On the Nature of Roller Coasters
Hey again. This is Alesia, checking in with a little progress report. Here’s the tl;dr version: If you have a longer attention span and would like to click through to read more, I’m okay with that.
We’re Back
As you likely know, if you’ve been by here at all in 2016, we’ve been MIA. That’s because we’ve had to restructure everything here in order to keep functioning at all – gotta have money here in this western world – and…
The EPUB Connundrum
For readers and publishers both, the EPUB format has everything one could want in a 21st century digital publication — except for one thing: Uniformity of presentation as described by the IDPF Standard. This post looks at some of the more common…
Self-Published Authors Are Selling More
Some good news for indi authors! According to this infographic dated September 2015, self-published authors are selling more: http://publishingpush.com/blog/self-published-authors-are-selling-more-than-the-big-five-publishers/
The Final Hours
We’re into the final hours, and Dead Man’s Trigger is still holding its own at #2 in Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure > Fantasy – but we’d sure like to see it go back to #1 on the last day of its KDP Select…
Try Before You Buy
Have a sample chapter from Raven’s Tears. Here’s one from Dead Man’s Trigger. The reviews have begun to come in, and they’re fabulous! There’s just about a day and a half left on the ebook giveaway. You’ve got that…
Uncommon Catalysts: Final Fantasy VI and the Female Protagonist
Metaphor Publications is pleased to present Uncommon Catalysts a series of guest articles sourced in the catalytic intersection between fantasy fiction and role playing games (RPG, or RPG’s). Irregularly, we’ll be reaching out to irregular…
The ARC and the Covenant | Beta Readers
In our frantic search for replacement beta readers for Dead Man's Trigger a few months ago, I was asked about making advance reader copies, or ARCs, available to a selected audience before publication. At the time - neck-deep in a troublesome manuscript…
Regreetings!
From Alesia: Hello, everyone! Regreetings! I'm sitting in a vacation rental with my bestie of 23 years, who is also a fantasy fiction writer and a role playing gamer. We're in southern Oregon, on the Rogue River, enjoying our yearly retreat from our…
Uncommon Catalysts: Coherent Universes – Using RPGs for Consistency in Your Writing
Metaphor Publications is pleased to present Uncommon Catalysts a series of guest articles sourced in the catalytic intersection between fantasy fiction and role playing games (RPG, or RPG's). Irregularly, we'll be reaching out to irregular writers and…