(Excerpt from The Indie Journey: Secrets to Writing Success by Scott Nicholson) There’s a common belief among writers that the route through New York and then to America’s bookshelves is the best way to build an audience. Certainly, there are plenty of advantages to letting someone else worry about all that paperwork, especially when they are…[Read more]

Even though it’s an idea in infancy, writers and readers are already appalled at the prospect of ads in books, but it is as inevitable as rain. As soon as the dream of making riches as a writer fades from public consciousness (and Stephen King quits featuring bestselling writers as characters), then only a peculiar, suspect [...]

By Scott Nicholson Dean Koontz has made the observation that novels are like annuities, earning income for writers over a lifetime. Well, that’s true for Koontz and a handful of writers who manage to keep books in print and on the shelves. Given the constraints of shelf space, the product pipeline that requires a 30-day flushing [...]

Some people fear the new era of indie publishing will lead to a tide of bad books, with readers swamped by millions of titles. This fear is fed in part by fearful gatekeepers like Laura Miller of Salon, whose recent article warned of readers faced with unlimited choices and how terrible this is going to be (because [...]

Most observers and even some authors believe the major publishing industry has been slow to respond to the electronic-book era. True, the industry is struggling with pricing while trying to protect hardcover sales and has not been especially welcoming of digital books, especially those that compete with their higher-priced versions. But they have…[Read more]

By Scott Nicholson http://www.hauntedcomputer.com My friend and artist/writer Lee Davis had read the first part of The Red Church (my first published novel) and emailed me with his initial thoughts:

“Your understanding of humanity is crucial, ranging from complexities of the young boys’ mind to the conflict of a deteriorating marriage and then on…

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Experiment: Internet flash mob for digital content known as Drummer Boy Hypothesis: A concentrated cluster of sales can stimulate a book’s Amazon rankings and lead to more sales First, this wasn’t a calculated, well-organized campaign. While I spent a year planning the launch for release of The Red Church in mass-market paperback, I got the…[Read more]

There is a lot of passionate discussion about whether self-publishing is a valid career move. I’ve learned that instead of wasting time trying to win converts, I’ll simply follow what I believe, based on the evidence I have at this point. To wit: 1) I will make more on my backlist first novel THE RED CHURCH [...]

Scott Nicholson wrote a new blog post: Trad Author Goes Indie and Back

There is a lot of passionate discussion about whether self-publishing is a valid career move. I’ve learned that instead of wasting time trying to win converts, I’ll simply follow what I believe, based on the evidence I have at this point.
To wit:
1) I will make more [...]

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