Category Archives: Business

Some guest posts for If Errands Could Kill

I’ve been traveling the internet lately… promoting If Errands Could Kill. Check out these posts/interviews: http://blog.rebeccabesser.com/2012/03/21/interview-with-author-jim-bronyaur-if-errands-could-kill-minivan-mom-mystery-series.aspx?ref=rss http://www.cymlowell.blogspot.com/2012/03/author-spotlight-jim-bronyaur.html

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A win for the indies

I’m not one to get in the mix of controversy… but in the past month, there has been a huge uproar about the changes that PayPal had made to their TOS.  Primarily, it dealt with certain subjects that were often … Continue reading

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My first day with Select, and Free

Well now, it’s been a fun ride in the past 24 hours. I put If Errands Could Kill as a free book yesterday and the response was amazing.  I saw four digit downloads, was in the Top 5 in Women’s … Continue reading

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We’re coming back…

So, I’ve been having fun on my other blog… creating days like Chocolate Milk Tuesday and Pink Floyd Wednesday, but I still want to talk about writing… I have to because I’m a writer. And over there, things get a … Continue reading

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2012… in our sights

I welcome it.  What about you? What am I looking forward to? Last year, when the ball dropped and my Dad and I were slightly drunk, doing our best not to laugh at poor Dick Clark (come on, why do … Continue reading

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Social sharing…

This is an interesting article shared to me by a friend. Social sharing for 2011… What it shows for me is that there isn’t just one venue for sharing anymore, or at least one venue that does it all.  Facebook … Continue reading

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In the wake

We all know last week was wild.  The announcement of KDP Select doesn’t give us a right or wrong answer, and why should it? I fully believe that too many people rely on Amazon, thinking of them as a partner … Continue reading

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Stephen King, tacos, and running your own business.

The talk of self-publishing taking over.   *sigh*   *yawm*   I’m over it.  You should be too.  Anyone who spends more than thirty seconds reading this particular post or any post on why indie’s will take over or how … Continue reading

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Amazon KDP Select… select to relax first, read, then make a decision for YOU.

Wow, what a wild day on Amazon, huh?   For those who haven’t seen the news, Amazon KDP opened a new exclusive option for authors.   You have to give Amazon 90 Day exclusivity to your book – meaning NO … Continue reading

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Back into horror we go

So I’ve been hard at work this past week getting my next horror book, The Floors, done.  Can’t say when it’ll be live to world, still has a long way to go, but writing it has been fun… and somewhat … Continue reading

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