Welcome!
Welcome to my blog. I’m Jack L Knapp, indie author and writer. This blog will be devoted to my fiction writings, currently being offered through Amazon. I have written four…
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Publishing
Some write for the fun of it. I did that in the beginning. I was an amateur and never intended to take that next step. But I did, and I’ve…
Formatting Your Novel
Formatting seems very challenging at first. It’s not. It’s a craft, with rules that are based on experience. Amazon is happy to take your manuscript and publish it for you,…
Hot off the Virtual Press!
If you’re a reader of my blog, you’ll recall that my advice to authors and would-be authors is to sit down at the keyboard and write. Write every day. If…
Selling your work
This is a rough time of the year for writers. Sales of Kindle books are generally down, or so say my correspondents. Mine certainly are. The solution, of course, is…
Blogs, Writing, Publishing, and Rebellion
I subscribe to a blog called Mad Genius Club. Most of the time I find suggestions I can use, because it’s written by professional writers/authors. I suspect others enjoy it…
Busy: the life of an Indie author and publisher
I published my latest book, The Ship, in December. It started slow, but soon it was on a wild ride that’s only slowed down this week. It was my first…
Neglect
I’ve been neglecting my blogs for a couple of months, and there’s a reason. On July 15th, I had knee replacement surgery. The surgery went well, the recovery less so.…
Summer Sales, or the Lack Thereof
Is this the dreaded Summer Slump? Soon to be followed by the Back-to-School Blues? No idea yet, but sales have shrunk to a trickle. Even my count of books borrowed…
Data; Books, and Readers
I’ve been watching Amazon’s new program with great interest. So have a lot of authors. The KU/KOLL program allows subscribers to borrow books. Amazon gets a monthly payment from those…