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    FCC is about to repeal Net Neutrality

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    Didn't see anything posted on this, so I thought I would help spread the word. If you don't know what this means, it essentially means that your ISP could decide to charge you $10 per minute for accessing thefastlaneforum.com because reasons. Or, they could decide to blacklist it all together...
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    How to do a Wordpress Membership Video site right?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Hello Fastlane, been a while! As the title suggests, I'm looking to set up a relatively simple wordpress membership site where the paid content is instructional videos. Having been out of the loop a while, I've been Googling the various aspects of the project to find out what services and...
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    Where to learn all about investing?

    INVESTING 
    Recently I've become very interested in learning how to invest my money wisely, but I don't know the first thing about it. Can anyone point me to solid resources in which I can begin my investing education? If it helps, I'm mostly interested in long-term, lower risk investing, like CD's...
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    Romance Writers: Heat level by sub-genre?

    PUBLISHING 
    Curious how any of you go about deciding how much spice to add to your novels based on the sub-genre you're writing for. Is there a way to find the sweet spot in something like Contemporary or New Adult where the heat level is spread all over the spectrum? Some novels contain little to no sexy...
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    Healthy energy drink alternatives?

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    Anyone know of a healthy alternative to energy drinks? This seems to be my last vice. I tend to have one in the morning, and I very much enjoy the boost it gives me. I've tried coffee, but it doesn't have the same kick.
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    Amazon visibility for new books.

    PUBLISHING 
    In another progress thread, @Cannonball was remarking about feeling discouraged from publishing his first book and not seeing many/any initial sales. This brought up a question that I've been wondering about since first getting into publishing on Amazon, and now that we have a stable of writers...
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    Tips for freelance cover designing?

    PUBLISHING 
    I've been thinking of trying to offer up some freelance cover designing along side my writing; Nothing serious, just something to dabble in on the side. I've found that I really enjoy cover creation. However, I'm completely green in how such jobs work concerning image licensing and what not...
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    Why do authors put this on their covers?

    PUBLISHING 
    "a novel" Maybe I'm dumb, but I still have yet to figure out the point to putting that on a cover. Can anyone enlighten me why sooooooo many novels have this on their covers?
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    How are your short stories doing?

    PUBLISHING 
    I'm debating on adding a few short stories (<10K words) to my "to write" list, to either feed into my current work or begin leading into my next series. Just curious how you all are doing with shorts and are there any tips/advice/tactics you have found useful with them?
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    Compiling with Scrivener on PC? Help.

    PUBLISHING 
    Trying to figure out how to properly compile my book with Scrivener and I'm hoping some more experienced users can save me a lot of research and trial-and-error. With my last book, written using OpenOffice Writer, I simply formatted the text how I wanted it, put page breaks where they were...
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    Amazon cracking down on erotica ebooks.

    PUBLISHING 
    Been reading a bit today and it seems Amazon has changed their acceptable content policy again and is deleting lots and lots of erotica books (with or without warning) from the store. Just a heads up for any of you who are in that genre. For some reason, it seems like they're cleaning house in...
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    "I'm too good for that..."

    In my short time on this forum, I've read lots of great threads and been exposed to viewpoints of many people, all who are at different points in their fastlane journeys. However, one that that always strikes me as odd, is seeing someone talk about how they're on The Sidewalk, yet they're...
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    Amazon to acquire Goodreads

    PUBLISHING 
    Was creating an Author Central account and saw this: Hello – We’re happy to announce that Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire Goodreads, a leading site for readers and book recommendations that helps people find and share books they love. Amazon and Goodreads share a passion for...
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    Sharing Pen Name: Pros & Cons?

    PUBLISHING 
    I've been debating on sharing my pen name in my progress thread, and I thought it might make a good topic for discussion. I know some people say not to share your pen name to avoid having people saturate your specific genre, but I think that people who are going to write for your genre are...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

    PUBLISHING 
    I've decided to go ahead and put myself out there a bit (yikes) and start a progress thread for my self-publishing fiction ebooks plan. What qualifies me to be a fiction writer? Absolutely nothing. In fact, I would have to say I'm probably the least qualified that a person could be...
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    Words per day and tips?

    PUBLISHING 
    So, I've started writing my first fiction series (obviously inspired by Held for Ransom :)) and, I've really been amazed. I've never written anything like this before, and I can count on one hand how many fiction books I've read. But, I'm just in love with the process so far. I wake up thinking...
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    Fastlane Community, I appreciate you.

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Just wanted to take a minute to express my thanks for the community here. I rarely visit other entrepreneurial forums anymore because they are just trash in comparison to TFF. Unlike other forums, here, people give real, actionable advice based on experience. I made the mistake of posting a...
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    Best Places for Cover Images?

    PUBLISHING 
    Can anyone share any good spots for book cover images? Most of the stock image sites that I know of seem to specialize in web-ready images for blog posts and things like that. They don't really seem to have much that would lend itself to a good book cover (more artistic type images). Edit...
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    Fighting the Desert of Desertion?

    MINDSET 
    I've realized something about several of the entrepreneurial ventures I've been involved in, and in being honest with myself, I've noticed a pretty disturbing trend. I'm hoping those who have experienced with the same thing can offer some advice. Looking back over projects, both past and...
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    Trademark Help

    If any of you have been following the case study at my site, you know I'm working on a niche site project called "Enerjuiced." It came to my attention yesterday, that a very closely related term, "Enerjuice" is being used by several people/companies and is even trademarked by some nutri...

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