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What free gets you on Kindle

February 6, 2012 Follow Up, Snake People, The Variant

Last week, I ran an experiment to see what would happen if I took one of my existing Kindle titles (Snake People) and made it free for three days. Here are the results.

Spelunking the Kindle market, cont’d.

February 2, 2012 Books, Follow Up, Snake People, The Variant

Amazon’s new KDP Select program allows self-publishers to run free-book promotions. I’m running an experiment to see what that means for one of my older titles, Snake People.

Writing Faster

August 10, 2011 Snake People, The Variant, Writing Process

Michael Agger looks at scientific studies on writing to find reasons why it’s so damn hard, and slow.

The Variant and Snake People

December 26, 2010 Books, Snake People, The Variant

If you got a Kindle or iPad for Christmas, I have two short stories you may want to check out. Each works as a nice palate-cleanser from too much holiday cheer.

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