April 2009
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By Shannon Yarbrough on April 30, 2009
I don’t know why I never got this done earlier, but the Search Inside feature got added to my book today on Amazon. I’ve always been a big advocate of this option, but honestly could never figure out how to do it myself.
Posted in POD Diary, Shannon Yarbrough |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 28, 2009
I received February’s Kindle payment today. $86.45 total. February was my best month at the time, but was beaten out by March. April sales have already beat that too. But, let’s update my figures with today’s payment.
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By Shannon Yarbrough on April 28, 2009
I remember coming across a blog post about this contest last year, and I thought about submitting something. But at the time, the deadline was fast approaching and I didn’t have a short story which I would describe as “Southern Gothic.” What is Southern Gothic you might ask?
Posted in Anthology, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged lulu book review, lulu.com, old south, pjm publishing, southern anthology, southern gothic, southern gothic shorts, southern literature |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 25, 2009
I have to admit that Thomas Patrick’s book appealed to me because of its book cover. Don’t judge a book and all. The cover itself is not appealing as it appears to be a bad scan of an old sepia photograph or quite possibly a photo taken of a photograph in a frame since there seems to be a shiny glare just across the woman’s face. However, I have a huge respect for the sepia photographs of yesterday and have been known to buy them up when I see them in junk stores and antique places. Yes, I have an odd collection of pictures of complete strangers…your great great grandparents, perhaps? So the old lady in the long dress feeding the chickens out in the yard spoke to me and I knew I wanted to read this book.
Posted in Historical, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged damn traitor's grave, historical fiction, lulu book review, lulu.com, thomas patrick |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 24, 2009
I’m just a few days away from my next Kindle payment. This one will be for sales made in the month of February, totaling $86.45. Lulu is also reporting 2 book sales from the UK since I last updated, but it’ll be a while before I see that money since that’s only $1.34. The best news so far came last week when I noticed my Amazon sales rank went way up. I was hovering around 1.5 million, but I shot up to 180,000 just in a few days. Here’s the proof…
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By Julie Elizabeth Powell on April 23, 2009
A Winter Journey by Billy Young
It’s amazing how little a good writer needs to create an interesting story. With a cast of colorful characters, We are led on this snowy journey to a surprising end.
Posted in Quick Picks, Reviews | Tagged billy young, julie powell, lulu bookreview, lulu.com, teddy the bear, winter journey |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 22, 2009
I received an email today announcing Lulu’s new Studio Cover Wizard. Not bad, and I’ve had loads of fun playing with it today. It sure beats those drab cover templates they offered forever, and may still.
Posted in Formatting, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged book cover, lulu book cover, lulu book review, lulu studio book cover, lulu.com, studio cover wizard |
By Dan Marvin on April 21, 2009
So, you’ve got a book on Lulu and you’re ready to go. You’re just about to sign up for their distribution package, have them assign an ISBN number and get your book on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. You’re almost an author, right? But wait… there’s a catch.
Posted in Dan Marvin, Getting Published | Tagged Dan Marvin, Getting Published, Lightning Source, lulu.com, Self-Publishing |
By Dan Marvin on April 18, 2009
Do you know the picture of the little fish about to get eaten by the bigger fish, himself about to become dinner for a larger fish, and so on? Turn the fish into a variety of mutants and aliens held together by nanobots, and you have a pretty good starting point for reading Elysian Fields. Typically I try to give you a plot summary, a few quotes, and an idea of what you’re getting yourself into by reading the book I am reviewing. In this case I’m going to have to send you in without the wisdom of my council because there’s just way too much for me to try to make it make sense to you.
Posted in Dan Marvin, Science Fiction/Fantasy | Tagged aliens, andy bryenton, elysian fields, Lulu, lulu book review, lulu.com, sci fi, science fiction |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on April 15, 2009
I fell in love with Mary Hellick on page one and nothing through the course of the book caused me to change my mind. Mary is a prickly teenager who is an outcast at her school. Shunned by most of the students who taunt her and generally make life hell for her, Mary tries to keep to herself and not draw any attention to herself, but sometimes strikes back. This means that Mary has regular sessions with the guidance counselor, Mr. Landa. Mary is your typical awkward, rebellious teenager, with one exception. Mary is also clairaudient, which means that she can hear the dead, and that tends to complicate her life.
Posted in Horror/Supernatural, LK Gardner-Griffie, Young Adult/Juvenile | Tagged ll book review, Lulu, lulu.com, s. a. hunter, scary mary, teen lit |
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