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

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

D.J. wrote: "Ok. Danny works in IT. He says check your website and see if anything has changed. Has the person managed to upload anything to it or does it look the same as you last left it? It’s usually idle th..."
Put your Webmaster on the case. He or she should have your site locked to prevent this. If anything's been disturbed, he or she will clear it and reset the security.

Alex wrote: "Does anyone mind if I ask the approximate cost of producing an audiobook from a 70k novel?

I know there are royalty share options out there which would eliminate an upfront cost, but I'm reluctant..."

I've put out no money up front. Explore the options with Wordwooze and through Amazon ACX. All of my deals are royalty based, no initial upfront funds tendered.

Anita wrote: "Who did you use to create the audiobook?"

My novels are being produced by Woodwooze:

http://www.wordwooze.com/

The children's books are being produced by Jim Selleck:

https://www.acx.com/narrator?ie=UTF8&...

Alex wrote: "Theodore wrote: "I'm blown away by how well my Audible edition of House of Cards is doing. Audiobooks is the wave of the future! Have five more in the works now: three for adults and two for childr..."

Thanks, Alex.

Carole wrote: "Great job, Ted."

Thanks!

I'm not sure where I previously posted on this issue, but my editorial condemning the Administration's separation of infants and children from their migrant parents was published on the Editorial page of the Bucks County Courier Times newspaper in this morning's edition.

This paper serves communities in and around Philadelphia, PA, and Trenton, NJ.

I'm blown away by how well my Audible edition of House of Cards is doing. Audiobooks is the wave of the future! Have five more in the works now: three for adults and two for children. If you're not looking into this, you should be.

House of Cards: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Audible edition)
https://www.amazon.com/House-Cards-De...

Product details
Audible Audiobook
Listening Length: 5 hours and 34 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: Wordwooze Publishing
Audible.com Release Date: June 1, 2018
Language: English
ASIN: B07DFS6356
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#1122 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Hard-Boiled
#1588 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > True Crime
#3292 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Mysteries & Thrillers

Carmel wrote: "I had read about these sensitivity readers and was shocked. It smacks of censorship and white-washing reality. I know, in hindsight, that if someone wants to view some of the characters in my book ..."

No matter what you write, someone will interpret it differently from what you intended. It's called the "intentional error." Will was correct: "To thine own self be true!"

Carole wrote: "But who says any slave could be happy? That illustration alone could be a lesson on slavery- What was the price for a slave showing anger or hurt in any society? Slaves were subject to their captor..."

On the mark!

Along those lines, I sent the following note to the local newspaper the other day, which they published:

"Television and talk show host Laura Ingraham’s assertion that the migrant children’s intern facilities were “essentially summer camps” ranks right up there with the tour the Nazi's gave the Danish Red Cross of the Theresienstadt concentration camp."

Evelyn wrote: "Theodore wrote: "I have to tell you in all candor, though; once I passed 70, I gave up worrying about other people's opinions. (;>)"

Me too.

An ancestor of mine was deported to Australia for poac..."

Life is what is was. Look at what is happening in Poland today as that country's government is attempting to legislate their WWII history vis-a-vis cooperation with the Nazis. The truth will always out. Only yesterday, the Supreme Court overturned the vile order that sent 110,000 Japanese to internment camps in the early 1940s.

Truth is truth. You may not like it, but that's the way it is.

D.J. wrote: "I’m certainly getting there."

It certainly cuts through the nonsense fast.

I have to tell you in all candor, though; once I passed 70, I gave up worrying about other people's opinions. (;>)

Matt wrote: "Theodore wrote: "...If someone doesn't like what I've written, Amazon can refund their money. ..."

Well said. I AGREE 100%. I'm not hiring "sensitivity readers" to read through pre-publication dra..."

What's next? Safe shelves in libraries? Bwahahaha

D.J. wrote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.- George Santayana.

Things happened. And whereas it would be great if we could go back and stop some of those things from happening-we..."

I mix fact with fiction in all my writings, and frankly, let the chips fall where they may. I'm not much for rewriting the historical record. If someone doesn't like what I've written, Amazon can refund their money.

Erica wrote: "Just received an email! Puppy's Bubble was named Book of the Week on BookWorks!!!"

Neat!

D.J. wrote: "I absolutely agree with you Ted. I wish the public did."

"To thine own self be true." (;>)

D.J. wrote: "I've dropped the price and submitted to ENT. They can only say no. Thanks Ted."

Good luck. I've never reduced my prices below $0.99. Nor do intend to do so in the foreseeable future. It simply goes against everything I believe in. I work hard to write and publish my books, from concept to finished product. I don't see why people should think they are entitled to free copies.

D.J. wrote: "Carole wrote: "I’m impressed with what u wrote!!!! But arcs are getting hard. You spend the money to send them and son won’t publish the reviews :(. The only good thing is u may get some blog menti..."

DJ, consider using Ereader News Today (ENT):

https://ereadernewstoday.com/about-us/

They are the only site I now use to run discount specials on my Kindle books.

Ted

Check your eBay account as well...mine, apparently, was hacked and I had to reset the password this week. They also asked my wife to reset her OpenTable password; she elected to drop the account. Frankly, we are dropping accounts whenever the opportunity arises and reducing our footprint on the Web to the absolute minimum.

D.J. wrote: "I have plans. I'm reading:



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DJ...You're the best (re Death by Wall Street).

My audiobook producer has also signed Full Circle (my first novel) and the third Martelli police procedural (the vampire thriller): Lilith. That's what we are doing this summer in the way of audiobooks.

As for flash fiction anthologies, I have two more on-deck: July 5th and August 5th.