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
Hugh Howey Explains the Need for Authors to Give Away Their Books On last week’s IndieChat event, hosted every Tuesday night on Twitter by…Mercy Pilkington11 April 2014One comment2 minute read
PubSmartcon: Reenvisioning the Writer’s Conference Writers’ conferences have long been a source of networking and support for…Mercy Pilkington11 March 2014One comment2 minute read
Hugh Howey Gives Toxic Advice for Self-Publishers Hugh Howey is a self-published author who leveraged Kindle Direct Publishing to…Michael Kozlowski10 March 201427 comments4 minute read
What Does It Take to Sell 100M eBooks? Smut and Marketing It still makes headlines whenever a self-published author manages to sell one…Mercy Pilkington6 March 20143 comments2 minute read
New AuthorEarnings Report Highlights B&N Sales Massive change is being sparked in the publishing industry, thanks to the…Mercy Pilkington26 February 2014One comment1 minute read
Anti-Transparency: Why Are Book Sales a Secret? The book industry has certainly been overwhelmed since the beginning of 2014…Mercy Pilkington19 February 201412 comments3 minute read
Transparency: Author HM Ward Discusses eBook Sales and Pricing A number of authors, including JA Konrath and Hugh Howey, made international…Mercy Pilkington16 February 2014One comment2 minute read
Us vs Them Rears Its Head in Publishing Once More First, there was JA Konrath’s post with Hugh Howey on how to…Mercy Pilkington13 February 2014One comment3 minute read
Traditional Publishers Learn What Indie Authors Have Known All Along Ask any traditionally published author what frustrates him most about the industry,…Mercy Pilkington11 February 20143 comments3 minute read