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…
ICYMI: The Monday Report
ICYMI: The Monday Report: Here's a quick round up of what's been going on here at Metaphor Publications. Michael's first novella from Menelon's Great War, entitled Operation: Fire Mission 1: Bagedaan (see the right column) is on sale for the rest of this…
MFGCast Interview with Authors Alesia and Michael Matson [link]
Our MFGCast interview covered the gamut from the uses of the modern metaphor to the nitty-gritty realities of indie publishing, but it turned out to be amazingly coherent! We got to talk storytelling in fiction and in tabletop gaming for awhile with…