Category: Publishing

Kindle Vella Thoughts

After completing my second serial on Amazon’s platform, I have some Kindle Vella thoughts…mostly for writers.

A Release Plan for the Schedule Dependent

The release of a book is nowhere near the end of an author’s journey, but it does feel good once you’re there.

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On Writing a Synopsis, Blurb, Logline and Tagline

It’s the same for every writer, I suppose: the synopsis is a beast that guards the gates of publication, one that rears its ugly head right after finishing a 100,000-word novel. So, how do you best write one?

How To: Give eBooks a Little Push — Part 2

In Part 2, I promised to talk how to build the Uniform Resource Locator (URL), or the “link” you need to apply to each of the buttons.

How To: Give eBooks a Little Push — Part 1

This post (and the next) are geared toward the self-published authors out there and describe a way to push (or “gently nudge”) readers to share their work in an easy, accessible way.

What is Kindle Vella? PART 3

This final post will talk about covers, whether you can connect other work to a Vella story, and marketing opportunities that exist.

What is Kindle Vella? PART 2

This post on Kindle Vella covers the Reader Experience, rules, and ease of publishing.

What is Kindle Vella? PART 1

I decided to write this post because I decided recently to take the plunge into the beta version of Kindle Vella, to see what I might do with it, and to understand the nooks and crannies before it becomes a full-blown global thing.