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Anna wrote: "Vanessa wrote: You won't see me anymore.Whoa, okay, I wasn't telling you to leave. I get that you want people to read your book. I'm just saying it's probably better if you only post your adverti..."
Ok. Thank you. I will click on the link you provided.
Anna wrote: "haha Oh impatience. I've had to squash that a few times.Yeah, I've gotta work on that a bit. I know I always think my work could be better. At this point though, I'm almost finished the novel I'm..."
lol yeah but great thing is I'm not in it for the money so that's not clouding my judgment, just really want my stories out there lol
hm I know that feeling haha just don't take away/add too much god knows I've done that and it aint a pretty mess when I went back and looked at it like what the....XD
I should do the same, the test-readers I mean, hmm never thought of that o.O
Michael wrote: "I tried traditional, like getting it in horror magazines and what not, but that failed a bit and I was/am a tad bit impatient lol so I got my best edited to the best of my abilities and used amazon..."Go through a service called CreateSpace Central, Amazon owns it. So, whatever you publish on CreateSpace, your book will be distributed by Amazon.
Anna wrote: "haha That's the kind of paragraph I wanted, so don't worry. ;) I mean, I asked what you write.Sounds cool. Did you publish traditionally of self-pub?
I write fantasy myself, but I haven't publis..."
Go through a service called CreateSpace Central, Amazon owns it. So, whatever you publish on CreateSpace, your book will be distributed by Amazon.
Vanessa wrote: "Michael wrote: "I tried traditional, like getting it in horror magazines and what not, but that failed a bit and I was/am a tad bit impatient lol so I got my best edited to the best of my abilities..."oops, sorry, that message was for Anna,
Vanessa wrote: "Michael wrote: "I tried traditional, like getting it in horror magazines and what not, but that failed a bit and I was/am a tad bit impatient lol so I got my best edited to the best of my abilities..."I think that's for a physical copy of the book, but mine is only 30 sum pages, so I figure I won't do that until it's actually long enough to be worth a physical copy
Yeah, I've heard of createspace. It's supposed to be pretty good. If/when I publish, I'll probably look into it. I have lots of options. I think I'll try for traditional publishing first, just because it's the easiest in regards to marketing. But like you, Michael, I'm not in it for the money. I just want people to read it. :)
Anna wrote: "Yeah, I've heard of createspace. It's supposed to be pretty good. If/when I publish, I'll probably look into it. I have lots of options. I think I'll try for traditional publishing first, just beca..."oh god I hate marketing lol the whole advertising aspect is just a downside for me haha it's pretty hard for me since I'm not all too good at promoting my own work. give me someone else's book and i'll be up a person's ass to read it, give me my own book i'll be all "yeah...I got a book....if you want to read it....yeahhh..." XD
Yep, it's hard. And I understand you have to market whether you self-publish or not, but at least there are people to help out in traditional pub. :P
Anna wrote: "haha That's the kind of paragraph I wanted, so don't worry. ;) I mean, I asked what you write.Sounds cool. Did you publish traditionally of self-pub?
I write fantasy myself, but I haven't publis..."
Self-pub.
Anna wrote: "Yep, it's hard. And I understand you have to market whether you self-publish or not, but at least there are people to help out in traditional pub. :P"very true, with traditional pub they publishers normally already have a fanbase so that helps them writer's as well,
which is why I still try for traditional then I go to self-publishing haha
Michael wrote: "Anna wrote: "Yeah, I've heard of createspace. It's supposed to be pretty good. If/when I publish, I'll probably look into it. I have lots of options. I think I'll try for traditional publishing fir..."It's pretty good.
I guess the problem with trad pub is that you end up with deadlines and they can change lots of stuff without you knowing, and you have basically no say in anything. Generally. With big publishers anyway.
Michael wrote: "Anna wrote: "Yeah, I've heard of createspace. It's supposed to be pretty good. If/when I publish, I'll probably look into it. I have lots of options. I think I'll try for traditional publishing fir..."\I'm not too excited about marketing either, but the createspace team helps out alot.
Anna wrote: "I guess the problem with trad pub is that you end up with deadlines and they can change lots of stuff without you knowing, and you have basically no say in anything. Generally. With big publishers ..."true, but I guess that's good depending on the writer. some people work better with deadlines, other (like myself) rather do better with freestyling it at their own pace and what not.
which is why I think it's better now that self publishing is actually an acceptable place to get one's book, while also traditional is still the main course. it helps for both writers alike
Yes, I like that self-publishing is seen as legit now. :)
Anna wrote: "Yes, I like that self-publishing is seen as legit now. :)"but really hard to get people to really look your way that aren't family and such, not many people really give newbies too much of a chance or anything, either that or my preview just sucks XD
Do you have your preview up? I'll take a look and see if I can give you some feedback if you want.
Anna wrote: "Do you have your preview up? I'll take a look and see if I can give you some feedback if you want."I have the amazon preview on well amazon, but better yet if you'd like, I can find a way to give it to you for free (if you know how to do that, I'd be delighted to know lol)
mostly because (as I learned a tad bit late) the first story is a kind of experimental style that has turned people off as a bit
Michael wrote: I have the amazon preview on well amazon, but better yet if you'd like, I can find ..."I'm gonna message you.
Hi I'm lianne :) currently 40,000 words into my first novel... and loving it!!!
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Lianne wrote: "Hi I'm lianne :) currently 40,000 words into my first novel... and loving it!!!"Hi Lianne! That's awesome! Keep writing!!
Shelley wrote: "Hello! Shelley from Canada"
Hi Shelley, I'm from Canada too! :D
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Hi newbies. Welcome to the fun. I've been busy of late working on my manuscript and the like. And I have just finished with a revising/editing portion. If anyone wants to they can read the first two (or is it 3?) chapters of my story.
Hi I'm Barbara! I love reading and writing!
Hi Barbara. How's it going? I too love reading and writing.
Hey newcomers! Wow, there are so many of you
Barbara wrote: "Hi I'm Barbara! I love reading and writing!"don't we all :) haha what do you like to read and write about if I may ask? :)
Michael wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Hi I'm Barbara! I love reading and writing!"don't we all :) haha what do you like to read and write about if I may ask? :)"
I like to read paranormal,romance,mystery,and crime. I like writing about paranormal stories.
Dionne wrote: "Hi Barbara. How's it going? I too love reading and writing."I am so glad I found this group! Everything is good here and I hope everything is going good for you.
Barbara wrote: "Michael wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Hi I'm Barbara! I love reading and writing!"don't we all :) haha what do you like to read and write about if I may ask? :)"
I like to read paranormal,romance,myst..."
by paranormal do you mean just horror in general? or the whole hauntings and exorcisms sub-genre? either way those are pretty awesome genres I'm barely getting into mystery/crime books so I'm not too in touch with them
Hi to everyone who is new of late :) x
Michael wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Michael wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Hi I'm Barbara! I love reading and writing!"don't we all :) haha what do you like to read and write about if I may ask? :)"
I like to read paranor..."
I like the the hauntings and horror stories.
Catherine wrote: "Welcome, newbies! All of you. I can't count you all."Thank you! I am glad I found this group.
Barbara wrote: "Michael wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Michael wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Hi I'm Barbara! I love reading and writing!"don't we all :) haha what do you like to read and write about if I may ask? :)"
I like..."
Ahh okay, still interesting genres which ive been wanting to get into
Hello everyone I'm Tina. Not Tina Marie or Christina. My name is derived from Augustinian and my middle name is Elaine. But I like to go by plain ole' Tina. I am a Beta Reader for Golfers but I would like to venture into trying my hand at writing. So here I am. Nice to meet everyone.
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Barbara wrote: "Hello All, my name is Barbara. I did note other Barbara's here, so thinking about a new name for myself here..."A nickname...... Barbie? Lol
Hello,I'm Jim.
I prefer to read rather than watch television or listen to the radio; though I do all three.
There is one novel floating around the marketplace of which I happen to be the author.
Looking forward to becoming acquainted.
Hey, my name is Tori, and no, my real name is not Victoria. I really love to write, and im looking forward to writing for you guys! <3
My teachers say i write with voice, so I'm going to pursue a writing career.
My teachers say i write with voice, so I'm going to pursue a writing career.
Nice to meet you Tori, what do you like to write?
Sounds interesting look forward to seeing your work :)
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Yeah, I've gotta work on that a bit. I know I always think my work could be better. At this point though, I'm almost finished the novel I'm working on. Just have a few scenes to change/add/remove, then to go through the whole thing and fix little things, then send it off to test-readers.