One of my usual claims – and what I’m trying to prove here – is that “success” isn’t necessarily about the quality of your book. It’s about your sales strategy. The problem isn’t writing the book; its finding people to read it. […]
Writing
This month, I launched my debut ebook, Princess Vengel Tein – The Blood Heron. No mailing list. No social media fanbase. No pre-launch hype machine. Not even a fully polished website. Just me, my book, and Kobo’s New to Kobo and Editor’s […]
Cover design is an art, and researching is a rabbit hole that easily engulfs my entire week, but for Vengel Tein (and currently Ratty) I decided to tackle the task myself. Partly to save on cost, partly because I am a professional […]
Characters Who Lead With Kindness I grew up on classical literature, be it gothic, fantasy or regency novels – even crime (I love Agatha Christie, and I will argue that Poirot is mostly a comedy series any day. I mean; the satire […]
Vengel Tein watched the gray skies, tasting the faint trace of fire still lingering in the morning air. There was no forest, nor fields to speak of south of the city, and the weather had not been dry enough to warrant a forest fire. Yet the sky had been lighter, and the smell of fire palpable, for three full nights.
I am about to do something very stupid – and equally idealistic. One of my gripes with self-publishing is the available platforms, with the largest one being my absolute definition of corporate evil.And with what is happening in the world – I […]
To be perfectly honest, I am starting from scratch. BUT I am also fortunate enough to have worked with sales, marketing and online advertising, so compared to a lot of self-publishers out there, I have marketing knowledge most authors don’t. AND I […]
(I originally planned to have it done in less than nine months!)When I set out to write Vengel Tein, I told my friend that I would have it finished, ready for launch within a year, with the full draft ready in less […]
I need to get this off my chest, so it’ll get to be the first post on a topic I am certain I will revisit many times: why I choose to self-publish.Warning: I’ll possibly rant a bit. You see, I am Norwegian, […]