"Released a coloring/activity book as companion to my YA fantasy series. http://www.allonbooks.com/home.html"
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Shawn Lamb replied to the discussion 'Do you have a publishing name for your self-published books?' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"No, it is a lengthy legal process to file for a Federal Trademark. However, one can establish usage without filing a claim by using TM to warn the public. Yet with an ISBN, my books are copyrighted, thus the name and characters associated with…"
Shawn Lamb replied to the discussion 'Do you have a publishing name for your self-published books?' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"I took the name from the title of my YA fantasy series thus Allon Books. My husband designed a logo that we use on the website and place on the spine of each book. We also have a 'motto" or tag line. I considering it branding…"
Shawn Lamb posted a status
"NOW available "Glencoe - a novel" based upon a true story. Paperback & e-book http://www.allonbooks.com/Glencoe.html"
Shawn Lamb replied to the discussion 'Anyone Had Any Luck With Review Blogs/Sites?' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
"I checked the rules before contacting Amazon, and there is 1 exception to the rule if a certain category called "Amazon Verified Purchase" is checked and the review isn't of a purchase product it violates their rules for posting. He…"
Shawn Lamb replied to the discussion 'Anyone Had Any Luck With Review Blogs/Sites?' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
" Sorry, Judith, but I discovered that so-called Amazon purchase rule to be false. Amazon allowed a negative review of one my books to be posted when the person's review was rejected from Barnes & Noble due to language. He even…"
Shawn Lamb replied to the discussion 'Anyone Had Any Luck With Review Blogs/Sites?' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
"To begin with, the necessity for reviews can become a vicious cycle, especially if one feels "desperate" as you say. When my 1st YA fantasy was published, I followed the advice of my publisher and hired a publicist, and she arranged a…"
Shawn Lamb replied to the discussion 'My Kirkus Indie Review is in! It's Not Horrible! Do I start querying agents again?' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"From my experience dealing with agents and publishers, once a book is "published" it's considered "dead" in terms of traditional - unless it goes best-seller like Locke and Hocking. It needs to capture the attention of…"
Shawn Lamb posted a video
Glencoe, a novel by Shawn Lamb - book trailer
Through the turbulent 17th Century, Scotland survived civil war, five kings and embraced the Reformers. But what were such troubles to a young bard returning...
Shawn Lamb commented on the group 'Small Publishers and Independent Authors'
"Celine, I think the reason is simple to explain the difference. When a person buys a book, they are 'invested' in it from the start. This makes them more likely to read, comment and pass the book to others because it has 'value'.…"
Shawn Lamb commented on the group 'Small Publishers and Independent Authors'
"Kelley, I've done a few giveaways before, and had upwards of 900 entries, but stopped doing them. Yes, one of the reasons is what the post is about, but there are other reasons also. The main reason being - giveaways do not generate the…"
Mitzi Swisher left a comment for Shawn Lamb
"Hi Shawn, thanks for adding me! I am a new SheWrites member, I searched for other historical fiction writers to add as friends since I am starting work on my very first historical fiction novel. Looking forward digging into all the great stuff going…"
Shawn Lamb replied to the discussion 'Self Publishing- when and why?' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"I went the self-publishing route after my traditional publisher passed on the rest of my YA fantasy series. I didn't want to wait while my agent solicited a new publisher and lose my audience. Such a task can take a year or more from…"
Shawn Lamb replied to the discussion 'Has anyone submitted a novel to Kirkus Indie Reviews?' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"Kirkus charges upwards of $500 to review a self-published book. Not exactly a good investment considering how many book sales it would take to recoup the expense. Nor have I heard from anyone who got a Kirkus review that it dramatically increased…"
Profile Information
- Who I am:
- Author of the YA Fantasy series ALLON and upcoming New Adult Christian Historical Fiction - THE HUGUENOT SWORD
- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- http://www.allonbooks.com/home.htm
http://allonbooks-thekingdomofallon.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/slamballonbooks
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000208991898&ref=name
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Allon Books 1, 2, 3, 4
THE HUGUENOT SWORD
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Blog Posts, Screenwriting
- Services I offer to other writers:
- I blog about writing and the publishing industry and offer practically, no non-sense advice.
- My professional associations:
- Owner of ALLON BOOKS - imprint for my writing
Former script writer for the animated series "BraveStarr"
- I found out about She Writes from:
- Internet search
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Comment Wall (19 comments)
- At 11:12am on January 19, 2013,
Meg Waite Clayton said… Shawn, just saw your post on the "Show Me Your Novel" thread in the novelist group. Congrats! And can you please post about it in the "Our Published Novels" thread instead. The Show Me thread is for chatting about WIPs (without jpegs); the Our Published for works already out there. Thanks!
Meg
- At 1:24pm on September 30, 2012,
Mitzi Swisher said… Hi Shawn, thanks for adding me! I am a new SheWrites member, I searched for other historical fiction writers to add as friends since I am starting work on my very first historical fiction novel. Looking forward digging into all the great stuff going on here on the site, I'm so glad I found it! :)
- At 7:51am on March 29, 2012, Meg Waite Clayton said…
Shawn, I accidentally deleted your post about Back to the Books on Pub Ind News. Sorry. New ipad --> getting used to the touch screen and accidentally bumped the little delete x.
:-(
- At 12:11pm on February 8, 2012,
Quanie Miller said… No problem! Like your book trailer, btw.
- At 7:32pm on November 1, 2011,
Janet Beasley said… - And it's good to be here...and see a few familiar faces. ;-)
- At 11:11am on November 1, 2011, Meg Waite Clayton said…
Shawn, with apologies, the novelist group intro at the top says please do not post big images on the wall, and asks that folks put discreetly sized covers in the "Our Published Novels" thread. I've taken your post down but would be happy to have you share the news without the large cover jpeg.
Best,
Meg
- At 8:28pm on October 16, 2011,
Petrea Burchard said… Thanks, Shawn.
I just had a visit to your website. Very enjoyable! I like the medieval feel to it--the typeface, the flag, the colors. Definitely my kind of stuff!
- At 4:59pm on October 16, 2011,
Deborah Batterman said… - Just saw your comment re: the award you received from The Author's Show. How exciting! Let me (among)the first to congratulate you.
- At 6:57am on October 2, 2011,
Juliet Greenwood said… I voted for you Shawn! Loved the piece. Good luck. All fingers crossed!!!
Juliet
- At 5:41am on September 30, 2011,
samantha stacia said…
Shawn hi!
Your in line for the Wednesday October-12th guestblogger spot on my blog-let me know if you are still up for it ASAP please. We had a big problem last week with people not confirming and needing to get a fill in last minute. So Im telling people a couple weeks ahead now so that doesn't happen again.
Your question should you decide to accept is- What was the biggest adjustment your family had to make with you being a writer and why?
You can of course title it what oyu like if you could somehow incorporate the question that would be great and also is it alright if I use your profile pic in here with your piece?
Please confirm with me one way or the other at sammispals@yahoo.com this is also the address you will have to send the post once done as I will have to paste it into the stupid blog myself since blogger is uncooperative with people.
Thanks, Samantha
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