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My secret weapon

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Written on August 26, 2010 by Bree  · 4 Comments

I don’t make much secret of the fact that Donna & I are crazy jugglers.  There are two of us, and that makes it easier to multi-task.  We write a little faster than one person on their own, we can write on multiple projects, and when one of us is doing edits, the other is handling promo. ... Read more

Why I hate the word “gatekeepers”

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Written on July 3, 2010 by Bree  · 2 Comments

There is one word that comes up again and again, whether you’re talking about traditional publishing or self-publishing or epublishing or pretty much anything in between: gatekeepers. Most of the time I see it being used by someone who feels like the gatekeeper is preventing them from doing something... Read more

975th Verse, Same as the First

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Written on June 23, 2010 by Bree  · 1 Comment

NY publishing is having some trouble adapting to the digital age. They’re struggling with ebook pricing and shrinking margins and trying to figure out how to pay their bills and their authors, who are accustomed to advances & support that they’re maybe no longer receiving. Epublishing... Read more

“Why are you giving your book away for free?!?”

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Written on June 21, 2010 by Bree  · 15 Comments

I have been crazy excited about the fact that we get to give away as many copies of Cry Sanctuary as people can download over the next two weeks.  My husband is tired of listening to me cheer about it, that’s for sure.  I have talked before about how I believe so, so hard in the power of free,... Read more

The Officially Official, “How do you guys write, anyway?” Post

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Written on May 26, 2010 by Bree  · 25 Comments

This is without a doubt the question we get asked most often, and the most complicated one to answer.  Every writing partnership works differently.  They could trade off chapters or scenes or paragraphs or points of view or any number of permutations I’m probably not thinking of. For Donna &... Read more

12 Months of Kindle Sales

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Written on May 22, 2010 by Bree  · 18 Comments

This picture is worth at least a thousand words, so I’ll put it right at the top… I post this, mostly, as illustration of what a difference even six months can make in digital publishing.  Look at my numbers for August, 2009.  I wasn’t exactly dancing in the streets–and they... Read more

Digital Self Publishing vs Epublishing

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Written on April 17, 2010 by Bree  · 4 Comments

If there’s one thing you’ll almost never hear me do, it’s state that there is One True Way to do things in publishing.  If we put aside the no-brainers (most of which deal with a lack of professionalism or common sense) so many of the choices we make should really just depend on our... Read more

Kindle Backlist Sales, Now With Charts

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Written on April 14, 2010 by Bree  · 22 Comments

I’m not sure if this is accepted wisdom everywhere, but certainly one thing I heard a lot when I started epublishing in 2008 was that you make the bulk of your money up front, and then it trickles in after that.  You might get another bump when you get your first Fictionwise statement, or quarterly... Read more

The Math of 3rd Party Royalty Rates

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Written on March 8, 2010 by Bree  · 4 Comments

Anyone who talks to me often has probably noticed that I have a thing about 3rd party ebook distributors.  Understanding what they mean as far as sales and royalties is so important for an epubbed author, but figuring out the math can be headache inducing.  Net vs gross, net received vs cover price,... Read more

Why 3rd Party Royalty Rates Matter

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Written on December 6, 2009 by Bree  · 25 Comments

Now cross posted to our writer-focused blog. Welcome to a special Bree Loves Numbers Post! I state up front that I offer this post for authors only.  I’m writing about money, and royalties, and how the oddities of some epublishing contracts can make massive differences in how much an author gets... Read more

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