Genre Bias

/ Tricia Drammeh / 11 Comments

I began drafting this blog post several days ago, but never published it. I happened to pop over to Facebook (as I'm prone to do), stumbled upon several posts and articles about a huge shakedown at Amazon, and got completely derailed. Well, now I'm back to finish this post, and strangely, the upheaval in the … Continue reading Genre Bias

Be Brave

/ Tricia Drammeh / 7 Comments

There's a great amount of courage that goes into publishing a novel. Whether you're getting ready to send out that first query letter or your finger is poised over the "publish" button on Kindle Select, it takes tremendous bravery to put your book out there. Authors know about rejection. We know about bad reviews. But, … Continue reading Be Brave

What Are You Worth? (Pricing Indie Books)

/ Tricia Drammeh / 11 Comments

I'm sure you've all heard the expression, "You get what you pay for." But, how true is this phrase? In the literary world, this phrase doesn't seem to apply. For example, I've found some real gems in the Kindle slush pile for only 99 cents. I've also paid thirteen dollars for a traditionally published book … Continue reading What Are You Worth? (Pricing Indie Books)