A few years ago we got the publishing rights back to our Storm Chaser series of books: Storm Chaser, Storm Chaser Shorts, and The Notorious Ian Grant. Our plan was to independently publish all three.

Sales had been flat, and the publisher that bought the publisher that bought the books (!) left their pricing (in my opinion) too high for a little ( Read more... )

It's selling the soap time!

History can be funny, even if it makes history teachers roll over in their graves (hopefully not while they’re still alive). Mark and Emily Hunter tour Indiana in an off-the-wall, Indy 500-style race though the past, from Paleo-Indians through the Northwest Territory, to the gas in Gas City.

http://www.markrhunter.com/ ( Read more... )

Like many writers, I like it when people read my stuff. I like it even more when they buy my stuff, because that gets me one step closer to retiring to the life of Gentleman Author ( Read more... )

It seems I can type between napping, even if I can't talk all that well--long story.
(Actually it's a short story: Viruses and white blood cells are waging an epic battle in my upper respiratory system, like Game of Thrones but with more coughing.)

Before my next dose of NyQuil I wanted to remind everyone that my novel Coming Attractions, as well ( Read more... )

Who wants a free e-book for Christmas? That's right: You do!

And that's some good news this month, because starting December 15th and going on until January 1st (of what I'm sure will be as better year) you can get my novel Coming Attractions on e-book for free! Zero. Zilch. No cost. And that's a 99 percent price cut!
I think 99%. I became a writer ( Read more... )

 I sent the newsletter out last week, and just now realized it was about ... pumpkins and puppies. That wasn't intentional, but what the heck! Not much new to report in the writing world, so I opted for cuteness. Can you really blame me?

https://mailchi.mp/8aadc24d2fd8/what-i-didnt-do-on-my-summer-vacation?e=2b1e842057 Here's one of the pumpkins ( Read more... )

(While this event isn't until November, it'll get here faster than you think. After all, it already feels like November. So spread the word, and if you're going to be nearby, mark your calendar!)
-------------------------------  I'm still not all that good at promoting my books or anything else, but I keep working at it. I have learned that when ( Read more... )

I like to think of the subscribers to our newsletter as extra special, what with them taking the time to subscribe, and all. (Sure it's free, but you have to push buttons, and whitelist stuff, and things.)

So usually I just put a link to the newsletter here, but in this case I'm adding it all. (Subscribe anyway!) Why? Because my daughter made a ( Read more... )

 I embarked on a fun experiment at the end of November, and by fun I mean it wasn't much fun, and by experiment I mean I had no idea what I was doing.

One of my goals has been to increase book sales, a goal for most authors. The problem is, when it comes to sales an author is competing with--well, almost all those other authors. Writers don't ( Read more... )

 My oldest daughter, Charis Koehl, has set up an Etsy account. Between the grand-twins and other factors she can't be away from home all that much, so this kind of thing is perfect for her--she's always been a creative type, which I'm going to take credit for under the "runs in the family" theory.

(The main difference is that she can do actual ( Read more... )