Tips for an Aspiring Indie Author

[C.S. Splitter]

I gave up video gaming even though I played competitively on a team. No time nowadays.

The good news is the Wii. My wife enjoys playing several games on it and we can often be found going head to head in tennis or other sports. Man...is she competitive!

Splitter

[Cambria]

I don't play video games either. Or computer games. :(
We don't even have a Wii. LOL
We are thinking of getting one for the kids for christmas though. i would like to try a few of the games I have heard of.

[Jeanine]

I am more of an old-school Nintendo person myself. What happened to the awesome days of Contra and Super Mario Brothers (the originals). Now those were fun :) However, the newer Zelda's are really fun, but I can't ever play them because I have too much to do.

[C.S. Splitter]

Cambria wrote: "I don't play video games either. Or computer games. :(
We don't even have a Wii. LOL
We are thinking of getting one for the kids for christmas though. i would like to try a few of the games I hav..."

Most of what my wife does with Wii is working out. She loves it for that and we know you are a workout addict too!

Splitter

[Cambria]

yes, yes i work out almost everyday. I have heard the Wii workouts are good... might be worth a try...

[Amy Eye]

P.J. wrote: "I'm 31. I would say technically a grown up, but I am male, lol.

I sometimes wonder how my partner puts up with me, but she's quite accepting! Plus she likes assassin's creed :)"

Anyone who likes Assassin's Creed is a keeper...Just saying.. LOL

Sounds like we all may be a bit too busy for video games. We should designate one day a month for us all to play a video game and then we can all talk about what game we played later on! :)

[Barbara]

If you could stop talking videogames... ;-p
Jeanine, you can check another author's reason for self-publishing here: http://magdaalexander.com/2011/08/to-...
I did it almost for her same reasons! :-)

[Jeanine]

Barbara wrote: "If you could stop talking videogames... ;-p
Jeanine, you can check another author's reason for self-publishing here: http://magdaalexander.com/2011/08/to-...
I di..."

Lol... Thanks Barbara :) I love how we can talk video games and go right back to business.

[Cassie]

I LOVE Zelda!!!! An all-time favorite...

I have Wii Fit and EA Active...both of which are the only way I ever get a workout...when I ever do it...LOL... ;-)

[Everly]

Formatting issues! That was my biggest problem. Make sure you have that figured out. If you have a Mac, god help you. Here is an articles that may help anyone who has this problem. It really makes you want to pull your hair out.
http://editioselfpublishing.com/ebook...

[Everly]

Oh and the other thing to remember is that your cover needs to be amazing. Don't let anyone tell you any different. It's like when you get married, pay the most money for the Photographer, that's what people see!

[Amy Eye]

Amen on the covers!!

[P.J.]

That's very true! I couldn't (and still can't) afford to get someone to design the cover of my ebook.

What do you guys think?

[Amy Eye]

There is nothing wrong with a simple cover. Sometimes you can say more with less, you know?

[Jenn]

P.J. wrote: "That's very true! I couldn't (and still can't) afford to get someone to design the cover of my ebook.

What do you guys think?

"
Simplicity can be a good thing.
Better than looking like someone threw up on your cover...;)

[Cassie]

I ALWAYS vote for simple!