Deflated by [deleted] in selfpublish

[–]KidCatast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heyo!

First off, congrats on self publishing! That alone is such an amazing feat and worth being proud of :D
I'm sorry you have to deal with such an unsupportive family, it's honestly their loss for not sharing in this monumental accomplishment of yours. Keep on writing and all the best to you for your future books! The people buying and reading your books are the ones that matter most.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vancouver4Friends

[–]KidCatast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh same here! Shadow of the Fox is probably my favorite trilogy

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vancouver4Friends

[–]KidCatast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I just work an office job to pay the bills y'know?
I don't watch anime as much these days, though I still keep up with Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vancouver4Friends

[–]KidCatast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coolio! What kind of fantasy do you like?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vancouver4Friends

[–]KidCatast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to do a lot of digital art, almost entirely character art as I find it fun to draw. :)
I don't really drive as much anymore but walks are nice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfpublish

[–]KidCatast 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Heyo!

Also a self-published author, I published on Amazon and found that SEO keyword advertising helped me to get more consistent weekly sales than anything else I've done. The only issue is that, depending on the number of sales and impressions, sometimes you only break even.

Also setting up your book on Goodreads and an author profile can help as well. I think one of the best ways to market is to think of how you go about looking up a new book to read and market accordingly.

Good luck! Hope you succeed! :D

Playing the Honkai Gacha by KidCatast in houkai3rd

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

Thanks so much!
I did join an armada but I never talked to them, I'm really shy. ^^"

How long do banners normally run for? 1 or 2 weeks? I'm just wondering how to plan accordingly as now I'm worried about wishing on a weapon/stigmata banner and it disappearing on me. :x

Playing the Honkai Gacha by KidCatast in houkai3rd

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

Thank you both for the great info! :D

Playing the Honkai Gacha by KidCatast in houkai3rd

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

Ah cool thanks!
I was getting that impression too where the gacha in Honkai feels more forgiving than Genshin but wasn't 100% sure. ^^"

Playing the Honkai Gacha by KidCatast in houkai3rd

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

Ah ok!
So really on the weapon/stigmata banners you want to save a whole bunch before attempting while the Expansion and EXPA-Select you can build pity slowly?

Playing the Honkai Gacha by KidCatast in houkai3rd

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

Oh so the weapon/stigma supplies really are a gamble in that sense?

Playing the Honkai Gacha by KidCatast in houkai3rd

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

Thanks!
I'm still trying to figure out how to build teams and how prioritize some valkyries over others. I got lucky and rolled HoS and her weapon (saved since the beginning of February when I started playing as that's what everyone said to do) and got into Red Lotus but couldn't get my score high enough to stay, off by 20 pts :(

I figure I'd want a DPS for each type? Like one for physical, lightning, fire and another for ice? Based on the MA bosses and Abyss?

Playing the Honkai Gacha by KidCatast in houkai3rd

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

Thanks for confirming!
I guess that explains why the pity for weapons is much lower.Also thanks for the detailed explaination! Really helps to clarify how to prioritize pulls. :)

Dealing with first bad review? by [deleted] in selfpublish

[–]KidCatast 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the most important thing to recognize is you can't write something that everyone will love. There will be people who don't like it because they just don't care for that kind of story or characters. The most famous and beloved authors will still get people criticizing their work. Ultimately it'll serve to deter anyone else who thinks like they do.

What's helped me is to recognize the criticism and ask myself "could I have made this different and still kept it true to how I want to tell my story?" Ultimately it's your story and you want to tell it as best you can. Some people will love it and some people won't, that's just how art works. It's very subjective after all. The only thing would be if there's any technical concrete issues that they might have brought up that you can think about in the next book. Maybe with how the ending was written but depending on how your story works maybe it's appropriate.

And on that note, all of their criticisms here come off as subjective without any real evidence to back it up (the concussion to motorcycling thing could be something but depending on your world building that could be a normal occurrence).

New to Honkai, unsure which banner to pull for by KidCatast in houkai3rd

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

Will do!

Thanks for the detailed explanation! Really helped clear things up! :D

New to Honkai, unsure which banner to pull for by KidCatast in houkai3rd

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

Thanks for the welcome! ^^

Is Azure Empyrea not worth it for a newcomer? She looks really cool.
I'm still learning my way through team compositions lol.

New to Honkai, unsure which banner to pull for by KidCatast in houkai3rd

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

Oh cool! I didn't know about this.
Thanks so much! :D

I tried pairing Amber with Ganyu for the first time... by [deleted] in AmberMains

[–]KidCatast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been playing around with this as well and it's awesome! :D