A Thousand Li: the First Step Deluxe Edition - Less than 2 days left
Just one last post about this, figured I'd let people know / remind them that there's less than 2 days left for the ATL: Fi...
2024-05-02 01:15:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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Business Post: On Hiatus
Hi all.
Just quick update. I'm putting the Business Posts on hiatus for a bit. I'm ill and recovering and really busy trying to get a bunch of other projects sorted, and the amount of brain power required to do all that is taking away any t...
The Fourth Wall - Chapter 8 preview
The travelers inn was a simple affair, barely more than a single story building with attached stables. There were three private rooms, one of which contained the proprietor and his family; the other two rooms meant for special guests. For the majo...
2024-04-30 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Wall - Chapter 7 preview
Time passed quickly. Agonizingly painful in some ways, as Wu Ying struggled with the new burdens his weakened body and soul placed upon him, but also with some gratifying improvements. His sense of the wind returned in a week, allowing him to whis...
2024-04-26 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness Post: Product Line Management - Marketing Plan Basics
This is a very basic overview of marketing strategy and the marketing plan. Please understand, you could cover entire textbooks on this topic and I have literally written a book about marketing strategy for authors. What I'm convering is both...
2024-04-24 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Wall - Chapter 6 preview
Yang Mu found him in the garden, slumped against the tree. She paused at the doorway leading out to it, drinking in the sight. Wu Ying looked thinner, wan and exhausted after the brief conversation with his martial sister. She had delayed for a fe...
2024-04-23 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Wall - Chapter 5 preview
Author Note: Preview chapters are rough/first drafts. These chapters have not been edited, expect that there may be errors - however, feel free to point out consistency issues!
Wu Ying woke up days later, gingerly and with great tr...
Business Posts: On Trad Publishing, Agents and Contracts
For those that don't know, I'm self-published. Quite decently well, too. I pretty much run my own tiny publishing house, but for all that, I actually don't have any issue with traditional (in this case, other publishing companies) publishing. I th...
2024-04-17 16:25:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Wall - Chapter 4 preview
Why had he rejected the winds? For Wu Ying had rejected it thrice over. Perhaps he should have realised it, long ago during that first moment when he had refused to finalise the path that he had begun walking. Five winds had the initial work that ...
2024-04-16 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNow on Kickstarter: The First Step Deluxe Edition
It’s here!
I've always wanted to give A Thousand Li: The First Step a gorgeous deluxe edition with beautiful art, gilded edges, and premium binding.
Now on the 5-year anniversary month of the first book's release, I'm getting t...
2024-04-15 16:05:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe First Step Deluxe Collector's Edition Early Bird Tier
Heads-up Patreon readers: The First Step Deluxe Collector's Edition will have an extremely limited early bird discount tier, so mark your calendars for April 15th at 12pm ET to snag your copy!
2024-04-12 18:13:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Wall - Chapter 3 preview
Elder Yang Fa Yuan moved carefully, feeling the immense strength of the formation and the searing heat of the flame she wielded in her hand. To utilize all this, she had to place her spiritual sense and aura in the center, guide the flow through h...
2024-04-12 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostChaotic Apéritifs book 2 of the Hidden Dishes series
Chaotic Apéritifs book 2 of the Hidden Dishes series is now available as an e-book download.
Download your copy here - https://BookHip.com/NKTJAHQ
Don't miss out on ...
2024-04-10 17:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness Post: The Canadian Book Market
I was intending to continue my series of posts about backlist management, and I swear, I'll get it done at some point; but this came into my inbox recently and I had to read it.
ShuSH writes a series of posts about the Canadian book m...
2024-04-10 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Wall - Chapter 2 preview
Yang Mu watched as Tou He came back down the stairs, joining the group in the cultivation room that they had set aside for the procedure. He eyed the formation flags, though she knew he had only cursory understanding of the skillset. It was not an...
2024-04-09 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostComing Soon: The First Step Deluxe Collector's Edition
The A Thousand Li: The First Step Deluxe Collector's Edition launches in one week on Kickstarter.
I'm revealing the cover art one piece at a time publicly, but I wanted to give you all an exclusive first look at the complete...
2024-04-08 20:29:51 +0000 UTC View PostA Thousand Li: the Fourth Wall - Chapter 1
*Author Note: Preview chapters are rough/first drafts. These chapters have not been edited, expect that there may be errors - however, feel free to point out consistency issues!*
What Came Before
2024-04-05 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Business Post - Backlist Definition & Importance
What's the Backlist?
There is no precise and generally agreed upon definition of a backlist. I've seen multiple attempts, from 'books older than a year', to 'every book but the most recent one' to 'anything over 3 months o...
2024-04-03 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Fall - Chapter 49 & Epilogue preview
It took the combined might of the surviving Nascent Soul cultivators, the altered and empowered spiritual instruments and the aid of the Core Formation cultivators to stem the oncoming disaster long enough for immortal aid to arrive. Dragons who h...
2024-04-02 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Fall - Chapter 48 preview
**Author Note: Preview chapters are rough/first drafts. These chapters have not been edited, expect that there may be errors - however, feel free to point out consistency issues!*
Meng Dai clutched his chest, stumbling a little as his eyes ...
Business & Craft Post: On Editors - Rankings and Learning
Hadn't really planned on writing this post right now, but since I wrote the other editor post, I thought I'd elaborate on an idea that has been churning through my mind about the types of copy & line editors I see. Please note that I realise t...
2024-03-27 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Fall - Chapter 47 preview
Even if he lived to a thousand years, Wu Ying thought he would never forget what transpired next. His friends and allies, working together to give him the opening he required. The start, coming from an unexpected angle. Perhaps he might not even h...
2024-03-26 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Fall - Chapter 46 preview
Wu Ying woke, in the comforting arms of his lover. He swallowed the water dribbled down his throat, feeling it refreshing him as it slid down his throat. It eased the parched throat, made it possible for him to speak even as he noted the sweetness...
2024-03-22 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness Post: Editing and Testing
Been talking to a few new authors recently, both in my Discord and on Threads and realising that a lot of people struggle with the cost of publishing. Which I get - it can get up there.
I should note, I don't use dev editors for the most par...
2024-03-20 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Fall - Chapter 45 preview
Long Wu Ying was bald. It was a silly fact, but one that kept running through his mind, over and over again as he fought the ruler of the Cai nation. Not that their battle was registering much gain, though he had been stabbed three times and manag...
2024-03-19 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Fall - Chapter 44 preview
Something in the air, something in his instincts had him glance upwards. Throw his hand above him, catching the lightning as it came crashing down. The bolt was so wide, it took up half his body. Sword still pointed at his opponent, Wu Ying channe...
2024-03-15 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness Post: Series Management (the Chart)
Some of you might have seen a variation of this chart before. I'm going to be discussing each of these over the next few weeks and how you co...
2024-03-13 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Fall - Chapter 43 preview
The battle had only lasted minutes at this point, not even a quarter of an hour. Many mortals, or cultivators close enough to mortality with only a few Body Cleansing meridians opened, were still struggling to reach a point of safety. Some of the ...
2024-03-12 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Fall - Chapter 42 preview
Of them all, only Wu Ying had directly clashed with Cai Meng Dai. He was the only one of them who understood the full strength of the man, the way he was empowered not just by his cultivation stage, but also the myriad connections to others and, j...
2024-03-08 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostBusiness Post: Audiobook Payments and MSRP
Answered someone's question on Audiobok Royalties, realised I wrote a giant text and figured I'd just post this here rather than waste it. I also got a bit tired towards the end after discussing ACX (which is the main headache) and did shortshrift...
2024-03-06 23:18:23 +0000 UTC View Post