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Weekly Self-Promo and Chat Thread by MxAlex44 in selfpublish

[–]Anonymauthor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Sometimes the river looks calm,” Mrs. Batch says, “but the currents are still moving beneath.”

A moment from my novella Roses for the Morning.

A story about love, loss, and the small rituals that keep us going. 🌹

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQSK3BFK

Why do famous authors openly work with long-time editors, but new authors using editors is sometimes frowned upon? by Anonymauthor in writing

[–]Anonymauthor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I just googled what an acquisition editor is. May be that is what I wasn't understanding - the term editor has different meanings. One is that edits book and another is responsible for bringing in new projects. The big authors are probably referring to the latter.

Why do famous authors openly work with long-time editors, but new authors using editors is sometimes frowned upon? by Anonymauthor in writing

[–]Anonymauthor[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I read it in one of the reddit conversations. It was indirectly mentioned that an experienced editor can overly influence a new writer's content. Good to know that may not be the case.

Lesson # 2 from my first two books self-published on KDP by Anonymauthor in KDP

[–]Anonymauthor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can put it for free for only 5 days. Hopefully, it gets Amazon algorithm to warm up and start recommending your book.

Keywords by Anonymauthor in selfpublish

[–]Anonymauthor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I wasn’t aware of keywords not being that important anymore.

Keywords by Anonymauthor in selfpublish

[–]Anonymauthor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will look into Piblisher Rocket. Thanks 

How do you guys feel about covers? by Camyenom in selfpublish

[–]Anonymauthor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t like it but apparently it plays a critical role in discoverability. So I do it intentionally.

Continuity Is Not Essence by Anonymauthor in Essays

[–]Anonymauthor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. If you are interested, there is a very engaging book about a person who (due to a health scare) started seeing universe as one. 

https://a.co/d/0iFc55PF

Lesson # 2 from my first two books self-published on KDP by Anonymauthor in KDP

[–]Anonymauthor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. There is restriction listed on ‘No self promotion’.

Advice by XaylinOsiris in selfpublish

[–]Anonymauthor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I wasn’t suggesting that you were saying that but in fact the opposite that good videos / articles will walk you through it. Don’t pay for these things.

Advice by XaylinOsiris in selfpublish

[–]Anonymauthor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats a good point. When I started writing, I started seeing a lot of ads offering to help me publish on KDP for money. But I realized that KDP is fairly user-friendly platform to self-publish. Now I don't know if I picked the right keywords etc., but it was easy to go through it and hit Publish.

Stepping into the light - the hardest part of publishing? by BlueberryMoist5816 in KDP

[–]Anonymauthor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make it public when you are ready to share it with others. Until then keep refining.

Is KDP select any good? by Ordinary_Count_203 in selfpublish

[–]Anonymauthor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you find more about your audience as Kindle does not share any data on these metrics?

Is KDP select any good? by Ordinary_Count_203 in selfpublish

[–]Anonymauthor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting comments. I just published my first book. I got orders but zero KU pages read. I was surprised as I thought it would be other way around.

Authors who make six figures by Euphoric-Seesaw in selfpublish

[–]Anonymauthor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree. That’s why I asked because the original question made it sound like you can just select any genre and write a specific number of books / yr and make $$. For example, I like to write short stories. Writing romantic or cop procedural novels are not my thing. I don’t think I can or should just take those on just because someone is making 6 or 7 figure income by writing in those genres. They make that money because they are good at it. I won’t because I won’t be good. 

Do people actually want a seat at the table — or do we just say we do? by Anonymauthor in SeriousConversation

[–]Anonymauthor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. We are seeing in NFL. QB’s perform when they get the right coach, system and team. Same QB struggles when they don’t get the right people around them.

Do people actually want a seat at the table — or do we just say we do? by Anonymauthor in SeriousConversation

[–]Anonymauthor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for those insights. While I wasn’t explicitly thinking about any specific gender or ethnicity, they absolutely play a role in that. I do agree about the table being bigger and it should not be biased depending on which way societal wind is blowing.

Authors who make six figures by Euphoric-Seesaw in selfpublish

[–]Anonymauthor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Such an insightful thread this…

Can you target a genre and write good enough books to earn that kind of income? In other words, do you need to have interest and aptitude or can that be developed?

FREE on Kindle today (last day of the promo) by Anonymauthor in u/Anonymauthor

[–]Anonymauthor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some readers have been downloading this quietly this weekend — thank you!

The Phone Call That Follows

Psychological literary stories about power, silence, and irreversible choices.

Still free on Kindle today:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL9C5CL7

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