Illinois ranks first in the loss of manufacturing jobs. Illinoisans are fleeing to other states, due to a negative tax and political environment. But, in case of zombie apocalypse “Illinois Zombie Ready” should be the state motto.
CNN has noted this:
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So, you finish your first draft of your second novel and you take a brief break before editing. How do you take care of the business of being an author? Here are 13 tips on Taking care of business.
What is there to the business of writing and selling your books? Don’t you just post your book to Amazon, Ingram, Barnes & Noble, and watch the money roll in?
Let’s assume the best and the money is rolling in: your books are selling like $1.00 iPhones. Where’s the money going? How much is going in? What are you paying in royalties to these web site sellers?
In other words, before you sell a book online, you need a bank account to hold the incoming money. And it’d be nice to track how many you sell, how much money you get, and how much you pay to your seller(s).
Suppose you say, “I hate computers! I’ll print my books and sell them from door to door!” Great! How many will you print? Who will print them? How will they be shipped? What is the total cost per book for each one shipped? How many do you have to sell to break even? To earn $10,000? $100,000? How long will it take to reach that many? What number of books do you order each time? Do you have enough money? And finally, do you have enough storage space?
Every author has to answer these questions. Here are my answers. Ask me, I’ll give you a free copy of my spreadsheet that I use, complete with formulae.
Continue reading Taking Care of Business – When An Author Isn’t Writing
Here’s the fourth Zombie Turkeys review on Amazon. I’ve quoted it below:
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 I am not one for non-fiction especially zombie material, …, March 2, 2017By Bret B. Glas
This review is from: Zombie Turkeys: How an Unknown Blogger Fought Unkillable Turkeys (Life After Life) (Volume 1) (Paperback)
I am not one for non-fiction especially zombie material, but this was a very entertaining book. The satire kept me reading. Being from Central Illinois I was quite familiar with much of the locations mentioned in the book. I look forward to what is next.”
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So cool! Not a zombie fan, but he still enjoyed the book.
It occurs to me you may not have seen this one from another SF and Fantasy author:
Continue reading Fourth Zombie Turkeys Review! Did You See This?