I wish I could say I’ve written and published a new book. That’s half true. I’ve published a new ebook called Albuquerque to Berkeley — Two Election-Season Thrillers. What’s new is the packaging, not the pages. (All 677 of them — that's Kindle's … [Read more...]
The Failure of Free — How and Why I Gave Away My First Book to Attract New Readers to My Second
Despite the headline, I’d prefer to frame my book giveaway as an experiment, not a failure. I tested the strategy of making my book free and got definitive results — fewer sales or reviews than my modest projections. A successful experiment, but a … [Read more...]
John Byrne Barry’s Post Featured in BookWorks
BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry’s post, “Is a Book Tour Worth the Trouble?” was featured this week in BookWorks, a community for self-publishing authors and the professionals who serve them. It was the inaugural post for BookWorks’ new feature, … [Read more...]
From Climber to Kunoichi: Interview with David Kudler About his New Book ‘Risuko’
Continuing with our author interviews author series, BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry interviews BAIPA vice-president David Kudler Somehow David Kudler, founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief for Stillpoint Digital Press, overseer of the … [Read more...]
Seeking Volunteers to Write Up BAIPA Meeting Highlights
Not everyone can make it to our monthly meetings, and even some of us who come have been known to forget what we learned. So moving forward, we intend to publish a brief summary of each meeting, with slides or handouts as appropriate. It would be … [Read more...]
Mining Minnesota for Stories, an Interview with Author Tim Jollymore
[BAIPA member John Byrne Barry continues his series of BAIPA authors interviewing BAIPA authors.] Tim Jollymore, a former English teacher in Oakland, who grew up in northern Minnesota, has written and published two novels, Listener in the Snow, set … [Read more...]
The Blessing (and Curse) of Mild Success: Anatomy of the Wasted Author Tour
When my recent book tour ended — “not with a bang, but a whimper,” to borrow from the Hollow Men — I was relieved it was over. Now I wish I had more readings scheduled. The “Wasted Author Tour,” which included ten event in Detroit, Berkeley, Mill … [Read more...]
BAIPA Author Interviews, Take 2
Since we’re only halfway through January, I’m still pretending I’m going to follow through on all my New Year’s resolutions, one of which is to jumpstart the BAIPA authors-interviewing-authors extravaganza. Here’s our vision. Sometime later this … [Read more...]
John Byrne Barry Interviewed by Rich Ehisen
Interview with Rich Ehisen on The Open Mic Honestly, I didn’t launch the BAIPA author interview series as a way to promote myself, though I do sort of believe in karma, just not in a direct quid-pro-quo kind of way. So it was a pleasant … [Read more...]
2015 BAIPA Book Award Winners
The 2015 BAIPA Book Award winners were announced at the December meeting. Below is the list of winners, the categories they won in, and a little bit about the authors and the books. BEST BOOK and MYSTERY AND SCIENCE FICTION Bones in the Wash, by … [Read more...]