How much should ebooks cost?

ChrisFor Writers

Do you buy ebooks? How much should ebooks cost? What price point sells the most books? This Huffington Post article quotes Mark Coker’s survey. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-coker/2014-book-publishing-indu_b_4533411.html Books priced $2.99 and $3.99, on average, received about four times as many unit sales as books priced over $7.99. For indies who could publish low-priced books that were as good or better than what … Read More

Stop Me Before I Shop Again

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There’s something about stalking your prey, watching and waiting until just the right moment and then pouncing with gusto, exultant in the fact that you’ve bought that coveted pair of shoes at seventy percent off. Hello, my name is Chris Cannon, and I have an online clearance shopping addiction. I used to stick to shopping at Kohl’s, refreshing my email … Read More

Check out UtopYA 2014

ChrisFor Writers, Paranormal Young Adult, UtopYA

Have you signed up for any writing or reading conferences this year?  If you haven’t, you should check out UtopYA. What is UtopYA? It’s a convention for women writers of supernatural YA and NA fiction and their fans which takes place June 20-22, 2014 at the Millenium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Or as my husband put it, a conference for … Read More

Going Down In Flames Dragon Decor

ChrisFor Writers, Paranormal Young Adult, UtopYA

I’ve always been fascinated by dragons. Going Down In Flames, my young adult paranormal novel centers around a secret society of shape-shifting dragons. While writing the book, I’ve been searching the internet for unique dragon themed items. Here are some of my favorites. The gorgeous beaded dragon dress is by Ralph Lauren. The seven-foot tall sculpture with the gazing ball is … Read More

Sharing the Writing Process Blog Hop.

ChrisFor Writers, Paranormal Young Adult

Sharing the Writing Process Blog Hop. When Lynn Cahoon asked me if I wanted to participate in a blog hop on my writing process, I jumped at the chance. (hop…jump…get it?) Check out Lynn’s writing at www.lynncahoon.wordpress.com What am I working on? Right now I have two WIP’s. That way if one group of characters stops talking to me, I … Read More