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Monthly Archives: January 2019
New Year. New Challenges. New Goals.
Goal #1: Getting Noticed This year I’m concentrating on getting my name out there… People can’t read my books if they don’t know they exist! As an indie author I have to do all my own marketing, advertising and wangling to get my name seen. And the best way of doing this is ‘word of mouth’,…
New Year. New Challenges. New Goals. was originally published on karen j carlisle
Posted in challenges, Events, Patreon
Tagged books, conventions, getting noticed, goals for the year, how you can help, libraries, processes, recommendations, reviews
Tea & Tidings January Reboot is on its Way
Hi to my subscribers. First: a massive apology for the wrong link in the newsletter sent out last night. I’d mistakenly linked an article meant for a true crime writer friend of mine. That’s what happens when I do things in the wee hours. The corrected copy of the newsletter is winging its way to…
Tea & Tidings January Reboot is on its Way was originally published on karen j carlisle
Posted in admin stuff, Tea & Tidings Newsletter
Tagged big oops, books, correction, my bad, newsletter, Tea & Tidings
Super Indie: Indie Fiction at Supanova
Originally posted on Tulpa Magazine:
Indie fiction was the rising star at Adelaide’s Supanova convention in 2018. Indie fiction being a title self- published by the author rather than a house publisher. As part of Artist Alley’s Indie Press Zone,…
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End of Year Writer Group Road Trip
My writing group ventures into town each year – to cruise the bookshops, chocolate shops and tea shops… https://youtu.be/VCybCCye9Tg
End of Year Writer Group Road Trip was originally published on karen j carlisle
My Patrons got Character Naming Rights Today!
Hi Readers, Today my Patreon supporters received: a rundown on the current state of rewrites for The Department of Curiosities: For the Good of the Empire, oggled some exclusive pics, a few minor story spoilers, found out how to get ARCs of DOC, got naming rights for a character advance notice of an upcoming event…
My Patrons got Character Naming Rights Today! was originally published on karen j carlisle
Posted in Department of Curiosities, Patreon
Tagged books, conventions, Department of Curiosities, Events, fun, ideas, manuscript, novel, patron exclusives, Photography, processes, steampunk, writing
Booktopia Favourtie Aussie Author Poll is Back!
This year I’m trying to get my name out there… Here’s one way! Feel free to nominate me as your favourite Australian author on the Booktopia annual poll, 2019. Fill in the form on the Booktopia page (one point for nomination), buy one of my books (for five points towards nomination). The top 50 authors will…
Booktopia Favourtie Aussie Author Poll is Back! was originally published on karen j carlisle
Being Black and Female in Steampunk
Originally posted on Midwest Black Speculative Fiction Alliance:
When I started getting into steampunk a couple of years ago, my first question was “There’s no slavery in this, right?” I was met with a very emphatic “NO!” It’s not like…
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