  Y. K. Greene

  December 17, 2013

  Ash of Ambitions, Books, Eldritch Elysium, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Progress, Toxic Ash

  Ash of Ambitions, book covers, ebook, Eldritch Elysium, indie author, Toxic Ash, update, writing

• “Toxic Ash” Is Finally FINISHED

  I am finally done with the draft on “Toxic Ash.” Now it’s time for – everything else. Right now it feels like writing the thing was the easy part and that was damned hard. I haven’t sent out an email blast yet, since the publication date isn’t settled – lots of edits need to happen…

  Y. K. Greene

  September 17, 2013

  Backend, Books, Eldritch Elysium, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Progress, Toxic Ash

  Ash of Ambitions, book covers, ebook, Editing, Eldritch Elysium, Revision, Toxic Ash

• The “Making of” a book cover

  It’s been a while. I’ve been busy swimming through the depression (I refuse to call a block) that comes with realizing what I thought was the last chapter needs to be deleted entirely and as many as three more added to my novel before I can safely call it done. I want “Toxic Ash” to…

  Y. K. Greene

  August 8, 2013

  Backend, Books, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Progress, Toxic Ash

  book covers, Delays, ebook, Eldritch Elysium, Toxic Ash, writing tips

• Woosh! Updates!

  

  Was anyone else startled at the new WordPress Dashboard? Just me? Oh… Ok, then… Glorious news everybody! Not only is one of my all time favorite shows about to make a comeback for it’s final season (yay Futurama) but I’ve finally finished my book cover and I’m ready for the big reveal…

  Y. K. Greene

  June 18, 2013

  Backend, Books, Eldritch Elysium, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Progress, Toxic Ash, Writing

• In the Warehouse

  I was bored, or something, and decided to make a bunch of ‘quick’ images from various scenes in the Eldritch Elysium series. Here’s the first:

  Y. K. Greene

  March 30, 2013

  Eldritch Elysium, Marketing, Telling the tale

  Ash, Ash of Ambitions, blather, Eldritch Elysium, indie author, musings, Rin Tyler, writing