Author Archives: J. S. Allen

Wolves of the Beyond 11 Years Later

As a teen, I absolutely loved Kathryn Lasky’s books. Whatever she wrote, I would read it, especially when it came to books related to the world she created in Guardians of Ga’Hoole. Therefore, when I had finally finished reading those books, it was only natural that I should move on to what was then herContinue reading “Wolves of the Beyond 11 Years Later”

Marketing Matters: Merchandising

Some time ago, I made a post about promotional materials, and how they could help sell your book. But what if there are other ways you could sell your book–or even other products you could sell that somehow relate back to your work in some other way? I believe there are several interesting possibilities outContinue reading “Marketing Matters: Merchandising”

Plans for April

March was a busy month. Between getting ready for my debut appearance at TFF, attending said event, and dealing with the aftermath, I managed to get a goodly number of other things done that put me in a decent position to start April. It could have been a much better position had other things beenContinue reading “Plans for April”

TFF 2024: A Retrospective

It is one week since I returned from Texas Furry Fiesta, an anthro animal-themed convention hosted annually in Dallas by Creature Arts, which was my second ever live appearance as an author/bookseller. Having had time to reflect on this whirlwind expedition, I have come to a few conclusions, which I will share in this week’sContinue reading “TFF 2024: A Retrospective”

Plans for March

Well, February was certainly a packed month. Between some major manuscript checking, ordering stock for my appearance at Texas Furry Fiesta, and other sundry progress, I feel it was an accomplished month indeed. Here in March, I am hoping to build on that progress, and of course to see just how I can do atContinue reading “Plans for March”

Shepherd Reading Lists

Howdy all! It’s been a while. Today I thought I’d share a couple short reading lists I made for the folks at Shepherd.com, a site that focuses on promoting the work of authors via recommendation by other authors! I was contacted by this website sometime last year, and while skeptical at first, it turned outContinue reading “Shepherd Reading Lists”

Plans for February

January proved a very busy month indeed. While I cannot say I caught up, due to taking on a major project in addition to those I had initially planned, I nevertheless consider January to be a month of solid accomplishments. Going into February, I shall clean up the remainder of January’s projects, then at lastContinue reading “Plans for February”

Plans for January

Howdy, all! December was a crazy busy month, yet I feel I did what I needed to with it. Still some leftover projects seeping over into the new year, but nothing new there. I’m confident they’ll be done within a week, and I can move on to bigger, better things. January will be, as usual,Continue reading “Plans for January”