I just found the easy part of self publishing. I headed over to Amazon to scope things out for the big release next week. I figured, as with everything thus far, that the process of officially publishing (digitally distributing?) would… Read More ›
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Busting through a Wall Near You
I’m a bit late on my blog post, but for good reason. Yesterday morning I sat popped open my email to not one but two nice surprises. Both my cover artist and another artist which I have been working with… Read More ›
Smash Baby
You may have noticed last week I mentioned Smashwords several times. For those unfamiliar with the site, Smashwords is an ebook publishing platform that allows you to upload your book to one site and then distributes that book across a network… Read More ›
Market your Fictional Work for Non-Fictional Sales
For all of my other Fictional Workers struggling with how to sell your books well, I’ve got a lot of things to share. My first step was to fill out a marketing plan. I have a link to one and… Read More ›
The Clams of the Wilderness
I’ve regained control of Fictional Work for the moment. Not sure how long I can fend off the constant attacks courtesy of Spencer’s buddies at D3dm4n$ Ch3$t, but I’ll try. The timing of the attack was pretty perfect, actually. I had… Read More ›
Live from the Icehole
Recently, I attempted to interview the main character of my upcoming book, Crimson Son. Things didn’t go as planned, but since I went to all the trouble to contact a secure, undisclosed facility (which actually has no outside connections, but… Read More ›
From Query to Book Jacket
I wrote a book: Crimson Son (formerly Collateral Damage). I then took a tentative step into the traditional means of publishing. Foot in the water, I decided things were a bit cold. And as a sci-fi and fantasy buff, the… Read More ›
Breaking It Down
I try to steer clear of politics on this blog. Religion. Anything people are going to get up in arms about and forget why I’m here – just to Make Shit Up. Lately there has been a lot of buzz… Read More ›
Training Montage
We’re at that part in the story where the hero moves up to the championship bout, gets his face smashed in and has to nurse his wounds over a beer. Then some scrappy bartender says “keep your head up kid”… Read More ›
Trials of the Ring Bearer
I’ve got this story hanging from a chain around my neck. There’s a constant temptation to slip it on my finger and get wrapped up in the world I’ve created and forget about this arduous journey. Ignore the trials and… Read More ›
RUSS LINTON 