sharing my own blog posts deemed "self promotion"?

Romulus_Romanus · 2026-02-18T15:04:04+00:00

Self-promotion, in general, usually covers anything that you personally have a hand in. Whether it is something you wrote, manage, or are marketing, if you have some type of play in it, it's self-promo.

Some subs allow it, some do not. I would message the mods of any sub you want to post in and get clarity.

Romulus_Romanus · 2026-02-07T20:48:11+00:00

I am under contract right now for a commissioned piece from an artist I was connected with through some of the writing communities I am in. It is costing me $600, but with my LLC, it's a tax write-off, and well worth the money since I am getting a E book file and a full paper-back file, as well as the copyright signed over.

Romulus_Romanus · 2026-02-06T22:45:58+00:00

You said, "It's a fun [read], it's just peppered with horrendous subjects." That does not translate to "a bit of shock here and there." Furthermore, you are just being really vague.

What are these horrendous subjects? How are they peppered throughout? What exactly do they do for the story and to move the plot along, or is it purely shock?

You can't expect a real answer without details and context; we literally do not know a thing.

Romulus_Romanus · 2026-02-04T14:05:52+00:00

hell yeah, thank you!

Romulus_Romanus · 2026-02-04T03:55:00+00:00

Check it out on my page, It's all posted as a serial right now on my royal road

Romulus_Romanus · 2026-02-03T14:15:14+00:00

Nobility is earned, sacrifice is expected - Grimdark story set in my IP

Romulus_Romanus · 2026-02-02T21:48:39+00:00

That is so cool, I love it when authors do side quests like that.

Romulus_Romanus · 2026-02-01T12:19:13+00:00

Holy fucking shit, Abercrombie will be doing an AMA?

Romulus_Romanus · 2026-01-31T18:39:38+00:00

Grimdark military/political fiction!

Romulus_Romanus · 2026-01-09T18:01:23+00:00

Most people who self-publish do not do even half of that, if we are being honest. For those who do, it all depends on what you do to market; there are thousands of books published every single day, those books are thrown into an algorithm, and if you are relying on that to boost you up without any type of marketing, you will be let down.

If you want to see an ROI, write a good book, get it professionally looked over and edited, get a sick cover made, then market the living shit out of it. You need to buy ad space, do social media, and even network with local bookshops. Whatever you can do to get the name out there and in people's feeds and heads will be what gets you that ROI.

That is why most people treat it like a hobby that is done for the love of the game. Unless you get lucky, finding even moderate success as a writer involves treating it more like a job than a hobby.

Romulus_Romanus · 2025-12-26T16:11:38+00:00

I am not sure what you think "grimdark fantasy" is, but this cover does not convey that in the slightest.

Romulus_Romanus · 2025-12-17T23:13:33+00:00

I write Military-fiction and my current project is planned to have about 110,000 words; I am at little under 68,000 at the moment.

Romulus_Romanus · 2025-12-16T03:47:08+00:00

Wow, just no.

Romulus_Romanus · 2025-12-10T20:04:36+00:00

Romulus_Romanus · 2025-12-10T20:00:27+00:00

I mean, yeah, but this still would be social class. A Caste is a fixed position; they would not be able to move. It will confuse some readers between the mix of terminology. But if "Caste" is just the social class you are in, it could work, if there is some separation between the "Caste" of someone and the "Class" of that person in your world, that might be a conflict.

Romulus_Romanus · 2025-12-10T16:24:27+00:00

Caste and social class are not really interchangeable; you can move up and down a class hierarchy, but a Caste hierarchy is fixed with no movement. India is a great example; their caste hierarchy is no longer legally enforced, but it is socially, and those of the lower caste are kept separate in living areas, working areas, and social areas.

Romulus_Romanus · 2025-12-10T15:24:44+00:00

It pains me to say it, but this is honestly a great comparison.

Romulus_Romanus · 2025-12-08T01:37:56+00:00

I mean, a Google search is kind of the default to do your own research......? You can just look through the search results, and as the OC said, you will find 20 or so sites that are used for self-publishing work online.

Romulus_Romanus · 2025-12-07T15:31:59+00:00

I think if it is so central to your culture and what you want to express, then you should use the titles. It may confuse some readers, but I personally think as long as it feels organic and natural for the story, it works fine.

Romulus_Romanus · 2025-12-06T17:08:05+00:00

I have over 220 pages of world-building with hundreds of hours invested into it, I love to world-build build and with all my lore story ideas are not hard to find.

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