Almost there…
My time has been completely taken up with house and family obligations for most of this year, but we’re finishing up the final projects now, and by the end of the month I will be free to return to writing … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Meta
More data from Kevin McLaughlin
Kevin has new graphs out, this time using the Top 100 bestseller data, and this time he expanded his work to both the science fiction and fantasy genres. It’s very interesting stuff and he makes great points about pricing potential, … Continue reading →
Self-published books dominate Amazon Top 200 SciFi ebooks
I found this study via a Tweet by David Gaughran. In the post, Kevin McLaughlin presents some data he pulled together from the Feb. 26, 2012 list of Top 200 ebooks on Amazon, in the Science Fiction genre. He carefully … Continue reading →
2011 Results
Last year I took my first steps into self-publishing, uploading one short story and then adding two re-vamped public domain farm and garden books. Though I felt the expected rush of joy when I made my story available to the … Continue reading →
Clary Books Facebook Page
I’ve started up a Facebook page for news from the CB site. It’s a new page without much content, but I’ll build it up over time. If you happen to see this note, and you have a Facebook account, would … Continue reading →
Phew!
Okay, the links are live, and everything on the site is updated. On to the next project. I’m currently trying to find a stack of old fiction manuscripts that I want to review. I think there’s at least one story … Continue reading →
Penguin’s Book Country Publishing “Service”
Short interruption of my work time for a public service announcement. Penguin, a large and well-regarded publishing house, has announced that their subsidiary, Book Country, will offer publishing services. The prices are extremely high, ranging from $99 to $549 depending … Continue reading →
Still alive!
I was busy with a work contract last week, so I am a bit behind on the publishing side. I have a list of tasks for the weeks ahead though. First up is finishing the final proof of Cassell’s Popular … Continue reading →
Checking in again
Hello everyone. We’re back from our visit to Washington, D.C. Had a great time and so did the parents, we think, but also came home very sore and tired. Spent the weekend resting. Today I’m back at work on Volume … Continue reading →
Checking in
My current writing and publishing projects have been keeping me very busy, so I’ve neglected this blog. I’m at my desk working every day, though. My revision of Cassell’s Popular Gardening (Vol. 1) is going very well. It’s a lovely … Continue reading →