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Writerly Ways
May. 9th, 2021 06:43 pmHappy mother's day
Mine has been a miserably rainy one and the morning so full of pain I could barely walk. Luckily it's a bit better now.
I still have no great thoughts about writing other than this caveat for self pubbers. Don't do this. While looking at Goodreads giveaways the other day I came across a mystery that did the summary and then followed up with a statement that said 'This is the first in the series unless it doesn't do well. I'll move on to more worthwhile things then.'
With that I didn't even bother to try and win it. You've already set this up for failure. For one, self pubbing and indie pubbing (or any pubbing really) is a crap shoot. You never know what will sink (like my vampires in Vegas which should have been tailor made for some success especially with the hot cover but was stillborn) and what will rise. Labeling your work that way just sets it up for failure.
I'd also suggest if you end your book with the opening of the next book, then have that next book done before publishing. I just finished one from about six years ago that did that and when I looked for the next one (not that I was going to get it because book two was kinda meh) I saw it never happened. To me that seems like an excellent way to lose readers. Maybe it was the publisher (but this was long before DSP went into the dumpster) Who knows but it certain set up some inherent distrust in my head.
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Fun with White Boards
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The Secret to Making a Living as a Full-Time Author
Why You Should Revisit Your Writing Goals
Easy Tips to Incorporate Backstory into Your Novel
The Business of Writing
How to Find an Audiobook Narrator
Your Plot Is a Fractal
Setting Yourself up for Success Before You Write a Single Word
Balancing Your Cast of Characters
Relationship Thesaurus Entry: In-laws
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The New Holy Grail of Traditional Publishers: Direct-to-Reader Relationships
It’s Inevitable
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Mine has been a miserably rainy one and the morning so full of pain I could barely walk. Luckily it's a bit better now.
I still have no great thoughts about writing other than this caveat for self pubbers. Don't do this. While looking at Goodreads giveaways the other day I came across a mystery that did the summary and then followed up with a statement that said 'This is the first in the series unless it doesn't do well. I'll move on to more worthwhile things then.'
With that I didn't even bother to try and win it. You've already set this up for failure. For one, self pubbing and indie pubbing (or any pubbing really) is a crap shoot. You never know what will sink (like my vampires in Vegas which should have been tailor made for some success especially with the hot cover but was stillborn) and what will rise. Labeling your work that way just sets it up for failure.
I'd also suggest if you end your book with the opening of the next book, then have that next book done before publishing. I just finished one from about six years ago that did that and when I looked for the next one (not that I was going to get it because book two was kinda meh) I saw it never happened. To me that seems like an excellent way to lose readers. Maybe it was the publisher (but this was long before DSP went into the dumpster) Who knows but it certain set up some inherent distrust in my head.
Words for Writers - Avoiding the Pitfalls of Historical Fiction: Part One
Controlling the Element of Time in Your Novel
Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 12: The King’s Shadow Archetypes
How To Build Your Own MFA Experience
Five Hacks to Bring Your Character to Life
Five Tired Tropes About Teenagers
How Can I Depict a Character Adjusting to a New Disability Respectfully?
How to Write Emotion Well: Know Your Character
Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Caregiver and Client
The Five-Car Metaphor Pile-Up
5 Things Every Author Needs To Know To Format Their Book ~ Dave Chesson
Fun with White Boards
How to Craft Impactful Character Deaths
5 Tips for Finishing Your Novel
Freytags Pyramid
The Secret to Making a Living as a Full-Time Author
Why You Should Revisit Your Writing Goals
Easy Tips to Incorporate Backstory into Your Novel
The Business of Writing
How to Find an Audiobook Narrator
Your Plot Is a Fractal
Setting Yourself up for Success Before You Write a Single Word
Balancing Your Cast of Characters
Relationship Thesaurus Entry: In-laws
REPS LIEU AND LEGER FERNANDEZ INTRODUCE THE 21ST CENTURY FEDERAL WRITERS’ PROJECT ACT
The New Holy Grail of Traditional Publishers: Direct-to-Reader Relationships
It’s Inevitable
What is an Unsympathetic Character? Must a Novel’s Protagonist be Likeable?
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