So, Camp NaNoWriMo is over, and to no one’s surprise I didn’t hit 50,000 words. I have never yet hit 50,000 words in a month, though I haven’t given up trying. I did get a good bit of work done on a new book, and learned more about writing as I do every time I write. So that’s all good and I will continue. <\/p>\n
I’ve also started on a new PD book, the first volume of the 1884 classic, Cassell’s Popular Gardening<\/i>. Scans of the original are available online for free<\/a>, but as with 200 Eggs<\/i>, the Clary Books edition will be completely reformatted with additions and re-touched graphics. I’ll start with an ebook format and may create a print edition if that can be done economically. Anyway, I’m enjoying myself with Cassell’s, which is a lovely book.<\/p>\n August sales were virtually nil, so there’s nothing to report on that front. I will continue to work on getting more books out for sale, keeping in mind that I’m a slow writer. In the meantime, I have a few links for you.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Another author, Cate Rowan, shares her first year of sales<\/a> as a self-published author. Her numbers are very encouraging.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 I think you’ll enjoy this list of 25 Things to Know About Self-Publishing<\/a>. Chuck Wendig has a very entertaining style of writing, and a balanced view of the rewards and challenges of self-publishing. <\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Passive Guy has a blog post up about an author’s lawsuit against a publisher charging restraint of trade<\/a> due to a nasty non-compete clause in a publishing contract. Read and learn. We all need to understand contracts and the pitfalls therein.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 And here’s something I am a bit ambivalent about. Amazon’s @author<\/i> program lets readers contact authors while reading their book<\/a>. I’ll have to take a deep breath and think about this one. My Twitter feed<\/a> is full of politics and bits of rants. I’m not sure many readers would want to get involved with that! Contact via Author Central makes sense to me though. Pondering…<\/p>\n And that’s it for today. I’m off to get some work done. Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"