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...
2023-01-18 21:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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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...
2023-01-17 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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...
2023-01-13 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness 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
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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...
2023-01-10 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostA 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.
... 2023-01-06 17:13:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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...
2023-01-06 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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 ...
2023-01-03 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostA 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...
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... 2023-01-01 04:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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. ...
2022-12-29 14:48:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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...
2022-12-29 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness 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...
2022-12-28 17:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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...
2022-12-27 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness 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 ...
2022-12-23 02:13:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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...
2022-12-22 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness 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 ...
2022-12-21 17:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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...
2022-12-20 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness 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...
2022-12-14 17:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostNew on Kickstarter: System Apocalypse Anthology Volume 2
You asked for it, I'm finally getting around to doing it…
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...
2022-12-07 17:30:56 +0000 UTC View PostAnother 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...
2022-12-04 15:33:41 +0000 UTC View PostWriting 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...
2022-12-02 18:30:13 +0000 UTC View PostQuick Poll
If you had to pick a starting race to see evolve and fight with, which is most interesting to you?
2022-12-01 22:29:42 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness 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 ...
2022-11-23 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness 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...
2022-11-16 12:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostClimbing 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 ...
2022-11-15 16:47:31 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness Post: Translations (The Business Side - mostly Germany)
Recently talking to someone about translations and realised, that while the step-...
2022-11-09 14:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostWriting 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:
2022-11-08 17:20:44 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-11-02 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post