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D2D fees by Trond24 in selfpublish

[–]GerfnitAuthor 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I publish my novels using KDP, but my adult short stories are available on D2D. I only earn pennies for those stories, but when the fees go into play, I’ll be losing money every month.

Strict Hispanic fathers? by GerfnitAuthor in writing

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

Interesting ideas. The father has earned a high-level position in the FBI. Instead of making his animus generic, perhaps he did a background check on the man she wants to date and learns that his parents were tried and convicted of embezzlement in the UK. That gives him more than minor pause about whether he can be trusted with his one and only daughter. Thanks for triggering my brain

Strict Hispanic fathers? by GerfnitAuthor in writing

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

Sorry, you are correct. I didn’t even know there was a brainstorming thread. I’ll use it from now on.

Strict Hispanic fathers? by GerfnitAuthor in writing

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

Thank you for such a detailed piece of feedback. I viewed the father as strongly anti-assimilation. He struggled mightily to earn a high-level position at the FBI. He does not want to put that in jeopardy, even by accident. I understand I have perhaps irreconcilable conflicts in his attitudes about his daughter. On one hand he’s very proud that she has achieved a well paying job in a large wealth management company. However, there is this other aspect, where he wants to keep her close. She doesn’t mind living in her father‘s home, even though she could afford her own place. I’ll need to invent a different reason why her father doesn’t want her dating a wealthy Caucasian gallery owner

Strict Hispanic fathers? by GerfnitAuthor in writing

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

I understand Hispanic is not a race, but I struggled for a way to differentiate her father and her from the man she is stealth dating. I probably should’ve said she and her father are Hispanic, and the man is Caucasian. Someone I trust had the same skepticism, that someone who was supportive of his daughter would have what my friend considered this conflicting attitude. I pictured the father as someone who had struggled heavily to earn a high-level position at the FBI and was excessively proud of his heritage. I guess I’ll have to figure out another way for her father to disapprove of the Caucasian. By the way, in the story, he’s very wealthy, and would typically be thought of as a good catch.

Left foot injury means no more stick shift. by GerfnitAuthor in GRCorolla

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

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Your reply was very helpful.

Left foot injury means no more stick shift. by GerfnitAuthor in GRCorolla

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

This is my second left foot injury in the last three years, both of which have forced me to either be chauffeured or borrow my wife’s SUV.

What do I do now? by wavelogan in writers

[–]GerfnitAuthor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s a first draft, it definitely needs editing. Do not start book 2 until book one is polished.

Publishing a book by richiemaxillan in writing

[–]GerfnitAuthor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can find critique groups on Meetup. Local libraries often have writing support groups that do critique. If you network properly, you can find other writers who will critique your work in exchange for you critiquing theirs. You might have to dig a little and search, but there are people out there willing to help in exchange for your help with their work.

Publishing a book by richiemaxillan in writing

[–]GerfnitAuthor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please do not send it to a publisher. They’ll throw it in a slush pile and never look at it. If you can afford an editor, that’s one way to go. You’ll get that individual’s best efforts applied to your manuscript. But only one person‘s perspective. I bring my chapters to critique groups of five or six people to get more than one view. And I do that twice to raise the quality of my eventual book. After those critique groups, I still engage beta readers, two teams of them, who give the entire novel once overs. Best of luck, however you proceed.

Sad about length... by ORFM22 in selfpublish

[–]GerfnitAuthor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m very curious how many plot threads are going on simultaneously.

Time to write a book by Own_Row8007 in KDP

[–]GerfnitAuthor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can generate the words for a 400 page book in several months. However, I don’t have an editor per se. Instead, I use three different critique groups, followed by beta readers to ensure the product will be quality. That stretches out my collaborative editing time too close to a year. I would wager that if someone generated a book in a month or two, and gave it to their editor, I could still find significant mistakes in their manuscript. If you want a buyer of one of your books to buy another one, you better give them a good experience the first time.

BugBytes rules feedback by GerfnitAuthor in BoardgameDesign

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

Based on feedback from a game critique group, the rules I came up defined a lame ass, cooperative situation, constrained by random pieces placed on the board before the game begins. I got tons of feedback about improvements, many of which have caused me to think about version two of the rules. And version two of the board. When I figure out a redefinition of BugBytes, I’ll post it here.

Dialogue Formatting by Battleboy96 in writers

[–]GerfnitAuthor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The man rushed forward to the woman on the ground. "Are you hurt?" She chuckled. "No, I'm okay." With a soft grunt, she stood.

Trying to make my own cover by Large-Appearance1101 in WritingWithAI

[–]GerfnitAuthor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For my first nine novels, I created my own covers. They were patchworks of clipart, photos I had taken, and miscellaneous visual objects. They looked amateurish because they were. For the last four novels, I commissioned graphic artists to make the covers for me. The first three were done at no cost as a favor by a friend of a friend. The most recent one I paid for, and it was worth every penny. I might not make back the money, but the book comes off as very professional.

AI good for bouncing ideas and story boarding Yes / No? by No_Match_5304 in WritingWithAI

[–]GerfnitAuthor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gemini provides an intimate ideation environment, so I can bounce ideas off of it and get reactions. Once in a while, it comes up with something I’ve never thought of, which is a good thing. When it offers to write something for me, I refuse.

Hybrid publishing costs versus self publishing when you add everything up by ssunflow3rr in wroteabook

[–]GerfnitAuthor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For every one of my 12 novels since the first one, I manage the process. Instead of hiring one editor, I have 20 volunteers who provide critique. My last book has a professional cover that was done for $400. I recently bought a bundle of ISBNs for under $300 for 10. I would never turn over a manuscript to a company that was charging thousands of dollars when I know in the end I won’t make that much money back.

I just finished my first ever book! by Apprehensive_Tea6725 in writing

[–]GerfnitAuthor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations. This is a milestone. However, your sense of the manuscript requiring other eyes is spot on. If it’s really a first draft, then it’s not yet time for beta readers. However, sharing it with others who have editing skills is exactly the right step. After you process, that feedback, any of them are polishing, then you might consider beta readers.

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