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  1. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    Exciting progress! I did the KDP select free promo on my two stories for about the same timeframe. It's in a different genre, so I'm not sure how the numbers compare, but I had about 200 downloads for one story and 300 downloads for the other. Since then, I've had a couple sales and a couple...
  2. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    If you don't have images in your story, the "filtered webpage" command may be overkill. It looks like you can now upload a straight Word document and get good results. Just make sure you've cleared up any formatting clutter and have used the style "heading 1" for your chapter headings, rather...
  3. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    Very helpful, thanks for the info!
  4. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    If you're willing to share, it would be interesting to hear more about this. When you say you started treating it like a real business, what did you do differently? For example, was it in the quality of your writing, choosing a different niche, or marketing/promo efforts? $650 in your first...
  5. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    Well, I posted my first book this weekend, and I'll be posting another one within the next couple of days. Whew! I'm glad I know up front that it takes a while to build any kind of readership, otherwise I'd be pulling my hair out, waiting for sales to roll in. To those who have already gone...
  6. ChickenHawk

    Workshop for Kids Idea

    IDEA 
    Just my own opinion as a parent, I'd never pay $100 for three hours at a park or hall. That's more expensive than Disney. In the city where I live, there's a hands-on science center. They have wonderful displays and interactive learning attractions that are really high-end and fairly...
  7. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    I know others have already addressed this, but I can't resist chiming in too. I've followed tons of fiction writing blogs over the years, and they're consistent in saying "said" is the best dialogue tag unless your character is truly doing something other than saying, meaning they're screaming...
  8. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    Interesting about the 500 words. I just read my description, and it's only 97 words. I hate the thought of padding it, because I think it might make the book sound boring. I wonder if the situation might be different for fiction versus non-fiction. Any thoughts?
  9. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    I'm guessing you probably want to keep your book covers, pen name, etc. anonymous, and if so, I can totally understand that for obvious reasons. But if you're interested in input from a wider audience, you could post the two covers on the forum for input. I bet you'd get a lot of interesting...
  10. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    I bet this is partly due to your reasons for writing. You write to make money. If your books sell, you consider the venture a success. I've been involved in writer's groups before, and actually had to distance myself because they believed it was wrong to write with money in mind. I argued the...
  11. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    The first book by Jacinda Wilder is only 32 pages. Jacinda (actually a husband and wife writing team) was mentioned on a different thread because "her" combined books make $100,000 a month. The title of the first book is "Big Girls Do It Better." If you look at the one-star reviews, they're...
  12. ChickenHawk

    Progress Thread: Fiction eBooks

    EXECUTION 
    So funny, but so true! Sometimes, it's so much harder to get started than we anticipate, and that blank page can be awful intimidating. Sometimes, when I get stuck, I'll write a scene somewhere near the middle or back of the book, something I can already envision and am looking forward to...
  13. ChickenHawk

    Cheap houses you can buy in detroit for less than $500

    REAL ESTATE 
    I wish I could disagree with this.
  14. ChickenHawk

    Progress Thread: Fiction eBooks

    EXECUTION 
    Bravo! Oddly enough, my situation and background is somewhat similar to yours -- a Journalism/English degree, a slowlane career for a federal contractor, a family, etc. I'll also be jumping in to the fiction market within the next month or so. I'm also going the series route, for the same...
  15. ChickenHawk

    19 Years old: Considering dropping out. Must read for young people

    HOT! EXECUTION 
    Not to hijack this thread, it would be interesting to learn more about this. There are some other great threads about self-publishing on the forum ("Hello from Denver" in particular), or if your approach is different, maybe you could start another thread to highlight your approach. (Yes, I know...
  16. ChickenHawk

    Cheap houses you can buy in detroit for less than $500

    REAL ESTATE 
    Or maybe, someone has to be high in the first place to even think of visiting Detroit.
  17. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    Here's a question for Held for Ransom or anyone who feels like chiming in... Regarding copyright notices, do you post them in your books? And if so, how do you handle them? Specifically, I notice on a lot of Kindle books, there's a copyright notice in front. Sometimes it's associated with a...
  18. ChickenHawk

    Detroit Meetup?

    MEETUPS 
    Oh man, that's so incredibly terrible. I'm so sorry.
  19. ChickenHawk

    Going against the Fastlane

    Just my opinion...Unless someone is spending at least ten hours a day (and very likely more) on their fastlane venture, and they KNOW what their fastlane venture is (meaning they're beyond the brainstorming/research phase), it's better to get a job than to live in poverty. Too many people IMO...
  20. ChickenHawk

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    Just my opinion as a reader...If you're talking about publishing the novel both ways -- first without erotica, and later with erotica -- I'm not sure I'd do it, unless you were really straight-forward that they're basically the same story. ("Now with extra spice...") I see this sometimes, where...

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