AuthorEarnings Debunks Industry Lies Surrounding SciFi, Fantasy In another stunning display of both truth in publishing and meticulous attention… Mercy Pilkington19 June 2018One comment2 minute read
Who Cares about the Indie Authors? A new article about the current blockbuster novels has spurred some intriguing… Mercy Pilkington30 May 2017One comment2 minute read
The Industry Finally Acknowledges Indies Are Authors The gates have finally been thrown open, all are welcome here… Such… Mercy Pilkington8 January 20172 comments2 minute read
Why Is Self-Publishing Still a “Last Resort?” The digital publishing revolution, such as it was, had many facets. There… Mercy Pilkington27 September 2016One comment2 minute read
Closing the Gap: Indies Are Outselling “Real” Authors Yes, the headline is intentionally inflammatory, and not in a click-bait sort… Mercy Pilkington30 August 20162 comments2 minute read
Ebook Piracy Still Plaguing Authors It started out not-so-innocently enough with a now-deleted, vapid Facebook post from… Mercy Pilkington16 June 2016One comment2 minute read
Wool Screenplay Gets Rewritten by Nicole Perlman Hugh Howey’s self-published e-book WOOL is hunting around for a director and… Michael Kozlowski8 June 20152 comments2 minute read
How Agency Pricing Has Affected the Bestseller Lists Hugh Howey and Friends (that really should be a trademarked superhero team… Mercy Pilkington7 May 2015One comment2 minute read
What Nielsen Can Tell Indie Authors The kind people at Nielsen BookScan do a fairly decent job at… Mercy Pilkington3 April 2015One comment2 minute read
Looking Ahead to DBW’s Author Survey Results DBW has been conducting in-depth author surveys over the past few years,… Mercy Pilkington11 January 2015One comment2 minute read
Uncovering the Inner Workings of the Author Earnings Report Ludicrous accusations have come out from various corners of the publishing industry,… Mercy Pilkington26 July 201426 comments5 minute read
Amazon Rolls Out Beta of KDP Pricing Support New information and knowledge have come to light thanks to the efforts… Mercy Pilkington22 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Traditional Publishing Dismisses Author Earnings Report In what is perhaps the single most telling example of why the… Mercy Pilkington20 July 20142 comments2 minute read
UK Society of Authors: Traditional Publishing No Longer in Authors’ Best Interests Thanks largely to Hugh Howey’s recent post about the need for organizations… Mercy Pilkington12 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Hugh Howey on Writers’ Unions: Who Really Speaks for Authors? There are a few groups out there that claim to be the… Mercy Pilkington7 July 20145 comments3 minute read
Authors Rally Behind Amazon in Publisher Dispute Despite the letter circulated by some well-known authors that urged Amazon to… Mercy Pilkington3 July 20142 comments3 minute read
HM Ward on the Aftermath of Her Book Deal Decision With so much debate currently raging about both book pricing and book… Mercy Pilkington4 June 20144 comments2 minute read
The Hugh Howey Booktrack Competition Open to Entries Technology and art are blending in two exciting new contests, hosted by… Mercy Pilkington30 May 2014One comment2 minute read
New Author Earnings Report Examines Revenue of Startup Authors Self-published author and indie author advocate Hugh Howey turned the publishing industry… Mercy Pilkington27 May 20142 comments3 minute read
New Look at How Titles Sell Across Genres The recent furor caused by Hugh Howey and the team at Author… Mercy Pilkington11 May 20142 comments2 minute read
Overcoming the Scarcity of Attention for Books One of the more crowded panels at the recent PubSmartCon was the… Mercy Pilkington20 April 2014One comment2 minute read
Hugh Howey and the Road Map to Publishing Despite the successes Hugh Howey has enjoyed as an author, he began… Mercy Pilkington17 April 2014One comment3 minute read
PubSmartCon Kicks Off Tomorrow in Charleston A revolution in writing and publishing conferences will kick off tomorrow in… Mercy Pilkington15 April 2014One comment2 minute read
