News: Malice Anthology & Book Sale

April 4, 2023 Leave a Comment

I've got some exciting news for you! My short story, "The Fall of the Tech Titan," will be in the upcoming Malice Domestic Anthology. This is such an honor! More details here: https://www.malicedomestic.org/anthologies.html Also, Book 1 in my Sassy Cat series is on sale for a limited time. Get an e-copy for yourself, your friends, or your family for only … [Read more...]

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KDP Select Free (or 5000 copies)

June 8, 2015 8 Comments

"Consider gain and loss, but never be greedy and everything will be all right." It's been an amazing journey self-publishing my Winston Wong cozy mystery. A truism of self-publishing is that e-books sell better than print copies. With that being said, let's delve into digital sales... KDP Select: Yes or No? Being a part of KDP Select means that you will sell your e-books only through them for a select period of time (90 days at a time, with an option for renewal after). The pros are: 1) … [Read more...]

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The Publishing Puzzle

November 13, 2012 6 Comments

Yattauh Mouhseui: cannot understand; puzzled, lost (lit. head in the fog) A poet named Hoh Daahm Yuh wrote this couplet:"Which is the highest of the cloudy mountains that surround me?I lost my way in the heavy fog."From then on, yattauh mouhseui became a common expression.Taipei 101 in the mist.I feel like I'm yattauh mouhseui whenever I examine the publishing puzzle.  Three options exist: traditional publishing, small press, and self-publishing.  (Look here for a great explanation from an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cantonese, Chinese saying, David Samuel Levinson, ebook, Hannah Dennison, James Scott Bell, Kaya Press, literary agent, Publishing, self publishing, small press, Taipei 101
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