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Business Post: Marketing Your Kickstarter

Steph here!

Last week, Jenn and I showed you how to set-up your Kickstarter. This week, we’re taking a look at...

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The Third Cut - Chapter 9 preview

On horses a day later, Wu Ying and Yang Mu rode through the hinterlands on their way south, leading a pair of pack horses behind them. The pair of cultivators were not alone, the road they travelle...

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The Third Cut - Chapter 8 preview

“This set of paired ge was purchased from a wandering cultivator two months ago from a branch department over a thousand li away,” the auctioneer was announcing, waving at the dagger-axe polear...

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Business Post: Setting up a Kickstarter and all that Jazz

Steph & Jenn here. Tao asked us to write up some business posts that focus on using Kickstarter.

Both Steph and I have survived two successful Kickstarter campaigns - 2023-01-11 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

The Third Cut - Chapter 7 preview

Two weeks and one boat change later, the pair of cultivators landed in the riverside town beside a massive lake. The pair had a pleasant and quiet trip down south other than a single attack by a Co...

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A Tense Meeting Audiobook

Hello Everyone,

I have a surprise for you! Nick has finished recording A Tense Meeting. This is the bonus epilogue after book 12 of the System Apocalypse, System Finale.

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The Third Cut - Chapter 6 preview

A day and a night, the pair resided in that small town. There were no complications during their stay, even if the appearance of a pair of Core Formation cultivators had them both feted by the loca...

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The Third Cut - Chapter 5 preview

Cross-legged, Wu Ying cultivated on the slight mountain rise. Winds swirled around him, bringing with him notice of the environment around and those beasts that might be paying too close attention ...

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A Thousand Li: the Third Realm - ebook!

Book 8 of A Thousand Li is now available. Read the fully edited ebook now!

Get your copy here: https://BookHip.com/RSBWAJG...

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Business Post: 2022 in Review

2022 has been interesting and overall, a very good year.

  • This was the first year I really made use of the company and we had a company / co-author retreat with the key individuals (assi...

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Giving Back (Donating)

Alright, going to make this a somewhat short post. I've been incredibly lucky - and honoured - to have received a tremendous amount of support from you - the readers - over the last few years. ...

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The Third Cut - Chapter 4 preview

Crossing through the deep wilds, the pair moved more quietly. Wu Ying grew even more circumspect on his gathering, choosing only to take the items that he most required. Oftentimes, they would come...

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Business Post: Advertising Doesn't Work and Why Neurodivergents Should Use It

I get very, very tired of hearing people talking about how (paid) advertising doesn't work. Some of these are from successful authors who don't do it at all, and who then decry that advertising doe...

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The Third Cut - Chapter 3 preview

The next morning, Wu Ying really began to stretch his legs. Whereas they had been moving at just over twice as fast as any unascended human could have moved the previous day, now secure in the know...

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Business Post: Audiobooks, Audible and Sanderson's Post

Alright, so a quick Business Post not on scheduled, because, well I wrote it as a reply to someone on Reddit and might as well repurpose it.

This is based off Brandon Sanderson's most recent ...

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The Third Cut - Chapter 2 preview

Wu Ying watched the battle below him with mild interest, standing on the swaying branch of the tallest tree nearby the fight. In most Core Formation battles, such a perch would have be vastly insuf...

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Business Post: A Low Cost Launch Strategy

Let's do a quick example of a quick launch strategy in a hot genre to get an indie author who can write fast 


Assumptions

- You can write at least 2k a ...

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The Third Cut - Chapter 1 preview

What Happened Before

Long Wu Ying has come far since his first days at the Verdant Green Waters sect. Banished for the sect for defying the sect elders, Wu Ying journeyed...

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Business Post: Cover Art

What is required when creating cover art and how to evaluate covers


There are two main elements in a cover.

  • The Art
  • The Typography

Good co...

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New on Kickstarter: System Apocalypse Anthology Volume 2

You asked for it, I'm finally getting around to doing it…

2022-12-09 15:15:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Business Posts: Foreign Exchange Woes

Let's talk about something that doesn't affect some other authors as much but does horribly for others. specifically foreign exchange fluctuations.


Making the Most of Forex...

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Another random plot bunny poll

Ranged unit in production. I have a few choices (I went with a wood elemental as the basic unit type. More elemental types later).

Vote, vote, vote!

Yes, I might have gotten amused by t...

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Writing Update - December 2022

Okay, in lieu of a business post which I still need to edit, you guys get a writing update. Sorry. 

This entire month is on-off in terms of productivity due to a lot of illness. I'm stil...

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Quick Poll

If you had to pick a starting race to see evolve and fight with, which is most interesting to you?

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Business Post: Publishers, Marketing and Royalty Rates

As many of you might know, I tried my hand (briefly) as a publisher during the pandemic, in a bid to help some people put out work they could not (due to cost) in our tiny genre. I also have a few ...

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Business Post: Failing Promotional Platforms

Let's talk about the state of promotions for indie publishers, since there's a lot of talk about Twitter and the like. 

Here's the start..


Current Promotional Me...

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Climbing the Ranks poll

Are you reading Climbing the Ranks?   

For the new year, the plan is to release the series Climbing the Ranks as a serial subscription and currently trying to determine if chapters ...

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Business Post: Translations (The Business Side - mostly Germany)

Recently talking to someone about translations and realised, that while the step-...

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Writing Update: November 2022

Time for my monthly update, that arrives whenever I actually remember to get to writing it for the month. Been a bit since late September that I did an update, so let's get down to it:


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Business Post: Kickstarter Fulfilment (Costing and 3rd Parties)

So shipping, specifically international shipping is a problem. Now that a lot of people are getting into Kickstarter, I thought I'd write about it. Now, for those who don't know, I used to run an o...

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