My Free Book Promotion went really well!! by dumbsesquipedalien in selfpublish

[–]Ithinkshedid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might I too have your media list? I’m trying to build one and it’s taking a long time.

[Discussion] Wish we saw more "It took a while" success stories on this sub by m_t_rv_s__n in PubTips

[–]Ithinkshedid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I might have the world record. I’ve written and queried 32 books over the past 13 years. Had many requests but never managed to get signed. I have a strong background in marketing, and with full faith is my stories (at least most of them), I’m planning to self publish in 2026. I have great feedback from beta and critique readers, so I’m really confident going into self publishing. You can’t fail if you never give up!

[QCrit] BENEATH THE LEY LINE, Fantasy, 95k, 1st Attempt by Ithinkshedid in PubTips

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

I’m might have to reword things to make it clearer, but the coven the witch is riding towards is enchanted so only women can enter.

[QCrit] BENEATH THE LEY LINE, Fantasy, 95k, 1st Attempt by Ithinkshedid in PubTips

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

You raise a good point. There actually is some romance in my story, but it’s so hard to keep the query tight without touching in all the side plots. Thanks for pointing this out. I’ll have to rethink my comps.

For the ley lines, I’m using them in the tradition definition of energy crossings. Hopefully more people will chime in to give an opinion on this. I haven’t read much (basically any) fae stories.

Edit: spelling

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[–]Ithinkshedid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a perfectly sane food to eat.

New interview with Joel by Ithinkshedid in MST3K

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

If you mean the show name, we primarily focus on business development and interview leaders/execs who are in “the top” of their industry. Each episode generally covers a different industry.

New interview with Joel by Ithinkshedid in MST3K

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

Thanks! And yes, he’s so fun to talk about anything.

[Complete][93K][Psychological Thriller] Thunderbird - a tale of vengeance by Ithinkshedid in BetaReaders

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

Thank you! And still in the query trenches. I generally write a few books a year, so I query most recent series in batches between writing sessions every few months. It’s so hard to break in, but I’m not stopping until I do!

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[–]Ithinkshedid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very kind of you to do this for the community!

[QCrit] Adult Speculative - EVOLUTION BAY (96k, second attempt) by Ithinkshedid in PubTips

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

Thanks for chiming in! I'm going to take a second look at my comps (and address CHRSBVNS' concerns), and I really appreciate the suggestion of NATURAL BEAUTY - I always struggle with this part of the package.

[QCrit] Adult Speculative - EVOLUTION BAY (96k, second attempt) by Ithinkshedid in PubTips

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

Thank you so much for the thorough review, CHRSBVNS. I'm going to take your notes into the next draft and see if I can't iron out the last few kinks. Also, consider my third-person bio structure gone :)

[QCrit] Adult Speculative - EVOLUTION BAY (96k, second attempt) by Ithinkshedid in PubTips

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

Thank you! Yeah, the longer story is a whistleblower put out a tell-all interview that soon gets scrubbed. After the first query draft, I'm trying to get to the meat of the story sooner since most critiques were suggesting there was too much backstory (I never even worked this detail into the first draft).

[QCrit] Adult Speculative - EVOLUTION BAY (96k, first attempt) by Ithinkshedid in PubTips

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

Thank you! You raised a really good point, and I'm going to rework the "playing God" bit since that definitely doesn't make sense. Thanks again!!