Our Books: Print vs Ebook vs Freebie vs Rereleases

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Written on May 19, 2011 by   · 4 Comments

I have to answer this once in a while, so I figured it wasn’t a bad idea to slap up a post that I can refer people to when they have questions! And that is because…our upcoming projects can be confusing.  We publish digital books that later come out in print (though sometimes as single author... Read more


A post of nothing but happiness.

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Written on April 8, 2011 by   · 10 Comments

Sometimes it’s easy for this trying business to seem like stumbling from one scary snafu to the next. Publishing sure is exciting these days, and the growing pains that come along with it…well, they’re not always pretty. Necessary, but not pretty. But today I followed a link to Wil... Read more


The best publishing advice I ever got…

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Written on March 14, 2011 by   · 13 Comments

…was from my mom. No, my mom is not an author. She is an artist, though–an eclectic and awesome artist who turns found objects into sculptures and will talk your ear off about the way objects from our past can become the record keeping art of our future. She wasn’t talking about writing,... Read more


My Inner Zen for 2011

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Written on January 9, 2011 by   · 15 Comments

So here we are, in 2011. Hello, 2011! 2010 was a crossroads sort of year for me’n Donna,  and not just because Crossroads came out in digital in February and print in November.  Honestly, it is weirdly symbolic, though, since we spent most of the time in between in a weird flux where we couldn’t... Read more


Why 3rd Party Royalty Rates Matter

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Written on December 6, 2009 by   · 39 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


The tortoise or the hare?

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Written on May 26, 2009 by   · 4 Comments

Some people look at the number of words Bree and I kick out and think we must be very efficient.  They assume that being a team means we must run at twice the normal speed, logging in words double-time.  Unfortunately, that’s not really the way it works. “How do you guys write?” ... Read more


New projects are exciting!

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Written on April 10, 2009 by   · Comments Off

As Bree has mentioned, we’ve been sucked up in a whirlwind of writing and deadlines and edits lately. The upside to staying busy is…well, staying busy. LOL You can’t knock it, that’s for sure. The downside is that sometimes finishing projects is supertough. Why? Because you’ve... Read more


They’re more like guidelines…

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Written on January 13, 2009 by   · 2 Comments

Well, I’ve finally managed to kind of catch my breath after the holidays, and…man, we’re going to be busy this year. It’s hard to fathom that, this time last year, we were signing our first contract. Now we have over a dozen stories, novellas, and books on sale, and another... Read more