Teardrop Editions

I have turned to the next chapter in the book of my writing journey.

Chapter One: Write novels on lined paper in a duotang.

Chapter Two: Write novels on a computer and share them with no one.

Chapter Three: Write fanfiction and post it online.

Chapter Four: Write books for publication.

Chapter Five: Become an independent novelist.

Chapter Six: Stop charging for books.

Chapter Seven: Teardrop Editions.

I suppose you're wondering what the Teardrop Editions could possibly be?  Well, I'll tell you.  I'm now going to charge a small fee for my ebooks and audiobooks, but the Teardrop editions will be free.  They will be offered one year after the release of a new title.  You see, I've been forced to charge for some of my books, and it's been helping to offset some of my author fees.  

For one thing, most of the official covers for my books were drawn by real artists.  I need to pay the artists.  I will use AI generated covers for the Teardrop Editions.  For another, I use a service that has fees to generate audiobooks.  This way, I can recoup some of my costs while still offering titles for free.

Free is important to me.  I went to libraries when I was a kid and took out books for nothing.  To be honest, the idea of paying for books is a little off to me, but I'm an author, and I have these bills.  They're small bills, so I'm assigning small price tags to my books.  

Sadly, this also means that I will no longer be uploading my novels to Inkitt, Quotev, Royal Road, Scribblehub, or Tapas before they've been available on GooglePlay Books, Apple Books, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and all the bookstore sites for at least a year.  What can I say?  I've been receiving more interest for my books on GooglePlay than I have on those chapter-by-chapter sites.  It's a shame, but it's true.  

More news to come later!