by Mary Ellen Boyd | Jul 30, 2016 | Amazon, Createspace, introduction, Kindle
It just came to my attention today that I never put in how to find where to start. The very very beginning. You have written a book. Doesn’t matter which kind. And you want someone to read it, and you’re willing to do it yourself. Start by going to Amazon....
by Mary Ellen Boyd | Jun 22, 2016 | introduction, Romance
A wonderful piece came across my Facebook feed today, forwarded by none other than Julia Quinn and Teresa Mederios. Even better, it is an article from Smithsonian.com! And the title is “Why Can’t Romance Novels Get Any Love?” Now, that might not...
by Mary Ellen Boyd | Jun 22, 2016 | introduction, Kindle
When I first contacted Amazon, informed them that I had reworked Temper The Wind, and asked how to notify all the poor people who had bought it, Amazon told me that they would put a notice in the “Manage Your Kindle” section of the purchaser’s...
by Mary Ellen Boyd | Jun 22, 2016 | Amazon, introduction
Years ago when I first started writing, I picked Biblical accounts because that was my interest and passion. However, back then publishers weren’t buying and my agent requested I try something else. She mentioned the Regency era, which at the time I knew very...
by Mary Ellen Boyd | Jun 22, 2016 | Amazon, introduction
Every day, no, every hour, possibly every minute or two, another author posts another book on Amazon. I haven’t been able to get a bead on how many books I have to sell each day to keep my ranking up, but it must be a LOT. When I have promotions going on, my...
by Mary Ellen Boyd | Jun 22, 2016 | introduction
I have already put up one post on my illness. Sometimes less is more, and sometimes less is just less. I can’t decide which this falls into. One of the complications of my disease is that for whatever reason, periodically I go through what I call...
