Self-publishing – Cheah Kit Sun

Decoupling From Amazon

By CheahPosted on January 18, 2022January 19, 2022Posted in A Better WorldTagged Crowdfunding, Economics, Fiction, PulpRev, Self-publishing

Over the weekend, Amazon de-listed Galaxy’s Edge by Nick Cole and Jason Anspach. While the series is now back up on the Kindle Store, this event caused a disruption in cashflow and no small amount of confusion and acrimony from GE fans and their circles. Nick Cole speculates that a hacker got into Amazon. Brian […]

Singularity Sunrise 3: The Digital Veil is live!

By CheahPosted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020Posted in PublishingTagged announcement, Cyberpunk, Indie Writing, Military Science Fiction, PulpRev, Self-publishing, Singularity Sunrise

It begins as an extraction. It ends in war. For decades, the Caliphate and Free Europe have been locked in a stalemate. Until the coming of Eden, the world’s first sapient AI. Hired by Eden’s creator, psychic contractor James Morgan and his partner Maya Knight infiltrate the Caliphate to extract a hunted journalist. But when […]

Publishing Announcement: INVINCIBLE

By CheahPosted on December 8, 2017Posted in Publishing, UncategorizedTagged Fantasy, Historical, Publishing, Self-publishing, Xianxia

In an Empire beset by internal rebellion and ferocious yaomo, the elite Shenwujun stand ready to defend human civilization. Among the Shenwujun there is none finer than Ensign Zhang Tianyou, who earned the nickname Zhang the Invincible. During a mission to quash a nascent rebellion, a Shenwujun detachment discovers evidence that the Grand Union is […]

Chasing Literary Awards Won’t Promote Singlit

By CheahPosted on November 19, 2017Posted in PublishingTagged Indie Writing, Publishing, Self-publishing, Singapore, Writing

Epigram Books, a Singaporean publisher, is aiming for the Man Booker Prize. As part of its goal, it has opened an imprint in the United Kingdom, so that its offerings will be eligible for the Prize. Founder Edmund Wee believes that the publicity generated from such an achievement “would be a turning point for people […]

A Deeper Silence

By CheahPosted on February 21, 2015Posted in Meditations, Uncategorized, Updates, Way of the PenTagged American Heirs, Communication, Game Development, Indie Publishing, Indie Writing, Philosophy, Self-publishing, Writing

On Wednesday my computer broke down without warning. I suspect it’s a hard disk drive failure, but time will tell the true cause. The digital silence that followed gave me the time I needed to coalesce some thoughts that were floating about in my mind, specifically pertaining to silence and speech. As an introvert, silence comes […]

Lessons from Failure

By CheahPosted on February 5, 2015Posted in Uncategorized, Way of the PenTagged eBooks, Indie Publishing, Indie Writing, Self-publishing, Writing

In the technology field, a popular mantra goes, Fail early and fail often. The idea being to try out new ideas while the company is still new, understand your mistakes, then incorporate these lessons into future products. I’ve been applying this to my writing, figuring out what works and what doesn’t. Along the way I learned that this […]

Sidestepping #VATMESS: My new approach to ebook pricing

By CheahPosted on January 3, 2015Posted in A Better World, Uncategorized, UpdatesTagged #VATMESS, Advertisement, Amazon, American Heirs, American Sons, At All Costs, eBooks, Indie Publishing, Indie Writing, Keepers of the Flame, Payhip, Self-publishing, Smashwords

My new approach to pricing in the wake of #VATMESS

KEEPERS OF THE FLAME is cleared hot!

By CheahPosted on December 25, 2014Posted in Uncategorized, UpdatesTagged American Heirs, announcement, Discounts, eBooks, Keepers of the Flame, Self-publishing

Merry Christmas! KEEPERS OF THE FLAME is (finally!) live at every major retail outlet. Here’s the blurb: In the wake of a global collapse, the Republic of Cascadia promises peace, prosperity and security. But these promises ring hollow in the shanties and slums of the Yellow Zone. The Sons of America, once driven underground, have […]