JACK WALLEN

DARK TWISTY FICTION

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Have you ever heard of the Middle Child Syndrome? According to our good friend Wikipedia, it is: The feeling of exclusion by middle children (those with one younger and one older sibling). This effect occurs because the first child is more prone to receive privileges and responsibilities (by virtue of being […]

Kindle Scout Update: Day 16

March 25, 2016 in blog tagged amazon / kindle scout / romance / suicide station by jlwallen

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Kindle Scout Update: Week 2

March 22, 2016 in blog tagged amazon / kindle scout / romance / suicide station by jlwallen

We artists are an odd lot. From every angle we seem to willingly go up against odds very much stacked against us. I’ve faced down that demon for three decades and those glowing eyes never dim, never blink. That’s only a fragment of the challenge that makes the victory all […]

Kindle Scout Update: Day 11

March 20, 2016 in News tagged amazon / kindle scout / romance / suicide station by jlwallen

And so I sit here listening to Arm Cast Podcast, in which I was brought on as a guest to speak about my Kindle Scout campaign. The episode was recorded on day two of the campaign and hearing what I had to say then is quite interesting to hear. I was […]

Kindle Scout Update: Day 9

March 18, 2016 in blog tagged #kindlescout / amazon / romance / suicide station by jlwallen

And thus begins week, the second. I had an interesting moment today–one that was both cause for celebration and concern (I like to live dangerously). It happened when I was looking for images to use to create some Suicide Station promo goodies. I hopped onto my bestie, Google, and first […]

Kindle Scout Update: Day 8

March 17, 2016 in blog tagged amazon / kindle scout / romance / suicide station by jlwallen

The world of authors is simultaneously growing ever-larger and ever-smaller. Wait, how is that possible? Doesn’t that break some law of physics somewhere? Wouldn’t that make Stephen Hawkings punch an innocent passerby? Let me explain. It should go without saying that Amazon has been a boon to writers. With the […]

Kindle Scout Update: Day 7

March 16, 2016 in blog tagged amazon / kindle scout / romance / suicide station by jlwallen

So my first day of the Suicide Station Kindle Scout campaign is done and the first word that comes to mind is: whew! I had the morning all planned out. Posts, tweets, videos, share, share, share. But the best laid plans of mice and men and blah, blah, blah. To […]

Kindle Scout Update: Day 1 and whew!

March 10, 2016 in blog tagged #kindlescout / amazon / Kindle Soout / romance by jlwallen

Recently a couple of reviews of I Zombie I pointed out formatting issues. These issues only seem to appear in the Amazon version of the book — which happens to be a prime seller. So naturally I wanted to get rid of those formatting issues. After a number of tries […]

The formatting monster rears its ugly head

July 14, 2011 in News tagged amazon / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / formatting / jack wallen / kindle books / writing / writing tips by jlwallen

I had the pleasure of “sitting down” for a chat with Lizzy Ford recently. Instead of the usual Q&A, I decided to simply start a dialog with Lizzy and let it go where it wanted to go. What developed was a genuinely wonderful conversation that I think offers plenty for […]

Coffee Talk with Lizzy Ford

June 21, 2011 in News tagged amazon / author / digital publishing / ebooks / indie authors / indie writers / kindle books / nook books / publishing / writing by jlwallen