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  1. Dave C

    Starting off as a Publisher

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    You can take someone on and give them half the royalties, that's how I'd do it but agree that it might be early days to take on other authors without understanding their expectations. Sounds like things are going great!
  2. Dave C

    Calling All Authors and Self-Pub'rs

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    I personally wouldn't use it at all. It just creates more roadblocks to success. We know that everyone on this particular forum is working towards the same goal with a similar starting point (The Millionaire Fastlane) but when you create something that specific, you'll get more people...
  3. Dave C

    Guide me (just starting)

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    You're asking the wrong question. Whatever anyone tells you to do, no matter how much experience they have, won't necessarily help you. You're asking us to guide you when we don't have to live with any of your choices if you take our advice. Everyone here could tell you to leave your job...
  4. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Quick update, I got to 25,000 words before my hand started hurting then lost the last two days to the new South Park game, The Stick Of Truth. Damn it was fun but (surprise!) it made me no money. I want to replay it already but I'm saving that for when I've got a few more books published...
  5. Dave C

    At the very beginning...

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    All mine are 75 - 100 pages at $2.99 that seems to be the point at which it's acceptable.
  6. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Everything is $2.99. Except print books which range from $5.99 - $8.99 based on length. I tested the $0.99 vs $2.99 and I got the exact same number of sales. It surprised me that there were no differences but since that seems to be true, I opted for the higher price. Only thing I do for...
  7. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Ok, I broke $100 in six weeks. Now I want to break that (or more) in four weeks aka one month. The break down was roughly $50 from US Store, $30 from Createspace, and the rest being from various stores in other countries. I'm also improving my non-fiction writing and getting better at...
  8. Dave C

    At the very beginning...

    PUBLISHING 
    I'm sure everybody does this differently but I'm creating the rough plot points, i.e. xy and z has to happen but that's it. From that point on I write and write and write. I picture the story like it's on TV and I'm observing it using my imagination. Some things that often come up are: Is this...
  9. Dave C

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

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    PM me too please. I'm also curious as to what circular file actually means and when to redraft.
  10. Dave C

    Non-fiction publishing

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    I haven't got the best idea but I'm about to release my fourth book in a very specific self-help niche and I have two romance books also. While the sales figures (US Store Only) aren't dramatic they look like this: Non-Fic1 = 5 sales this month, first one I wrote so has most steam behind it...
  11. Dave C

    Jumping on the bandwagon

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    Just a suggestion but could you record your story and pay someone to transcribe it? I hear medical students amongst others will do this at a very cheap rate and it'll mean you're output will improve exponentially.
  12. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." It's that time again. Update time. So of my two ghost writers the regular one delivered again and I have two stories in that series done with her. We're about to start work on the third. Really the only issues I ever find are minor typos...
  13. Dave C

    At the very beginning...

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    Nice! I got exactly One subscriber also. It feels strangely good doesn't it? :)
  14. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Shit, both ghost writers sent me work within 24 hours. So I've got two stories to review and give feedback on - covers for each already done. Then I need to finish my other advice non-fiction, start on Memoir part II and get my perm-free ready. It seems like I'm going to be busy. BTW, to...
  15. Dave C

    Jumping on the bandwagon

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    I admire you because of how much you're putting into this and I think you WILL succeed. I love the success stories because of all the amazing advice but sometimes, after a shitty day at the keyboard with no sales and a lot more work ahead of you, it's good to log on and know I'm not the only one...
  16. Dave C

    At the very beginning...

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    Great progress, you've made more than me this month for sure. At this rate you'll break the $100 barrier in no time!
  17. Dave C

    ABNA

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    I saw this, wish I'd seen it a month ago and I might have had something. Oh, well. Good idea to post it @COSenior
  18. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    It's so important I post here because I often feel like I'm spinning my wheels not making any progress. I know from every other skill I've ever learnt that if I don't keep track I won't notice the progress that's been made. Kind of like losing weight on a diet, we may not notice the loss but the...
  19. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    20,000 memoir non-fiction is finished. Not 100% happy with it but I could spend years writing and re-writing it. I think my best bet is to put it up in its current format and if it does get popular I can go back and really work on the prose to my satisfaction. It's an interesting question as to...
  20. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Ok, hired my second freelancer now, she's working for me in a completely different genre / niche. Novella again. I'm changing my strategy this time by releasing a short story of 2500 for perma free under a new pen name then bringing out the novella straight afterwards to see if the free story...

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