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Feature of Shadow of Stone today on the Kindle Boards blog

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I don’t have much to add, other than I think it’s cool: http://www.kboards.blogspot.de/2013/05/shadow-of-stone-by-ruth-nestvold.html Will have more soon on the progress creating the first paper book. PDF has been created and is now being inspected by significant other.

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A new story collection and upcoming freebies

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Most of my time lately has been spent working on the new collection of stories I wrote with Jay Lake. A few years back, we collaborated on a number of stories together, both science fiction and fantasy. When I started … Continue reading →

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I Has Book Trailer! *g* (For The Pendragon Chronicles)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

I got the first big thing off my horribly long to-do list today: I MADE A BOOK TRAILER! Sorry about the yelling, but I’m ridiculously proud of myself, even though it was super easy. Anyway, here’s my major accomplishment for … Continue reading →

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Changing your book’s categories (and why you should); plus an update

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

As I’m sure many people know, the categories offered when you publish a book through Kindle Direct Publishing don’t always match the Kindle store categories. Books published via KDP fall under two different types of categories — KDP uses BISAC … Continue reading →

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Marketing demands muscle out the writing — yet again. Oh, and Iceland too.

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

I have two group promos coming up again very soon (I will make the official announcements when the time comes). While I really need another push for my sales, which have been in free fall this month, the organization is … Continue reading →

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Considering a new title: Playing with Lulu’s Titlescorer

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

I’ve been considering changing the title of “City of Glass” for some time now, but I recently bought a premade cover for the book, so now it is definitely time for me to make up my mind. By the way, … Continue reading →

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Moving forward on City of Glass, some thoughts on story length, and a new cover

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

Not too much to report this week. I’m enjoying writing the new version of “City of Glass” a lot, exploring avenues in the story world I couldn’t when I thought I had to keep it at short story length. When … Continue reading →

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The challenge of becoming visible as an indie — and an interview

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

As anyone knows who’s stuck their toes in the self-publishing waters, one of the biggest challenges facing indie authors is getting noticed. So that beautiful tree you cultivated fell with a satisfying crash? But if no one is there to … Continue reading →

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Latest free run for Yseult and some thoughts on KDP Select

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

My sales this month have been pretty pathetic, and that after awesome months in August, September and October. Partly it might be due to the fact that I was gone for over two weeks, plus frazzled before and jetlagged after. … Continue reading →

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Results of ENT bargain listing for “Looking Through Lace”

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

About the time I was almost ready to publish Beyond the Waters of the World, Book 2 in the Looking Through Lace series, an email drifted into my inbox from the wonderful folks at Ereader News Today, announcing a new … Continue reading →

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