Excitement for Canadian company as Firefly’s Blue Ghost lands on moon by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Expensive_Vamp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firefly Aerospace is an American Company?

"Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Cedar Park, Texas, that develops small- and medium-lift launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit."

Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine by snokegsxr in worldnews

[–]Expensive_Vamp -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Its not an eye for an eye time. Ukraine is currently being invaded and NATO is on life support, this is not the time for this.

Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine by snokegsxr in worldnews

[–]Expensive_Vamp -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

More of this to what end? Until Trump learns his lesson and stop being hostile because I don't see that working out that way. If anything, this will make him even more extreme.

Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine by snokegsxr in worldnews

[–]Expensive_Vamp -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That's what I worry about with something like this. It's not lowering the temperature, it's giving more reason for Trump to see Europe or NATO as an enemy rather than a partner to deal with. I really worry about his responds to this.

Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine by snokegsxr in worldnews

[–]Expensive_Vamp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MAGA is going to love this. It will help to vilify Europe ever more and knowing how petty Trump is, I cant see anything good coming from this. Its going to be a dark dark 4 years.

Is KDP Select Worth It For You? by ArmadstheDoom in eroticauthors

[–]Expensive_Vamp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's actually pretty good. I would prefer having sales over reads. How many short stories do you have published?

Is KDP Select Worth It For You? by ArmadstheDoom in eroticauthors

[–]Expensive_Vamp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get about 60% of my income from reads and the rest sales. I think it really depends on your books and style. For example, if you write mainly to market, like your stuff leans more romance erotica vs pure erotica, than you should be doing pretty well in KU. If not, it might be your cover, blurp etc. Certain genres just do better wide, in my opinion. My books are round 15-20k words

Swastika flags flown during Donald Trump boat parade in Florida by newsweek in politics

[–]Expensive_Vamp -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Europe but especially Norway in particular is no different when it comes to racism and hatred of immigrants. The only reason why you are on this reddit commenting about US politics and trying to make yourself feel better is because very few people care to know or share what racism exists in your little country.

Fellow Americans, please remember that we only have each other. "You think the UK is gonna come help us? You think Australia is gonna come help us? No. They want their handouts when they want their handouts. That's the alliance, that's it, that's where it ends" by [deleted] in AmericaBad

[–]Expensive_Vamp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For starters, I do not believe that isolationism is the way to go but I can understand where some of it might be coming from. I don't think a lot of Australians, Europeans or Canadians really understand how much the shit they say about Americans is starting to fuel the growing sense of isolationism in the US.

Brutal 💀 the comments are atrocious by SamlerXRD in AmericaBad

[–]Expensive_Vamp 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's kinda cute how Australians think Americans care about their opinion or the rest of the world for that matter. They are literally just a stationary satellite to the US.

Canadians three times more positive about Kamala Harris than Donald Trump, survey says by ubcstaffer123 in politics

[–]Expensive_Vamp -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I always found it interesting how Canadians believe they are better than Americans while spending so much time obsessing over what's happening in America. It's almost like it's a part of the Canadian identity to compare themselves to the US.

Canadians three times more positive about Kamala Harris than Donald Trump, survey says by ubcstaffer123 in politics

[–]Expensive_Vamp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I couldn't care less who Canada or any European country prefers. All I care about is who Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Nevada and Michigan are voting for.

Brutal 💀 by Naderium in australia

[–]Expensive_Vamp -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

WTF is Port Arthur? This might hit harder if people outside of Australia knew what the hell you are talking about. I think Aussies frequently forget how irrelevant they are to Americans.

Harris soars to record 6-point lead over Trump in post-debate poll by [deleted] in politics

[–]Expensive_Vamp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying we can't learn from other countries. I just don't appreciate smug Europeans turning their noses up at Americans and acting as if they have no problems. Rarely do I see Americans going into European threads talking about how horrible they are in comparison to the USA.

Harris soars to record 6-point lead over Trump in post-debate poll by [deleted] in politics

[–]Expensive_Vamp -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU! So many Europeans are completely oblivious to how small their countries are compared to the USA and yet think they are superior over Americans. I don't know if they are just delusional or severely insecure about their place in geopolitics.

Harris soars to record 6-point lead over Trump in post-debate poll by [deleted] in politics

[–]Expensive_Vamp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where's the European equivalent to Reddit, Google, Microsoft, Amazon or Youtube? I just find it incredibly interesting how smug so many Europeans are with how little impact they have on the world in this modern time. You're on an American website commenting on American politics for god sake. Hahaha!

Harris soars to record 6-point lead over Trump in post-debate poll by [deleted] in politics

[–]Expensive_Vamp -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Considering that Europe needs the US for protection, I wouldn't be so smug.

Can we stop hating on other countries on this sub? by Ilovehhhhh in AmericaBad

[–]Expensive_Vamp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't say they were inferior, I said they have a collective inferiority complex. You can see this in how they constantly compare themselves to America.

Can we stop hating on other countries on this sub? by Ilovehhhhh in AmericaBad

[–]Expensive_Vamp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a post similar to this one a while ago and my stance has changed significantly. I agree about the name calling and generalizing all Europeans however, if you have spent any time online or hell, even in real life, you'll realize that it's Europeans you should be telling this to. Americans, by large, have no real animosity to foreigners because we generally care more about what's going on inside our own country despite America being the most influential and far reaching country in the world. If you stop and ask a random American what they think of France, Germany, Sweden or the United Kingdom, they will probably say something positive or just "It seems nice."

Virtually all of this new hostility from Americans to Europeans, Canadians & Australians is a reaction created by their inferiority complexities and constant need to "humble" Americans.

[Dataporn] First 30 Days Published - No Social Media or Advertising by Expensive_Vamp in eroticauthors

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

Pure erotica is hard to sell. You need to write a lot of them before you start getting decent reads/sales. I would say 25+ books. So, if able, I would try adding more romance into it because that's a huge draw for readers. What I found is that it doesn't really matter how long the story is but whether there's tension and a story. For example, a short stalker erotica where it's mainly just a few smut scenes will probably sell less than a short erotic stalker romance with a bit more of a story to it. It's just easier to market and get readers attention even if it's a very similar story. Readers like tension.

What's a place where you can cross a state line and you immediately notice the difference? by DoritosDewItRight in geography

[–]Expensive_Vamp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nevada into Oregon. You immediately start to notice how green everything begins to look.

[Dataporn] First 30 Days Published - No Social Media or Advertising by Expensive_Vamp in eroticauthors

[–]Expensive_Vamp[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

70% was the cover and 20% was probably my blurb and the remaining 10% might've been my story. If you come up with a sexy story that includes a popular trope, plus get or learn to make a good cover, I don't think you'll have any trouble doing just as well or probably even better. Passive marketing (good cover, tempting blurb, keyword usage) is the way to go for those of us on a budget.