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  1. Thriftypreneur

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

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    I think fiction and non-fiction are two completely separate beasts. Each having very different production and content models/guidelines/expectations. I'll likely not be pulling many 10k days in my career either, and I do think that one can find success at a pace slower than a novel a month...
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    Jumping on the bandwagon

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    With your production becoming habit, everything else will fall into place. There's just so so much you can do with a high output level. Zero doubt in my mind that you'll find the success you're looking for.
  3. Thriftypreneur

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

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    The quality / quantity debate seems to be never ending in the world of self-publishing. Here's the thing: You have both outsiders looking in and even other writers who see people boasting about writing 5,000-10,000 words a day with consistency and it really starts to beg the question of how...
  4. Thriftypreneur

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

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    Just curious, but are you in erotica/erotic romance too?
  5. Thriftypreneur

    Illuminated Headphones for Runners visiblity and safety

    Was thinking the same thing. A line of sportswear for runners and bikers that is safety oriented but doesn't make you look like you're on a construction site. Something really trendy and sharp.
  6. Thriftypreneur

    Jumping on the bandwagon

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    Nothing to be embarrassed about. As fastlaners, we're all in the same boat as you, trying to achieve the same thing. Definitely like the caricature idea to represent your pen name's brand. Something I'll probably be doing soon too. I think because writing has a significant time investment, as...
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    I Will Reach $10,000 USD monthly in Self-Publishing.

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    As joanna has already mentioned, unless you have a strong desire to learn or a background in design already, your time is going to be better served just hiring someone to make covers for you. If I didn't like that part of the creative process so much, I'd be hiring someone without thinking...
  8. Thriftypreneur

    I Will Reach $10,000 USD monthly in Self-Publishing.

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    There's a little more to it than that, but yes. :)
  9. Thriftypreneur

    I'm finally joining the crowd!

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    No idea whether you should leave the sale or try to capitalize on your improved ranking, but I'm curious how your book is 32k words and showing at 130 pages? That's about 250 words a page? I notice other authors reporting similar lengths. Mine are about 330 words a page, thus making my books...
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    Everything Fell Apart And Lost Everything

    So you have a legitimate site/business that somehow dies after a theme update (how does that even happen? makes me think that your site was probably something blackhat and you probably got Google smashed - although that's just speculation), that you admittedly funded with stolen funds. Then...
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    I Will Reach $10,000 USD monthly in Self-Publishing.

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    Not much I can add to what joanna said. I use Gimp and purchase stock photo licenses so everything is on the up and up.
  12. Thriftypreneur

    I'm finally joining the crowd!

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    You can do it. Remember, 30k words is only: 2000 words per day for 15 days 3000 words per day for 10 days 4000 words per day for 7.5 days 5000 words per day for 6 days :D
  13. Thriftypreneur

    Is it good to feel good?

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    I'll tell you from experience, relentlessly beating the crap out of yourself and not being able to ever do anything that's "good enough" to please yourself, is a fast track to failing over and over. If you relate negativity to your work, your mind will quickly associate it with nothing but...
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    I Will Reach $10,000 USD monthly in Self-Publishing.

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    Whatever you can do to get the highest quality product is what I would do. If that's do-it-yourself, then do that. If that's fiver, then do that. If it's hire a professional designer, then do that. Just figure out what's the best/most affordable way to get the highest quality packaging for your...
  15. Thriftypreneur

    Turning fiction into a business opportunity

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    Can definitely relate on the procrastination and motivation thing. Writing and procrastination seem to go hand-in-hand for some reason. To such a degree, that it's unlike anything else I've experienced in my past entrepreneurial ventures. It's... odd! :D
  16. Thriftypreneur

    Road to Becoming a Fastlane Author

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    Yeah, I thought about that as well, but didn't bother to go through the individual books and rankings yet. Would be neat to get that information at a glance. One thing that that makes it tough for data analysis is the ever-present variable, "Are they good stories?" Which of course, is always...
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    Road to Becoming a Fastlane Author

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    The amount of people in that thread with 10-20 titles and not making anything... Granted many of them admitted to doing little/no promotion, but still. I think it goes to show that the ebook marking may be leveling out. First, you had the publish anything and make $$$ with little/no effort...
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    Road to Becoming a Fastlane Author

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    Good lord that thread is depressing. :(
  19. Thriftypreneur

    Jumping on the bandwagon

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    I like hearing all of it. Makes me feel like I'm not the only one who goes a little crazy (or gets discouraged) from time to time. :) I'm hoping that as long as we keep writing, that the "good" finding it's way to us is a certainty.
  20. Thriftypreneur

    How many words are best when you are starting out?

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    Depends on the genre. Shorter works seem to have a much, much harder time than novels outside of erotica/erotic romance. In my personal opinion, if you're not in one of those genres, I'd suggest sticking to novels because that's what the majority of readers seem to want. Edit: As for word...

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