Reader Question: Kindle Unlimited & Loss Leaders

My last post on ranking garnered a great comment that deserves an answer long enough to be its own post: I have a number of favorite authors who offer all of their books through Kindle Unlimited. How does writer compensation work with K.U. does the availability of...

Business of Writing: We’re #1!!

Well, no, not really. As of this writing, James Patterson is #1, but it would be nice, right? Number one seller in the Amazon US store? Maybe. It would certainly mean a lot of sales, and a lot of visibility, but, for most authors, it would come at a cost in...

Book Recommendation: Star Runners

A fun read with a YA feel. “I wish I could tell you how cool this is.” High school senior Austin Stone didn’t know what his best friend meant by the comment uttered during an online chat, but he forces himself to accept the fact his friends are...