Tag: Twenty-Somewhere

  • A few people have asked me for updates on the “Great Pricing Adventure” that began when Amazon priced my ebook Twenty-Somewhere at the whopping sum of $0. (For the background story, see: “On ‘selling’ like hotcakes.”) During the 4 days my book was free, about 16,400 copies were downloaded. The title peaked at #9 on the…

  • On Friday night, I was hanging out at a friend’s place and decided to hop on his wifi and check on sales of Twenty-Somewhere at Amazon. The count was 13, as it had been for a few days. Disappointing, but okay. Twenty minutes later I went home, got on my laptop, read emails, checked sales…

  • New Adult redux

    First, a big thanks to Erin, who sent me the link that served as the seed for this post. Second, here’s my take on what “New Adult” even means. Third, here we go. … The Young Adult Review Network asks: “Where are all the young adults?” When is the last time you read a YA book with…

  • First, I have to say “Happy Birthday!” to my little guy. Hard to believe it, but he’s 4 years old today. Or 28 in dog years, which makes him older than me and Andy… But shh, don’t tell him that! He already tends to think he’s in charge. Second, thanks to e-publishing Twenty-Somewhere, I would…

  • Today — late last night, technically — I was over at We Heart YA talking about how YA, like Pinocchio, is a real boy, goshdarnit! It all started with an email I received from a fellow writer. Once you read the WHYA post, you’ll see. Anyway, that was a year and a half ago, and…