D.J.’s Comments (group member since Nov 08, 2017)

D.J.’s comments from the Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie group.

Some random ones:

This one about socks:
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That one about hotels:
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I’ve had six days of book sales. It may be just one or two a day but I don’t care. This may not sound like much if it wasn’t for the fact until very recently I could say ‘I don’t sell books.’

That really takes that kind of thing off the table for me. To charge someone for the privilege of giving away their hard work for not much in return... it might have been worth it for the reviews.

Lol

Is that actually a ruling? Nice for anyone who has the money. Not so great if the readers do not follow through.

Teaspoon of instant coffee?

D2D just sent me a royalty statement. I have no idea what I'm going to spend my 59c on but I'm sure I'll think of something :-)

I suppose we hold different views about the stories we write. I have my favourites. Some of them will never be published.

I like Uninvited better than I did last year when I wrote it. (Still not sure about the title but it's better than Iridessian Haunts.)

I liked Stone 4. I liked all of them. Throw 5 across when you’re ready.

Thanks Carmel. It’s great isn’t it. I’ve never sold so many paperback I haven’t purchased myself!

I think it’s probably a wise move Erica.

That's an interesting question. I'll ask one of my own-are we allowed to ask for a review?

Really? Firstly, I'd love to have the money for an editor. But what's the point in having one if you're not going to pay attention. Then again, I guess it can depend on the editor. And the publisher will be paying that fee, not her.

Another paperback sale has turned up on my sales report in the UK which isn't my purchase. That accounts for the one on the Amazon ads thingy. So far I've sold one ebook and one paperback from Amazon ads. Better than a kick in the teeth.

I think everybody I have read more than half a dozen books from has done the same thing. The exception is Agatha Christie. I've read about 60 of the 80 something books she wrote and none of them puffed up unnecessarily towards the end of her life. Everyone else added more words. Not all of them were necessary.

I've found that with some authors too. Sometimes less is more. But as they progress, their books are longer and longer for no real reason. Lots of waffle and not at all tight.

I'm not a fan of books that make me want to yell, "Get to the point!"

That's the way I look at it. It will technically be novella length. Don't care. I've read padded books and they're quite tedious.

I can understand that, given what I know. However, you're not doing anything wrong and no-one else considers it cheating.

Book stuffing is cheating. You don't do that. Working around less utilised keywords isn't cheating. First book free and promoting the hell out of it is just damn good promotion when you've got other books ready to go with a price attached.

I still can't reconcile myself to giving something away for free and promoting it to climb the rankings without having something else there to be bought. I'd rather not be best selling in any keyword search and have multiple books than be a best seller in one keyword off the back of a free book. I wonder what would have happened to Modified if I had given those 700 copies away on an Amazon promotion rather than Instafreebie.

I suspect Uninvited will be my freebie. It's only sitting at 38k at the moment. It's unlikely to break the 40k barrier.

I wouldn’t let that stop you. I’m beginning to realise it’s about working the number and almost gaming the system.

But you’re at no 1 on ...heist for book one which is totally Maxine.