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  1. Thriftypreneur

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

    PUBLISHING 
    Kind of sucks because I was really looking forward to making my milestone update today and seeing my book go live, but, it is what it is. It's been well over 12 hours since submission, and I followed the guidelines (to a T) they listed for submitting to my specific categories, so hopefully it...
  2. Thriftypreneur

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

    PUBLISHING 
    So, I've been waiting until my first book goes live before making a milestone update. However, I've seem to run into an odd problem. The categories in the Kindle Author Submission area don't mimic those found in the store, as a result, for some categories, you have to email them and have them...
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    Ways to learn how to write before writing an ebook.

    PUBLISHING 
    I second this. Here's a link for everyone: The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition: William Strunk Jr., E. B. White, Roger Angell: 9780205309023: Amazon.com: Books I'm also much like you. I'm a math guy and was always very weak in writing. I do believe that writing is like a muscle, and that...
  4. Thriftypreneur

    Just Take ACTION!

    MINDSET 
    Great, very inspirational posts. And, yes, my image post was just poking a little fun at you - no harm intended. :) Couldn't agree more.
  5. Thriftypreneur

    #NewRules -Fastlane for the next generation of entrepreneurs?

    EXECUTION 
    Rebel, people on this forum respond to value and maturity. Even if others don't agree with what you say/post, lashing out the way you do doesn't really help your cause, and it certainly shows a lack of maturity. I, myself, am not particularly knowledgeable in many areas that others on the forum...
  6. Thriftypreneur

    Road to Becoming a Fastlane Author

    PUBLISHING 
    I think I need to get remarried so I can have someone to outsource work to, lol. So many husband and wife teams! :) I'm amazed at how fast you're flying through the process. Today, I'm working on covers for my series, and, hopefully, I should have the first book published by end of the day...
  7. Thriftypreneur

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

    PUBLISHING 
    Oh, yes, absolutely. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't saying that cover design isn't important, but suggesting that as long as you make it reasonably unique to your book, readers probably aren't going to care or notice that you're using a stock image that many other books are using. It's writers and...
  8. Thriftypreneur

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

    PUBLISHING 
    Cover Images/Artwork - Rants and Thoughts: Cover Images/Artwork - Rants and Thoughts: With my book nearing completion (just need to edit), I've begun the search for cover art. I'd like to share a few thoughts/observations and open them up for discussion. Same images everywhere - If you've...
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    GREAT Place to BUY Pre-made ebook Covers

    PUBLISHING 
    Didn't see that. Very smart of him. That makes his product 100x more appealing from a buyer's standpoint. Yeah - not really anything anyone can do about this though. I fell in LOVE with a cover image for my book and had planned on using it, but after a reverse image search, I see lots of...
  10. Thriftypreneur

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

    PUBLISHING 
    I can certainly relate. Being so new to all this, myself, I feel the same way and I'm eager for validation. I figure I'll get that with each book published though, instead of having side-seat writers trying to sculpt a story for me - nothing speaks louder than people voting with their wallets...
  11. Thriftypreneur

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

    PUBLISHING 
    Lol. Would love to watch your progress too. As for research, it's definitely not as intricate as what some others do, but just from browsing around sub-genres, comparing rankings, comparing category listings, comparing publishing dates, and things like that - it's not really difficult to see...
  12. Thriftypreneur

    GREAT Place to BUY Pre-made ebook Covers

    PUBLISHING 
    Was wondering when these sites would start popping up. Definitely a need here. Although, I would imagine, you're much more likely to run into the duplicate cover issue with using these types of sites.
  13. Thriftypreneur

    Road to Becoming a Fastlane Author

    PUBLISHING 
    Yep - definitely agree with his reasoning. I think this is exactly why you see the successful self-publishers pushing out title, after title, after title - staying on those newly published lists and getting sales. You see struggling authors all over other forums, saying how you have to do...
  14. Thriftypreneur

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

    PUBLISHING 
    Primarily just Amazon, and the way they like to ensure that their audience has a chance to view new releases. Continuously putting out new titles will (I hope) ensure that I always have some kind of visibility on the "newly published" lists of amazon and the websites out there that scrape those...
  15. Thriftypreneur

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

    PUBLISHING 
    As most of us know, determining things like this isn't an exact science. Since I already had in mind a couple, main genres I was interested in writing for, I began to go through the sub-genres of each. And, using this list: Theresa Ragan: Sales Ranking Chart, I started comparing rankings for...
  16. Thriftypreneur

    Opportunity to Buy B&M Biz for $575k

    I certainly don't have first-hand experience in this field, aside from online valuations and things of that nature, but I agree with what others have already mentioned. You seem fairly excited and all that, but without detailed financials (and looking at them with honest eyes), I wouldn't be...
  17. Thriftypreneur

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

    PUBLISHING 
    Software looks incredible. Definitely going to have to buy that before I start my second book. :)
  18. Thriftypreneur

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

    GOLD! 
    With all these progress threads going up today, it'll be a great way to compare notes and progress. Looking forward to your updates CH. And great work so far - sales are inspiring! :)
  19. Thriftypreneur

    Road to Becoming a Fastlane Author

    PUBLISHING 
    Lol, seems like we were starting our threads at almost the same time. Also seems like we have similar plans and goals. Looking forward to updates. :) +speed
  20. Thriftypreneur

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    Here's mine: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/self-publishing-writing-authorship/47881-progress-thread-six-figure-fiction.html#post297909 Thanks to everyone in this thread for providing such a bountiful well of inspiration to draw from.

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