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  1. ctcrompton

    At the very beginning...

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    I should say that I feel like I have the capability to be a better writer, and from learning from all of the people in this forum, I'm beginning to think I understand story lines and plot directions better, but I'm at a loss for how people can just sit down and write until something nice forms...
  2. ctcrompton

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

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    Interestingly, despite your greater earnings, we're still roughly about the same amount in the red. I'm close to $500 down, and it looks like you're roughly the same.
  3. ctcrompton

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

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    And this is all off $2.99 and higher priced books?
  4. ctcrompton

    At the very beginning...

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    Quality of writing. And speed. Not counting money, it's more efficient for freelancers to publish stories than it is for me to.
  5. ctcrompton

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    Weekly sales update: I'm finding it harder to stay motivated to write, especially when my freelancers are doing a better job than I am. Still, I'm inspired and encouraged by others on this forum, so maybe I'll download Toggl or something to help me keep track of how much writing I'm actually...
  6. ctcrompton

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

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    That blog always has nuggets of wisdom.
  7. ctcrompton

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

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    Any interest in sharing some information on how you found the people with mailing lists?
  8. ctcrompton

    At the very beginning...

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    Honestly, I don't mind the experiences I've had. It's all been great to learn what's good and what's not good, what works and what doesn't. I look at the sunk costs of outsourcing as part of the necessary expenses in finding the perfect fit, because now I've got two really awesome writers...
  9. ctcrompton

    At the very beginning...

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    I've mostly done 5k word stories. I started off writing really short stories around 3k-5k words long. When I decided to outsource, I decided to only release series. I do this for two reasons: 1. Everyone on here says series are the way to go. 2. It acts as a sort of pay-as-you-go option if...
  10. ctcrompton

    At the very beginning...

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    I only work with native English speakers and writers. As it turns out, my best writers (only two of them) are not experienced freelancers. Neither had been on the freelance websites before, so if they did have experience freelancing, it was outside of the oDesk/Elance/Freelancer communities. But...
  11. ctcrompton

    At the very beginning...

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    There's no doubt in my mind that I've gotten to where I'm at quicker with freelancers. I'm also in a slowlane career right now, and while I am able to write an hour or two during the work day, I can't do that every day. Outsourcing has helped with a few things: It's increased my collection...
  12. ctcrompton

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    Haven't posted in a while. Have been busy getting back into writing and managing freelancers. How do people deal with freelancers that suck? I'm still learning, but has anyone ever refused to pay the full amount if a freelancer didn't come through as expected? Here's the latest update on...
  13. ctcrompton

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

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    What's the name of the app? Is it called Pomodora? Or is it called 30/30?
  14. ctcrompton

    Calling All Authors and Self-Pub'rs

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    I think it's a good idea if executed properly. As others said, I like this self-publishing forum/author forum, and I think it could be an awesome thing to have a private forum for serious authors/self-pubbers only, but the bottom line is writing. As much as I read from other threads, it only...
  15. ctcrompton

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

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    @ChickenHawk Wow! Really inspiring progress. Keep it up!
  16. ctcrompton

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    Just read that @Dave C's experienced no difference in the number of sales when books are priced at $0.99 vs. $2.99. I'm wondering what others have experienced. Although I've only published short stories, I've found that any time I've listed one at $2.99, a handful get refunded, yet when they're...
  17. ctcrompton

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

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    Wow that's inspiring.
  18. ctcrompton

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

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    Wait, 86,000 downloaded your free novel? Or was it a paid one? Either way, that's really awesome!
  19. ctcrompton

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

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    You're motivating me to get off my a$$ and keep writing!
  20. ctcrompton

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    Definitely helps!

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