Category Archives: The Business of Writing

The Business of #Writing: Fighting Content Thieves

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Miss Primm

Content thieves are the bane of every writer’s existence. One insidious form is the type of sites that purport to give readers free downloads but charge a subscription fee for their service. It’s terrible because they take one copy of … Continue reading →

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#Romance #Ghostwriting: Why your job ad gets slim pickings for #writers

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Miss Primm

Miss Primm gets it. You publish for niches. Sales for niche books are iffy and depends on how well the launch goes as to how many copies it will sell. Some of you are pushing books for 99 cents on … Continue reading →

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#BookMarketing: #SerialFiction vs. Standalone #Books

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Miss Primm

[Lone figure walks toward slatted wood box in center of large room and stands on it. Taps the end of a hand held microphone. We hear dull thuds strum through speakers we can’t see.] Hi. I’m back. Yes. I know … Continue reading →

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Ellora’s Cave & E-book Sales: A Cautionary (First Amendment) Tale

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Miss Primm

In a Publisher’s Weekly article, Ellora’s Cave admitted to some shocking news: Ellora’s Cave CEO Patty Marks confirmed the house is downsizing in the wake of what she described as “drastic’ and unexplained declines in its e-book sales via Amazon. … Continue reading →

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