Monthly Archives: April 2011

Indie Publishing for International Writers, Step 5: Market Your Story Part 1, Websites & Blogs

Posted on April 30, 2011 by davidgaughran

This is the fifth post in my continuing series INDIE PUBLISHING FOR INTERNATIONAL WRITERS, a step-by-step guide to getting your stories into (digital) print. I’ll be doing each step with you, learning as you do, because I’ve never done this before … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blogs, connections, content, google, indie publishing, indie publishing for international writers, linkages, market your story, marketing, pathways, self-publishing, social media, wordpress | 16 Comments

Exciting News & Great Early Reviews – The Short Story America Anthology, Volume 1

Posted on April 29, 2011 by davidgaughran

I have some exciting news. A few months back Short Story America chose one of my stories to appear in their Anthology of their Best Stories of 2010. The hardback edition was released today. My story that was chosen is called Into … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anthology, collection, david gaughran, gaughran, into the woods, short story america, short story anthology, short story collection | 9 Comments

Haiku #9: How It All Began

Posted on April 28, 2011 by davidgaughran

From the darkness the birds sing, drawing him from the path, into the woods. From the Haikupalooza archives. No service, support, or guarantee is provided for these haikus.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged haiku, haikupalooza, if you go into the woods, into the woods, jiri beranek | 2 Comments

Indie Publishing for International Writers, Step 4: Format Your Story

Posted on April 28, 2011 by davidgaughran

This is the fourth post in my continuing series INDIE PUBLISHING FOR INTERNATIONAL WRITERS, a step-by-step guide to getting your stories into (digital) print. I’ll be doing each step with you, learning as you do, because I’ve never done this before … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged digital formatting, epub, formatting, indie publishing, indie publishing for international writers, kindle formatting, mobi, self-publishing, smashwords | 66 Comments

Could Piracy Be Good For You?

Posted on April 27, 2011 by davidgaughran

When music industry revenues collapsed after the introduction of MP3s, many writers became worried. While musicians have been able to find alternative income streams – including touring and merchandise – writers generally have one: their stories. Not even Stephen King … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged e-books, ebooks, konrath, neil gaiman, piracy, pirates, stephen king | 21 Comments

Do You Prefer Print Books? Enjoy Them While You Can

Posted on April 26, 2011 by davidgaughran

While I might beat the self-publishing drum at times, I don’t celebrate when I hear publishers are in trouble, or bookstores are closing down, because there are always people behind the headlines, and it has ramifications for the entire book … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amazon, angus & robertson, barnes and noble, bookshops, bookstores, e-books, eason, ebooks, hughes & hughes, independent bookstores, indie bookstores, print books, waterstones | 16 Comments

Making Money From Writing, Part 3: Sales Channels

Posted on April 25, 2011 by davidgaughran

For the last two days we looked at the various markets where you can sell your short stories and novels. Yesterday we covered the reasons why you should be cautious before you self-publish your work. Today we are going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amazon, apple, barnes and noble, diesel, ebookstore, google, ibookstore, kdp, kindle direct publishing, kobo, make money from writing, pubit, sales channels, smashwords, Sony | 13 Comments

Making Money From Writing, Part 2: Novels

Posted on April 24, 2011 by davidgaughran

Yesterday we surveyed the short story market, where you can find the right magazines for your stories, how you can sell the same story again as a reprint and to an anthology, why short story collections are such a hard-sell … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advances, agents, independent publishers, indie publishers, indie publishing, large publishers, literary agents, making money from writing, novels, royalties, self-publishing, small presses | 7 Comments

Haiku #8: Too Much Nausea Can Make You Sick

Posted on April 24, 2011 by davidgaughran

Shadows play in the darkroom of my memories, new fears borne of old. From the Haikupalooza archives. Consumption of these haikus is at your own risk.

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Making Money From Writing, Part 1: Short Story Markets

Posted on April 23, 2011 by davidgaughran

People write for all sorts of reasons, but today we are going to talk about how to make money out of your stories. Whether you write short stories or novels, or anything in between, there are a number of different … Continue reading →