Some Fiction Promotion Links

I recently came across this post over at ErgoFiction: What is web fiction?
It mentions a few directories where you can submit submit links to fiction you’ve posted on the web.
Anyway, if you’re looking for a little more exposure to your work, check these out.

WebFictionGuide – First sign up for an account, then sign in, then [...]

The Self Published Carnival #5

This edition of the self published carnival is going to be just a little different. I’ve changed the way I put it together in hopes of getting a little more time to work on one of my projects.

First up: Here’s 5 of August’s most interesting/useful posts. If you don’t have all day, just read these.

Maybe [...]

UniBook

A while ago I reviewed a self-publishing company called Wwaow. A shorter while ago, they underwent some major changes by switching their name to UniBook and tweaking their business model. Here’s the press release they sent me, which I meant to post, but never did. Until now.

UniBook.com Announces Free Self-Publishing Service
UniBook has launched a revised [...]

Book Trailers, Shmook Trailers: 8 Examples to Get you Thinking

I’ve been wanting to make a video trailer for Oasis for a long time now, and by golly, I’m going to do it, just you wait. Anyway, I’ve been gathering ideas, and I figured I’d share. So I’ve dug around and found a few book trailer examples, both good and bad, from effects-laden groovyness to [...]

The Self Published Carnival #3

I started doing the Self Published Carnival as an experiment. Is anybody out there finding these useful? How could the self-published carnival be made better?

Self Publishing
Jennifer Ferroland from Jen’s Writing Journey sought answers this month to the age old question – If a Book Is Good, Does It Matter How It Was Published?
Want to [...]

A Self-Published Space Opera

Have you ever wanted to self publish a book? In making your decision, it can help to know what other people’s experiences have been. Here’s another in my line of interviews with self published authors. This time, I caught up with K.E. Ireland, aka Aloria on the internets.
Tell me a little bit about yourself.
I am [...]

Vanity Fair?

note: This is a guest post by Katie Lord Brown.

The high profile success stories of blog to book writers the Wife in the North and Petite Anglaise may have encouraged writers to believe blogs are a good way to get your work noticed, but is self-publishing your blog little better than vanity publishing?  The internet [...]

Call For Entries: The Self-Published Carnival #3

The second edition of the self published carnival is out. Thanks to everyone who submitted.
Now it’s time to start gathering up entries for the second edition. Do any of you have any self-publishing success stories (or links to such stories)? I’d love to feature a couple in the next edition.
Submissions will close on May 31st, [...]

The Self Published Carnival #2

Almost Famous Edition

Last month I reviewed a new resource for authors called FiledBy.com. (FiledBy.com Review) Sometime during the couple of days that followed, I showed up for a heartbeat on the “Most Viewed Authors” list at #2 – right under marketing guru Seth Godin. I drank it in, for it will almost certainly be [...]

Filedby.com – A New Marketing Tool For Authors

I’m always looking for new ways to get my name out there and get folks to read my fiction. Sometimes I don’t have to look too hard though – the information just finds it’s way to me.
A representative of a new website named FiledBy.com emailed me and gave me a quick rundown of their service. [...]