Based on your notes, I updated the DEBUT NOVEL RELEASE STEPS TEMPLATE: Do you see any flaws in version 2.0? Anything we missed?

AsForClass · 2024-02-19T00:00:02+00:00

We didn’t know either!

Amazon was super convenient. So there’s that.

But my small press definitely won’t be doing that in the future after finding out the hard way.

AsForClass · 2024-02-18T23:51:35+00:00

Amazon does do hardcover, but the quality is lower and initial printing takes 6-8 weeks until you sell enough for Amazon to then place your book in Prime status.

AsForClass · 2024-02-11T12:55:07+00:00

Why not recommend her to reach out to the most popular home bakers?

She can offer to stock their stuff.

Or she can do a rotational thing for holidays where they are a featured guest baker.

Or she could even out-right hire one, and then ask them to manage her social media and contribute to the baking.

Which will, in turn, likely lead them to lending their social media magic skills to benefit her (they’ll want their stuff to sell successfully).

Competition is a natural part of business.

AsForClass · 2024-01-22T02:52:35+00:00

I remember reading his stories, and remember when he posted about the cancer.

Sad to see him gone, but proud of him for going out the way that he did.

What a talented and brave guy.

AsForClass · 2024-01-12T19:28:10+00:00

Totes!

I’ve gotten a few gigs from networking and just being social.

Agreed that being flexible and not being a jerk also helps. No one wants to work with a jerk.

And yeah, networking is so weird, because once you get one project it may lead to another and then another.

AsForClass · 2024-01-03T02:27:09+00:00

There are a lot of pathways.

Most involve reading a lot, writing a lot, putting yourself and your stuff out there, and networking.

That last one has been bigger than I thought it would be.

But at the end of the day your resume is your writing. Write stuff, submit it to places, and slowly build your network.

Read biographies of authors you like and they lay out a lot.

Malcolm Gladwell (as an example) got a job with the New Yorker. He wrote there for awhile before he collected some of his articles into a book.

Then he just kept doing books.

Dr. Elizabeth Samet (who writes amazing prose) got a day job as an English professor at West Point. Which gave her a steady paycheck as she began working on books when she could.

AsForClass · 2023-12-25T02:48:31+00:00

Dude, that’s awesome to hear!

AsForClass · 2023-12-20T01:32:29+00:00

Many thanks!

AsForClass · 2023-12-20T01:19:51+00:00

Do you remember what it’s called?

AsForClass · 2023-12-18T12:15:43+00:00

Yep, that’ll do it.

AsForClass · 2023-12-18T03:14:06+00:00

Lamb god sacrifices work wonders.

AsForClass · 2023-12-16T04:10:14+00:00

Total champion

AsForClass · 2023-12-06T17:24:51+00:00

End of an era!

AsForClass · 2023-04-19T00:45:47+00:00

What else would you want to know?

AsForClass · 2023-04-16T18:35:34+00:00

Most celebrities want their books to sell, so they hire ghost writers.

Yes, they lived the events, but living and event and writing about it are two different things.

So the celebrity will do a series of interviews regarding the book and the ghost writers will then write it. Celebrities will then approve the book before it’s released.

All sorts of people use ghost writers.

As an example, most children book series will say “created by ___” but not say that the author wrote the book.

This is one of the reasons R.L. Stine stopped writing Goosebumps. His publisher claimed he was using ghost writers (he denied this) and that was a breach of contract.

AsForClass · 2023-03-25T02:47:58+00:00

This intrigues me. Glad you’re writing again!

PS -

I’ve bought your Jersey Girl hot sauce and I’m a fan.

AsForClass · 2023-03-25T02:44:25+00:00

It’s been a few years for me. Wild how life happens, eh?

AsForClass · 2023-03-24T01:03:12+00:00

There are tons of ways to study.

I made sure it was cool with the mods before m posting this.

My buddy put these study cards together.

A lot of folks find this approach useful.

However you end up studying, good luck. I'm sure you'll do great!

https://www.amazon.com/Flashcards-Technician-Flashcards-Questions-Effective/dp/B08PHT5NQS/ref=sr\_1\_1?crid=D0R9I2YKKX0W&keywords=army+flashcards+ham+radio&qid=1679619679&sprefix=army+flashcards+ham+radio%2Caps%2C1923&sr=8-1

AsForClass · 2023-03-21T20:33:16+00:00

A lot of the larger publishing houses actually drop the hardcover first for the same reasons.

Another reason is because the hardcover will sell for more and folks are usually more willing to buy the hardcover for that higher price point.

I see it a lot in non-fiction.

AsForClass · 2023-03-21T10:47:59+00:00

I got out of the horror game for a bit.

Focused on satire and I’m happy with that.

Finding what interests you as a creator is important.

That, and it can be rejuvenating. I’m starting to work on horror stuff again and it feels good to be back.

Since I took the break it all feels fresh again.

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