Dwayne’s Comments (group member since Apr 01, 2017)

Dwayne’s comments from the Support for Indie Authors group.

Michael wrote: "Hi everyone,"

Mike. We do not let authors peddle their books here. What makes you think it's okay to peddle your services here? Well, whatever it is that makes you think it's okay, you're wrong. We don't allow promotions of any kind.

Sophia wrote: "Hello, everyon..."

This is not what this group is for.

Shaun wrote: "Hi everyone, I can't be bothered with reading the rules, so here I go breaking a bunch of them at once."

Deleted.

Laura wrote: "I understand the frustration. There used to be a thread called something like "Marketing that really works" It has disappeared. I read it daily and miss it. Does anyone comment there anymore?"

I have been moderator here for years and I don't recall that thread. That doesn't mean it never existed, but I don't remember it. It would not have been deleted, though. We only delete threads that are against the rules of the group and I doubt such a thread was against the rules.

G.G. wrote: "I feel as if I have tried everything. Seriously I am so out of ideas that I just can't think of anything else. I have Book one of my series out and I think I have had about 40 people download it. 2..."

It takes time, lots of time, for most authors to get noticed by a great number of people. If you only have one book and it's the first in a series, chances are people are waiting to see if the rest of the series materializes. It's become very common for writers to put out one or two books of a series, then give up and not put out any more. People don't want to waste money on the first part of a story that might never be finished.

What you need to ask yourself is: Why do you write? Is it because you're hoping for instant fame and fortune or is there something else?

Nope.

Riley wrote: "Oh my goodness, far to long since I posted here. Bad Riley, bad Riley! I wanted to come on here because I noticed the information on this group is a little... outdated to say the least. I am lookin..."

Riley!

Sometimes I feel like this group has become some sort of ghost town and I'm that lonely old prospector that still lives there twenty years after everyone else moved on.

Prabha wrote: "Blah blah blah..."

Perhaps you need to use your intellect to take moment to read the rules before posting your crap. Your entire post is not appropriate for this community.

Mahdi wrote: "..."

I'm not sure how this post was missed. It is against several of our rules, including asking for reviews.

P. Pherson wrote: "Just gonna chime in to say...changing the name of the book after publication, and sales, seems like a bad direction to me. I am sure there are reasons, but consider that all the marketing and atten..."

I know I've already tossed my two and a half pennies at this, but reading your comment made me want to add something to the discussion. Many years ago I read this horror novel called "The Funhouse". It was cheesy and stupid and boring, etc. I thought it was one of the worst things I'd ever read. Some years later I picked up another book. The premise was more or less the same, and the title was the same, but it had a different author... so I thought. I bought it hoping it would be a much better book. It was the same novel! Turns out it's a novelization by Dean Koontz of a crappy Tobe Hopper film, which I've also seen and which also sucked. Koontz originally published it under the name Owen West. I wasted money on buying the same novel twice. I have been told Dean Koontz is actually a good author, but I won't buy any more of his books. I felt swindled.

Now, this is not saying your book is terrible, Wanjiru. I don't think I've ever read any of your work. But, even if it is good, and someone ends up buying it twice because of the title change, they might swear off your books forever. It's a possibility.

Response to Beth,

I deleted your comment, as it goes against a number of our rules. The bookshelf hasn't really been maintained lately. I should fix that. However, when we did maintain it, only moderators were allowed to add books and the books had to be written by other members of the group. Since you have just joined, you are not a moderator, and I do not believe your friend is a member of the group.

Kendall wrote: "Fair enough... my thought was that it was clearly related to her "perfect plan" but obviously that did not come across."

Yes, I understood that. But, having not read the book, I don't know what her "perfect plan" is.

1. As DT said, there's more than one art style here and it does look like clip art. Especially the paper plane. Not a big fan of questions like, "What could go wrong?" when I have no idea what the book is about. When I see a cover that looks as if it didn't take a lot of planning to put together, I assume the writing is much the same and, no, I won't pick it up.

2. Humor.

3. I don't really write or think in terms of age groups, so I'm no help there.

4. I looked up your book and at the cover you have on Goodreads. I like it better. The one on Amazon is a little cluttered, but I think it's even better than this one. Why do you want to change?

Miles wrote: "Hello fellow indie authors,

This thread is for discussion of giveaways, not to promote our books. Self-promotion is against our rules.

Luke wrote: "I did accept it, so let's hope that works."

It did. I messaged you my email address.

Luke wrote: "I did try and message you, on goodreads but it was saying error user not found."

I've sent you a friend request. NO PRESSURE but if you accept it, I'll see if I can message you then.

Luke wrote: "I did try and message you, on goodreads but it was saying error user not found."

I wonder if you need to enable messages or something. I looked at your profile and I don't see a way to message you.

Wanjiru wrote: "I'm unsure where to post the following. Could you advise?

I published a book a year ago (book 2 of a series) and I'm now unhappy with its title and want to change it. BTW, there are no changes to ..."

Personally, I think it's a terrible idea to change the name of an already published book. Do it if you must, but that's my personal opinion.

Julia wrote: "Hello! I recently published a book and am trying to get the word out. Is there anyway I can offer a free ebook to the group?

Nope. No promotions here. That's not what the group is for.

Luke wrote: "Hi everyone

I’m looking for volunteers to read the first few chapters of my upcoming sci-fi/alternate history story, The Ronin, and give me feedback. The story blends cyberpunk and samurai themes,..."

I might be interested. I love doing beta reading, even though sci-fi isn't really my thing. How many pages? If you want to respond, you can send me a message through Goodreads, or respond here.