"Smell the Roses" is now available for purchase! You can check it out by clicking the link below.
Smell the Roses by Courtney Lyman
One of the decisions that needs to be made when publishing is how to price the book. Amazon has two royalty options. You can either choose to take 35% royalty or 70% royalty. If you choose the 70%, your book's price has to be set at a minimum of $2.99 and if you choose 35% the minimum sale price is $0.99.
With "Best Laid Plans", I started off using the 70% which meant I had to charge $2.99 and I found that was a little too pricey for people to take a risk on a new author so I dropped my royalty and the price. After that, I began to see sales again. This time, I started low, but I'm still going to play around with the price a little bit. I'm going to keep it low for a couple months to give those of you have been such a great support to me a little thank you. After all, I know you are the ones who purchase the book as soon as it's available and I really appreciate that! In a couple months, I'll raise the price and see what happens. I may end up having to drop the price back down, but I'm interested to experiment with this process a bit.
I hope that you enjoy "Smell the Roses". Thank you so much for your support! It means so much to me!
Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
Waiting . . .
I purposefully didn't write a blog entry last week, because, honestly, I had nothing to say. This part of the process, I'm basically just waiting. I don't really have a whole lot to do while my editors are busily revising my book.
However, I have received some notes over the weekend and I am back to work this week. I am correcting my manuscript again with a different editor's notes. I highly recommend having multiple editors when someone writes without the help of a publishing firm and/or professional editors. One person may miss mistakes, but, hopefully, a second person will catch what they missed. Another thing with having more than one editor is that one person may think a portion reads just fine and another thinks it's confusing. It's helpful to have so many eyes checking things before it heads to publication.
After I've gone through the notes and made the corrections, I will begin formatting. I anticipate having the book published by September 30th at the latest.
However, I have received some notes over the weekend and I am back to work this week. I am correcting my manuscript again with a different editor's notes. I highly recommend having multiple editors when someone writes without the help of a publishing firm and/or professional editors. One person may miss mistakes, but, hopefully, a second person will catch what they missed. Another thing with having more than one editor is that one person may think a portion reads just fine and another thinks it's confusing. It's helpful to have so many eyes checking things before it heads to publication.
After I've gone through the notes and made the corrections, I will begin formatting. I anticipate having the book published by September 30th at the latest.
Monday, September 9, 2013
A Special Day
Today is a special day. It's my birthday! Here's a family picture taken shortly after I was born.
Another reason today is a special day, it was one year ago today that I published "Best Laid Plans" and officially became an author! It's been an amazing road and I've been so thankful for the response I've received. It's been such an encouragement and has kept me writing.
Which brings me to another reason today is special. Today I'm going to reveal the cover for book two! Here it is!
Another reason today is a special day, it was one year ago today that I published "Best Laid Plans" and officially became an author! It's been an amazing road and I've been so thankful for the response I've received. It's been such an encouragement and has kept me writing.
Getting the cover is always so exciting! I know the end is in sight and soon the book will be available!
I have received notes back from one of my editors and have made the changes to the book. It's always so nice to have someone else to catch mistakes for you. I'm still waiting for the rest of the editing, but it's close. I'm going to venture to say that before the end of September, "Smell the Roses" will be published!
Thank you so much for your support this past year! Honestly, it has meant so much to me!
Monday, September 2, 2013
Quick update
In my last post, I mentioned that I have sent my book on to my editors. I have received some good feedback so far. I'm still waiting for their final suggestions so that I can make corrections, but I'm excited about what I'm hearing from them.
I have also ordered my cover art and am waiting to see the new artwork. Cover art is so important because even though we say "don't judge a book by it's cover" most people decide if they're going to buy a book within eight seconds of seeing the cover. It's possible to do your own cover art, but since I have no knowledge of how to design my own cover art and there are places where you can get into trouble if you use images that are copyrighted, I decided with my first book to use a professional. If you do an online search, you can find so many different options. Some are extremely expensive and others are more affordable. Some have a more professional feel than others. I decided to go with Killer Covers for my first book as a nice middle of the road option. They were somewhat reasonable and their sample covers were very well done. I was very happy with their work with the first book. It was exactly what I was thinking of. I've sent them the information for the second book. Hopefully, I will be able to give you a look at the new cover by next week!
Everything is coming together and I'm hoping to have the second book available for purchase this month!
Best Laid Plans by Courtney Lyman
I have also ordered my cover art and am waiting to see the new artwork. Cover art is so important because even though we say "don't judge a book by it's cover" most people decide if they're going to buy a book within eight seconds of seeing the cover. It's possible to do your own cover art, but since I have no knowledge of how to design my own cover art and there are places where you can get into trouble if you use images that are copyrighted, I decided with my first book to use a professional. If you do an online search, you can find so many different options. Some are extremely expensive and others are more affordable. Some have a more professional feel than others. I decided to go with Killer Covers for my first book as a nice middle of the road option. They were somewhat reasonable and their sample covers were very well done. I was very happy with their work with the first book. It was exactly what I was thinking of. I've sent them the information for the second book. Hopefully, I will be able to give you a look at the new cover by next week!
Everything is coming together and I'm hoping to have the second book available for purchase this month!
Best Laid Plans by Courtney Lyman
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