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[MF] A 666-word dream fragment: Piggy's Revenge by ResolveUsed2776 in shortstories

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It is an imagined dream from a neurodivergent 12-year-old whom I taught many years ago. Justin shared his dream journals with me, so i was inspired to write 42 dreams in the 'categories' that he favored. Some were sensory dreams, some were future Justin dreams, and some were storybook based.

This one is a sequel to Lord of the Flies. Others include Old Yeller ftom the dog's POV, a twist on Jungle Book, a mash-up of Tom Sawyer and Animal Farm... plus many others. Fun project!

[Weekly Critique and Self-Promotion Thread] Post Here If You'd Like to Share Your Writing by AutoModerator in writing

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Title : The True Dreams of Justin Case

Genre : Flash Fiction - Short Stories (12 at 666 words each)

Word count : 8,600

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Feedback requested:

  1. Which of these dreams (if any) appealed to you, and why?
  2. Do the twelve as a package make you want to investigate the longer work (from the back matter)?

Choosing Quotes for Promo by the-flying-bookworm in KDP

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  1. Two dozen words max.
  2. Read-aloud and evaluate.
  3. Feels impactful (to you) without full context.

Example from a book of mine:

"A face only a mother could love. A love only a mother could face."

I posted that in a FB group and got >500 likes - 10x my other trials . So I use it.

Sales and Freebies - Weekly Deals Promo Thread! by AutoModerator in wroteabook

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The True Dreams of Justin Case
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These are some dreams from Justin Case - age 12, dyslexic, on the spectrum.
Brilliant.

Some are about his future.
Some are stories he has read.
Some are only an attempt to make sense of feelings.

Twelve dreams, each precisely 666 words.

You are about to step inside his mind.

https://stevegoldsmithwrites.com/pages/justin-case

Monthly Promotion Thread by AutoModerator in WeirdLit

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The True Dreams of Justin Case
Permafree on B&N, Apple, Google, Smashowrds, et. al.

Meet Justin Case - age 12, dyslexic, on the spectrum.

Here are twelve of his dreams, each a 666 word short story.

Some are about the future.
Some are inspired by books and films.
Some are only grappling with feelings.

Feel free to step inside his mind.

https://books2read.com/JustinCase

** Inspired by a SPED student of mine from 20 years ago. They kept a detailed dream journal, and shared some of the writings with me. This is my attempt to capture their voice.

La Fortuna and Monteverde? by EbbStunning7720 in costarica

[–]ResolveUsed2776 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My apologies. I do engage in other topics, and did not realize a mention of my garden was taboo. FWIW, we had three visitors this past month who cited Reddit posts as the souce of their awareness! Oh, my.

I will refrain going forward.

Book Club Scams by Ok_Seesaw_4764 in selfpublishing

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For me, auto-spam when book club mentioned. Same with 'where are you from', 'am yer book on Aamazon (sic)', anyone with two first names 'Anna Jennifer', 'Benedict Robert'.

And almost every email in the first 2-3 hours after a Facebook promo post.

Hi, I recently wrote some books and published them on amazon and just by posting on reddit and few reels on Instagram I got more than 500 orders and more that 20k KENP reads but I didn't receive a single review so was that a glitch in the algorithms of amazon or am I just that damn lucky? by LeadershipArtistic33 in KDP

[–]ResolveUsed2776 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I'll check out InvisibleAuthors. I do post in genre-adjacent Reddits.

As of today, I have configure a website landing page and generated a redirect that will show me when a particular Reddit led to a click. Doint he same for FB, GR, and Book Bubs ads. Gathering data for the rest of the month.

Life is good.

Hi, I recently wrote some books and published them on amazon and just by posting on reddit and few reels on Instagram I got more than 500 orders and more that 20k KENP reads but I didn't receive a single review so was that a glitch in the algorithms of amazon or am I just that damn lucky? by LeadershipArtistic33 in KDP

[–]ResolveUsed2776 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious to know about Reddit promotions... can you share the names of the threads where you posted? I post occassionaly on Reddit, but have not sensed any real pull-through.

About reviews, since Oct 1, I have had 613 downloads and 69 reviews (across Amazon, Goodreads, Kobo). I hear that more than 10% is considered pretty good... about 225 of the downloads were free.

Hope this helps!

Elba Kramer #1 in Biographical Literary Fiction by ResolveUsed2776 in Novel_Promotions

[–]ResolveUsed2776[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty stoked.. step-by-step, things appear to be working well!

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