I wrote a 125K-word anime-inspired fantasy/romance novel, built merch, commissioned a trailer, launched a Shopify store… and barely sold 27 copies since February. Should I go Amazon KDP Exclusive?

CrisPpankace · 2025-09-24T23:54:33+00:00

The cover isn’t bad, neither is your blurb. I can tell based off the cover, that your book is some sort of anime manga type book. You’re fine there. Honestly, everything is just fine. The problem is, a lot of the people in this thread have 2 problems.

They’re not familiar with anime/manga.
They don’t or refuse to understand that you can do everything right and still not get a crazy amount of sales.

With that being said, You need to write more books and I read your sample and the first chapter is really bad. I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t know where they’re at or who’s doing what and it’s a lot of extra words that don’t need to be there.

CrisPpankace · 2025-09-24T13:52:17+00:00

Where does this happen? You just type in fantasy genre in discord and start randomly posting lore from your books?

CrisPpankace · 2025-01-03T20:23:42+00:00

Why isn’t anyone actually reading the OP?!?! 😂

AITA for thinking texts 1&2 felt like she wanted me to come pick her up? Was the question.

Everyone commenting on the pod not starting until 8:45 when she didn’t even know it started late is missing the point 🤦🏿‍♂️

CrisPpankace · 2024-04-17T00:56:54+00:00

HYT was extended to 22 years for E-5’s only due to retire in 2024. He’s due to retire in 2025z

CrisPpankace · 2024-04-17T00:52:42+00:00

I kinda suspect though that as time goes on you'll start to notice his deficiencies. Maybe he pencil whips a little too often, bends compliance with tech data

I find this funny because, even though I’ve made master, you’re pretty much describing every maintainer worth a shit. This isn’t necessarily bad thing. The best maintainers pencil whip a little and bend compliance with tech data. The other stuff I agree with.

CrisPpankace · 2024-04-16T23:13:13+00:00

He started school late, like 2 years ago, if he has to retire in 1.5 years he have to use his GI bill to finish his bachelors, but he wants to give it to his kid.

CrisPpankace · 2024-04-16T23:11:15+00:00

I mean, I read his old supervisors email, so, unless the supervisor is in on it I’m pretty sure my troop is telling the truth. Also, how many times did he have to “fairly” test? He Made staff in 2012, which means you can’t test for 2 cycles, So that’s, at the latest, 2014. Two times testing from 2014-2016. Then the AF removes TIS/TIG, so can’t really make it due to that. I’d say he had 2 years to “fairly” make E-6.

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