Author Archives: Leon Stevens

Weekend Wrap-up May 27: Stuck at 37

Reviews that is, for my book, The View from Here. My first poetry book has 22, while my second poetry book is lagging at 4. Some authors say that the magic number of Amazon reviews is 50. That’s when the magical algorithm kicks in. True or false? Or is it just one of many urbanContinue reading “Weekend Wrap-up May 27: Stuck at 37”

Free Book Friday May 26: Children’s Author XANDA MONTEIRO

Featured Author: XANDA MONTEIRO I was born in the small town of Beira on the East Coast of Mozambique, a place that holds a special place in my heart. It’s home to the magnificent Farol do Macuti, a lighthouse that has guided countless ships to safety over the years. One of my fondest memories isContinue reading “Free Book Friday May 26: Children’s Author XANDA MONTEIRO”

Music Monday May 22: Cover songs – Shine

There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear. CBC MUSIC, Central · Mornings with CBC Music Now, I can’t say to someone, “You’ll like this song” (or book for that matter) because I can’t presume that others will share my taste inContinue reading “Music Monday May 22: Cover songs – Shine”

Weekend Wrap-up May 20: Print Book Prices

The news that has been rippling through the indie author community about Amazon’s decision to raise the printing costs, eating away at the royalties. I understand that with inflation, costs for everything are going up, so I’m not surprised. C’mon, poor Amazon needs to make money, right? I don’t sell many physical copies of myContinue reading “Weekend Wrap-up May 20: Print Book Prices”

Free Book Friday May 19: 13 Days

13 days. For what?Until my book, The View from Here is no longer available in Amazon’s Prime Reading catalogue. I’m hoping it will be picked up for another term, but I don’t know how likely that is. Its catapulted the book into the high 100s in the Science Fiction category, and sales for the nextContinue reading “Free Book Friday May 19: 13 Days”

Music Monday May 15: Ruby Waters

There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear. CBC MUSIC, Central · Mornings with CBC Music Now, I can’t say to someone, “You’ll like this song” (or book for that matter) because I can’t presume that others will share my taste inContinue reading “Music Monday May 15: Ruby Waters”