crowdfunding vs kindle

So during the course of my crowdfunded events people have asked me why I don’t just write something straight for the e-reader market. My biggest reason is “because crowdfunding pays me now, and an e-reader market story might not pay me at all.” It probably would, mind you, but I don’t know how well. Right now with the crowdfunding stuff I’m getting what I’d consider market value for my short stories and novellas–somewhere around $500 for short stories and around $3K for novellas–and that’s an awful damned lot of $.99…

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yet more thinks to do

…soon: – call the theatre – vacuum the living room – clean the kitchen – finish getting books signed, enveloped, and addressed – an Elegant Legacy update …this week: – catch up on the 4200 2250 words I’m behind in writing – go to the Steve McCurry photo exhibition – get over this god. damned. cold – update book poster – create new business cards – go to Easons and get address stickers …on Monday, because the post office is probably closed until then: – get books into the mail

thinks to do…

…today: – call the theatre to see if they have better seats available for Chess than ticketmaster does – vacuum the living room – wash the diaper wraps – clean the kitchen – get books signed, enveloped, and addressed (50% accomplished, which is what I really figured was achievable) …in the next 24 hours: – get books into the mail – an Elegant Legacy update …this week: – catch up on the 5300 words I’m behind in writing *sigh* – go to the Steve McCurry photo exhibition, nevermind that this…

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