As with Part 1, this post was inspired provoked by a post on another blog. That post asks whether indie authors should refrain from publishing in order to give their fellow authors’ works a better chance of being discovered in an environment of too many substandard books. Citation: Joel Bresler, “Are Authors Obligated to Anyone … Continue reading Indie Author Culture. Part 2: Our Obligations| Story Empire
All our links need to work. Especially buy links. What if the link to your new release prevents your ARC readers from leaving reviews on Amazon? What if the link prevents all potential readers from leaving reviews on Amazon? Or worse, Amazon shuts down your account because you’re violating their rules. It happens more often than you … Continue reading How To Clean Dirty Book Links| Story Empire
Hi, gang. ✋ Craig here again. We’re continuing my series dive into the speculative genres. Today we’re tackling Low Fantasy. First of all, let me go on record as hating the name. I know how it happened. High Fantasy received its grant name first, so what should the powers call the other version. (If one … Continue reading Low Fantasy| Story Empire
Posted by Joy York Over the years, I have read many books and seen many films referred to a “noir.” They have always been a bit of a mystery to me. I found them dark, edgy, and disturbing, usually …| Story Empire
One of my weirdest (read: creepiest) experiences with my daughter involves a medieval monster. How, you ask? Well, as a months-old baby, she had trouble sleeping. I would take her in my arms and pa…| Story Empire