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Maids of Misfortune has been #1 historical mystery on Kindle best seller list since July
Hi,I am new to Kindle Forum, really like the look of the site, and so I thought I would introduce myself and my one published book (so far) Maids of Misfortune: A…Continue
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Started Oct 28, 2010
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Kate Rice commented on M. Louisa Locke's blog post The First Year as an Indie Author in Review: Sweet Success
M. Louisa Locke commented on M. Louisa Locke's blog post The First Year as an Indie Author in Review: Sweet Success"Dear Kate,
I think it has a lot to do with expectations. When I self-published in 2009, the people who were selling well were generally just people like Konrath, and I never expected to sell as well as someone who had traditionally published, had a…"
Kate Rice commented on M. Louisa Locke's blog post The First Year as an Indie Author in Review: Sweet Success"Mary Louisa -- I want you to know that I've bookmarked this article and keep returning to it every few days (often after a rough day) for inspiration. Did you ever feel like just giving up in those first four months? What do you think made the…"
M. Louisa Locke replied to Walt F.J. Goodridge's discussion My Kindle Revolution tipping point! What was yours?"For me this came when I got back from a mystery convention in 2009 and heard the same sad old story--that it was very difficult for someone to sell a genre book (mine is a cozy historical mystery), that the going advance rate for a first time author…"
M. Louisa Locke posted a blog postCategories, keywords and tags, Oh My! Why Should an Author Care?
I published this in October, 2011, but felt it got such good response (and a number of authors who took my advice and found an improvement in sales) that I decided to repost here:Two weeks ago I published my second historical mystery, Uneasy Spirits, and in the process I was reminded of how confusing it can be to determine the best category and key words I should use on Amazon to describe my book. Since there are several other authors who…See More
M. Louisa Locke posted a blog post7 Tips on how to sell books on Kindle
This post was originally a guest post over on Patty Henderson’s blog, The Henderson Files, entitled 7 Tips on how to sell books on Kindle. I am reprinting it here.First of all, why should you listen to me, an unknown author, tell you how to sell your book on Kindle? A little more than a year ago, I was a semi-retired professor of U.S. Women’s history who, besides a few academic…See More
Kim Richardson commented on M. Louisa Locke's blog post The First Year as an Indie Author in Review: Sweet Success"Very inspiring. I just started out, and so far it's moving very slowly. But I'm headstrong and determined."
Natasha Larry commented on M. Louisa Locke's blog post The First Year as an Indie Author in Review: Sweet Success"Wow, that is pretty incredible."
abhi commented on M. Louisa Locke's blog post The First Year as an Indie Author in Review: Sweet Success"thanks for a beautiful post. It's great to hear you're doing so well.
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- About Me
- I am semi-retired, teaching U.S. Women's History, and I published an historical mystery, Maids of Misfortune: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery ($2.99), that has been number one on the Kindle historical mystery list since July. I also have a short story, Dandy Detects, using some of the same characters, for 99cents on Kindle.
- Book(s) I'm Currently Reading
- Louise Penny's Still Life
Laurie King's The Art of Detection
- Favourite Books, Book Genres and Favourite Authors
- Mysteries, Science Fiction, Historical fiction.
- Are you a Kindle Owner?
- Yes
- Since when have you owned a Kindle?
- January 25, 2008
- What social network features are you interested in?
- Author Offers
- Are you an Author or Aspiring Author?
- Published Author
- For Authors - Published Books?
- Maids of Misfortune: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery
Dandy Detects: A Victorian San Francisco Story (a short story)
- Homepage or Favourite Website
- http://mlouisalocke.com/
- Blog or Favourite Blog
- http://mlouisalocke.com/blog/
M. Louisa Locke's Blog
Categories, keywords and tags, Oh My! Why Should an Author Care?
I published this in October, 2011, but felt it got such good response (and a number of authors who took my advice and found an improvement in sales) that I decided to repost here:
Two weeks ago I published my second historical mystery, Uneasy Spirits, and in the process I was reminded of how confusing it can be to determine the best category and key words I should use on Amazon to describe my book. Since there are several…
ContinuePosted on December 15, 2011 at 3:18pm
7 Tips on how to sell books on Kindle
This post was originally a guest post over on Patty Henderson’s blog, The Henderson Files, entitled 7 Tips on how to sell books on Kindle. I am reprinting it here.
First of all, why should you listen to me, an unknown author, tell you how to sell your book on Kindle? A…
ContinuePosted on September 3, 2011 at 6:34pm
The First Year as an Indie Author in Review: Sweet Success
A year ago, during the last week in November and the first weeks of December, I self-published my first book, Maids of Misfortune: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery, as an ebook on Smashwords and Kindle, and as a POD book through CreateSpace. I had no history as a published author, no contacts in the publishing world, and no marketing plan. I had a self-created author web-site and blog site, a facebook friends list of about 40, a lovely…
ContinuePosted on December 14, 2010 at 11:45am — 6 Comments
Late to the Fair: Why I became an Indie Author
Posted on October 27, 2010 at 7:02pm — 1 Comment
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