by Ryan Casey | Apr 21, 2015 | Publishing, Writing Advice
I’ve always been a little sceptical of pre-orders when it comes to ebooks. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great that Amazon and co opened up pre-orders to independent publishers and authors. It creates a level playing field with the big boys, and...
by Ryan Casey | Oct 15, 2014 | Marketing, Publishing, Writing Advice
I’ve had a few questions from readers about what to do when book sales slump, or how to kick sales off that haven’t even had chance to slump. I thought I’d answer very simply and publicly in this post with a few words of general advice and guidance....
by Ryan Casey | Oct 9, 2014 | Writing Advice
I started writing a new book today. I don’t like talking about my work in progress while working on them, especially in the early stages (which kind of shits all over the idea of a blog but hey), but one thing became immediately clear: this book is dark. Now...
by Ryan Casey | Oct 7, 2014 | Writing Advice
Today’s blog topic comes courtesy of a question from reader Kati. Kati wanted to know whether the novel writing experience gets easier with more experience. Specifically, she wondered whether I noticed any changes in my writing speed over time. So for example,...
by Ryan Casey | Oct 4, 2014 | Writing Advice
Bit of a cheat post today because I’ve been busy formatting the two Blake Dent books for launch next week, but I’ve been reading a great book called Million Dollar Productivity by Kevin J. Anderson and wanted to share an excellent quote with you. It ties...
