Indie Author Success Tip #4 – Don’t Stop After Your First Book

Write Short Kindle Books: A Self Publishing Manifesto for Non-Fiction Authors is available NOW for $0.99 for a limited time. It recently became a #1 Kindle Besteller in its category on Amazon! I’d love it if you check it out! And if you enjoy the book, don’t forget to leave a review on Amazon! It only takes a moment, and it’s a huge help! Cheers!

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Indie Author Success Tip #3 – Write Books That Solve A Major Problem for Your Audience

Write Short Kindle Books: A Self Publishing Manifesto for Non-Fiction Authors is available NOW at a mere $0.99 for the time being. It’s also very close to becoming a #1 Paid Bestseller in Business Writing on Amazon, so I’d super appreciate your support to day to grab a copy (or even check it for free if you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber) to help me hit that awesome goal of becoming a bestseller!

Oh, And don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel to catch more weekly tip videos!

Indie Author Success Tip #2 – Collaborate with Other Indie Authors

NOTE: I’ve set the price for Write Short Kindle Books: A Self Publishing Manifesto for Non-Fiction Authors at a mere $0.99 for the time being. That’s a pretty substantial discount from its full price, but not quite free. So I’d definitely appreciate it if you’d check it out and consider leaving a review if you enjoy it. And don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel to catch more weekly tip videos!

Indie Author Success Tip #1 – Research Your Niche Before You Dive In

In support of the launch of my new book Write Short Kindle Books: A Self Publishing Manifesto for Non-Fiction Authors, (which is currently FREE for a limited time on Kindle!) I’m rolling out a new short video series. Each Indie Author Success Tip covers a bit of advice, insights, and helpful know-how for anyone interested in self-publishing. I also inject a touch of my own personality and humor into the mix, as you’ll see in future episodes! These are designed to be motivational, informative, and entertaining, so please enjoy!

The plan right now is to post these here on the blog and on my YouTube channel on a M, W, F schedule. Please subscribe to my channel if if you enjoy these vids, as I have plans for other related video content soon!

Must Buy: SuperTintin – Podcasting Software for the Win

stt_boxshot_340x334As someone who’s neck-deep in the process of prepping to launch a new podcast, I’ve spent a hell of a lot of time fiddling with assorted software — both free and paid — to find just the right one that hits that tricky trifect of perfect balance between reliability, functionality, and quality. SuperTintin might not look like much at first glance, but this easy-to-use audio/video recording software does some magic stuff that will save you a lot of hassle if you’re looking to record top quality audio for your podcast.

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Demo-licious #2: Mount Your Friends

Prepare for another dose of Demo-licious! This time I dig into Mount Your Friends, a hilarious XBLIG about dudes climbing all over other dudes…and goats. I couldn’t stop laughing. If you have any cool demo suggestions of wild and crazy games for me to try out, feel free to drop some intel in the comments section below!

If you enjoy this video and others I’ve been putting together, please subscribe to my channel and share with friends! I’ll be doing a lot more video content on the site, including reviews, oddball features, and random snippets of gaming weirdness!

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Demo-licious #1: Viscera Cleanup Detail (Video Feature)

Welcome to Demo-licious, a new video column where I dive into free demos of cool, unusual, and wacky games and see what kind of trouble I can cause. In this first installment, I make a huge mess in Viscera Cleanup Detail — a silly indie game currently in Alpha that tasks you with cleaning up all the gore left over on an abandoned space station after all hell breaks loose.

If you enjoy this video and others I’ve been putting together, please subscribe to my channel and share with friends! I’ll be doing a lot more video content on the site, including reviews, oddball features, and random snippets of gaming weirdness!

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Weird Things I Did In: Shadow Warrior (Video)

Perhaps a little context is in order! I’ve been wanting to expand into making video content for some time now, and this new goofy Weird Things I Did In…[insert game name here] is the first manifestation of that. Often when I’m playing games for review or for fun, it’s the unexpected, unanticipated oddities I encounter that make it truly awesome. The idea for this series originally came from an older piece I wrote a while back called “Weird Things I Did In Skyrim (That Were F*%$ing Awesome).”

This is sort of the same idea, but a tad different. I’ll be tackling other new and upcoming games that I encounter opportunities to create shenanigans in. Stay tuned! And in the meantime, please do share the video and subscribe to my YouTube channel!

Freelance Game Journalism Video Chat w/ Nathan Meunier and Dan Amrich at GameZone

gamezoneYesterday, I joined former game journo editor and Critical Path author Dan Amrich for a video interview on Google Hangout with the rad folks at GameZone. We had a fun time chatting about how we got our start as freelancers in the game industry and tackled a range of questions related to writing, freelancing, and game journalism. It was a great time and a fun way to promote our books. If you’re interested in writing about games at all, check out my new book Up Up Down Down Left WRITE: The Freelance Guide to Video Game Journalism which is heavily focused on the freelance end of things. Dan also has a great book that’s been out for a while now called Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living, which is more of a general tome focused on the art of reviewing games and working on staff at game publications.

Oh hey, before I forget, here’s the link to the video interview chat!