I wrote a post every day this week: Free (on sale) Book Friday Nov 25: Marketing plans that work.Thursday Thoughts: Either Or (Or, what I’ve learned after watching a World Cup game . . . oops, match)Weird Wednesday Nov. 23: Football to FibonacciTuesday Tirade: Flash Sales and Extra PunctuationMusic Monday Nov. 21: I Got Nothin’Sunday … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Nov 26:

If you read yesterday's pos—I did not.OK, this was it: https://linesbyleon.com/2022/11/18/free-book-friday-nov-19-a-cfl-primer/ Now that you have rea—I'm not done yet.[silence]OK. Done. Now that you have read it, here are some other CFL facts you may not know: This year is the 109th Grey Cup game. That's a lot of years. The Grey Cup has been broken … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Nov 19: CFL Fun Facts (well … facts)

After a few snowy days, inspiration pays an overdue visit. -Leon Free Book Friday Nov 11: Books and Snow and Blizzards. Oh my!Thursday Thoughts: Unconventional Marketing Strategies- What works or probably doesn't Weird Wednesday Nov. 9: Cartoons/SportsTuesday Thoughts: Unofficial ReviewsMusic Monday Nov. 7: Arkells

What would you do if you won $1000000000? Buy 0.02% of Twitter? Probably not. Everyone dreams of winning the lottery—well maybe not everybody, but a lot of people would like to. It would make life easier—and possibly more difficult to have that amount of cash. Which brings me to my point. With such massive jackpots, … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Nov 5: One Billion

I haven't had much time to blog/write this week—or this month for that matter. I am frantically trying to finish the finally book of my sci-fi trilogy—Frantically? Really?Well, maybe not frantically, but I'd like to to be complete before the end of the year.What about participating in NaNoWriMo?That's too much pressure, but I do try … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Oct 29: Time? Who has that?

If you read last weekend's wrap up, then you know I had some issues (again) with Amazon. https://linesbyleon.com/2022/10/15/weekend-wrap-up-oct-15-dont-buy-my-paperback-yet/ After doing some research on the weekend, another author suggested republishing my book, which I did, which corrected the error. The price for the paperback on the Canadian site is now correct at $9.71.Then on Monday I received … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Oct 22: Paperback Update

Let me explain. It's not a marketing tactic, it's another one of the wonderful experiences Amazon dishes out to their KPD authors. I have made it a habit of checking my Amazon book pages to make sure the pricing is accurate—see where this is going? It is a bit of a pain going between the … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Oct 15: Don’t buy my paperback . . . yet.

There has been a trend for "readers" to purchase eBooks on Amazon, read them, then take advantage of the return policy, robbing authors of their sales. This affects the rankings of the books and takes money from the pockets of talented, hard-working writers. I have been hit with this twice already, and it is not … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Oct 8: Many not-so-happy Returns

That's what October is about right? Since Halloween is at the end of the month, now's the time to get your fright on. Unless . . . If you go to Costco. It's Christmas there. Scary. From my blog this week: Free Book Friday Sept 30: The Second View is out! And . . .In … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Oct1: Scary

Yeah. It feels like fall. Cool mornings, cool winds, leaves just starting to turn. I like autumn. I'll miss the heat of summer, but autumn has certain charm to it like all seasons do, even wint—Don't say it!Oops . . . From my blog this week: Free Book Friday Sept 23: Interviews are back! In … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Sept 24: Fall