Writing, By the Numbers
I’ve always been (This won’t be surprising to those that know me) been an advocate of transparency. I realized in looking at the numbers this morning, I haven’t shared any numbers with Y’all around my writing. Probably not that interesting to most, but this is my blog, so… So, here goes, the Numbers. The numbers that go with this, as an example, for December are: Select (blue, Kindle Unlimited) $44.42, Royalties (red): $99.74, and Print (gray): $2.70 You can see that November was my best month. I think December would have been better, had I not spent a week and change not in KDP Select dipping my toes in the publishing wide waters. Someday, yes. Right now, no. It’s taken (More on that here) a while to get some upward trajectory…
The Importance of Net Neutrality
While we all know how valuable and important the internet is, those of us born in the late seventies, early eighties. I feel have a special appreciation for it. Why? Because growing up, one year we were in a library photocopying encyclopedias, and the next we were accessing the first websites, finding information online. One summer we were sending postcards and letters to friends back home during summer vacation, the next we were emailing. Etc. We literally watched the internet be born, watched it change how we live our lives. No one in Congress is this generation (that I know of). Not that it’d matter, I’m sure they’d still sell it out for a fat Comcast Check. Certainly, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is cashing his Comcast check(s) Why is…
Trying New Things Can Hurt Sometimes
So, around Thanksgiving ‘Space Rogues‘ was ending it’s 90 day run on KDP Select. I was hemming and hawing whether I should just re-up or take a break. As it happened there was a bookfunnel.com giveaway set up for Sci-Fi books that started 2 days after my KDP enrollment ended. Since I’m still hovering below 10 reviews (Have you read ‘Space Rogues’ and not left a review?) I decided to join the giveaway. Why not? Famous last words, right? It’s hard to draw any actual conclusions, from this stuff, but here are some numbers. Giveaway wise, I feel like it was a success. 371 total downloads seems good. Hopefully, 5-10% of them will leave a review, which is all I can hope for since my bookfunnel account doesn’t capture…
Check it out! Grab some great free ebooks!
Giveaway Alert! Hey hey! I’m taking part in a group giveaway! Check it out! You can get 15 (well 14, since I assume you have ‘Space Rogues‘ already!) free ebooks! This is a limited time offer, so go get them now! The giveaway ends Dec. 3rd It’s easy: Grab ’em! Read ’em! Review ’em! (This is the biggest part, make sure you do this part!) That’s it! Enjoy a great collection of free books for your holiday season!