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A few months ago, I decided to try Amazon Ads. I’d heard a lot of hype. I’d also since fall of 2016 experienced a drop in sales. I’ve been doing this a while now, and this drop was one of the big ones that signals Amazon has been tweaking things and not in a way … [Read more…]
Author newsletters… a pain, right? You have to build the list, you have to house the list, you have to design newsletters, come up with content and then send your author newsletter. So much work… and so much techy type crap. Ugh. No, double ugh. But, yes, you really should have one and here’s why… You … [Read more…]
* Will the e-reader make a comeback? I didn’t know it was gone… * This looks like fun — NYC from a dog’s POV. * The real person behind the pen name. * People buying books, reading them, then returning them for a full refund. I don’t know. Seems like theft to me. * Books … [Read more…]
* Proofing and editing tools. Always useful. * The secret history of the girl detective. Interesting. * Pretty cool. Book jewelry. * A look at some of the best-sellers — romance authors — and the bull they put up with. * A glimpse behind the scenes of male cover models * Sci Fi books that … [Read more…]
I have been called out of town for most of March, helping family members. I hope to get back in the swing of things in April — * The greatest romance in sci-fi. A good list. * A fascinating time-sink. A way to see the locations in literature. * Some useful insults! * I like … [Read more…]