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  1. ChickenHawk

    Getting From Newbie Author To Freedom

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    I agree with others. Those are some AMAZING numbers for your first week. Congratulations, and welcome to the forum! It's obvious you're doing something very right. It's great to see, too, that you have a wide array of life experiences. I think that will serve you well as you go forward...
  2. ChickenHawk

    gold digger prank (can anyone with lambo confirm? lol)

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    I agree. Similarly, if a woman made a fool out of a guy by wearing a fat-suit, I'd suspect she's a man-hater.
  3. ChickenHawk

    gold digger prank (can anyone with lambo confirm? lol)

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    Speaking for the gals on the forum, I agree with this particular sentiment 100%. There seems to be a double-standard here. The girl meets a semi-pushy, potentially unemployed bum on the beach. She thinks, "What the heck is he doing hanging around the beach during the day? He's probably a bum...
  4. ChickenHawk

    Jumping on the bandwagon

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    Even though I don't write full-scale erotica (at least not yet, hah!), this is part of my logic too. For some weird reason, people seem to look down on writers who try to make money. This may be changing under the new self-pub paradigm, but I guess I still feel a little uncomfortable with...
  5. ChickenHawk

    Jumping on the bandwagon

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    It would also be interesting to see what's considered short. I've seen stories that are 20 pages long ranked reasonably high. Then when I delve deeper, the authors usually have a ton of other products out there. I've found the same thing with children's books. Short stories can sell, but the...
  6. ChickenHawk

    Turning fiction into a business opportunity

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    Great questions! I'd love to hear more about this too.
  7. ChickenHawk

    Jumping on the bandwagon

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    That's really interesting. Did she say what kind of stuff her publicist does for her? This is also interesting. Did she say why? Is it a case where readers in your genre prefer simple plots? This is a horrible analogy, so I apologize in advance, but is it like a porn movie, where the plot...
  8. ChickenHawk

    E-Books aren't Fastlane. You should quit...

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    Thanks for this. I also think it's important to realize that the concept of "having meaning" will vary by project. Some books "have meaning" if people enjoy masterbating to them. Some books "have meaning" if they make people laugh. Some books "have meaning" if they offer a momentary escape from...
  9. ChickenHawk

    E-Books aren't Fastlane. You should quit...

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    Trust me. The writers who think, "What I wrote today was F*cking profound" are usually full of crap. I've participated in a lot of writing groups over the years. Self-confidence is rarely an indicator of quality. That being said, what I wrote today was so F*cking profound that the heavens...
  10. ChickenHawk

    E-Books aren't Fastlane. You should quit...

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    But why are you assuming that quantity and quality can't co-exist? Generally speaking, writers improve with everything they write. The world is filled with frustrated writers who write one thing, polish it to death in the interest of so-called quality, then cry when they make no money. Even if...
  11. ChickenHawk

    E-Books aren't Fastlane. You should quit...

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    I didn't find it to be drivel. Are you a fiction-author? If you are, I'd love to hear what you've done, along with your tips for success. If you're not a fiction-author, however, I'm not sure this thread is the best place for you to be spending your time and energy. Honestly, the turd-flinging...
  12. ChickenHawk

    E-Books aren't Fastlane. You should quit...

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    Wow. Just wow. Those are incredible numbers, bravo!!! For me, one thing I've noticed about word-quantity is that the things I'm good at (dialogue, for example) come quickly. The things I struggle with (scene-setting, action) come slowly. I'm hoping that as I improve, all of the words will come...
  13. ChickenHawk

    E-Books aren't Fastlane. You should quit...

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    Actually, I disagree. I guess I could see where all these details and debates might bore the pants off someone who isn't pursuing this particular fastlane path. But I'm eating up all the details, and would hate for anyone to hold back for fear of being long-winded. Maybe it's like when...
  14. ChickenHawk

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    Update: I'm 42,000 words into my new project, which I plan to issue as a serial. The genre is romance/new adult/light erotica. Thought for the Day: Someday, when (hopefully not IF) this pays off, I know people will think I'm "lucky." But I've gotta tell you, it's so hard to squeeze in the...
  15. ChickenHawk

    E-Books aren't Fastlane. You should quit...

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    I'm glad to hear this, because this is the strategy I'm pursuing right now. My current project was originally outlined as a 35K novella. But the more I wrote, the longer it became. Instead of fighting this, I'm embracing it. The story will probably finish somewhere around 90K. Once the full...
  16. ChickenHawk

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    Thanks so much! It's been really exciting to see the progress of all the self-pubbers here on the forum. I haven't been chiming in much on the threads because I've been busy writing, but I've been lurking, bigtime. Lots of exciting stuff going on! Aaaaaand, this reminds me that it's probably...
  17. ChickenHawk

    Do You Have Your Books Copyedited by a Pro?

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    Maybe it's a chicken-and-egg thing. When you're just starting out, it's hard to justify a professional copy editor. Since my background/education is also in writing, I've decided I just can't justify it. And I'm not sure I ever will. For now, my biggest copy-editing problem is the occasional...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    Here's a question for anyone who wants to chime in...The reason I haven't done this already is because (surprise, surprise...for anyone who hasn't guessed already, hah!) that my genre is kid's books (ages 9-12). I've been hesitant to ask for email addresses because I know from my dreaded day...
  19. ChickenHawk

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    In the past, I haven't promoted them in any way. For this one, I submitted it to a small handful of Web sites. Hard to say if they'll even promote it, but I figured it was worth a try. I agree. This will be a good experiment, and hopefully useful to others here on the forum too. I wish I'd...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    Since it's been a while since my last update, here's where this stands: Sales of book #4 were significantly lower than book #3. I believe this is for two reasons: (1) The "Look Inside" feature was inactive for the first week after I hit "publish." Since my books are heavy on funny...

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