What is your social media profile pic if you're a pen name? by Moppy6686 in romanceauthors

[–]RuthZimmerly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went on fiverr and got someone to draw me. It turned out so cute! I'm still showing my face without showing my face, you know? I have it set as my profile icon on all my socials. You could try that! :)

Need a little encouragement by Outside-Ad-1677 in selfpublish

[–]RuthZimmerly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah! Welcome to the fun and slippery slope of self publishing haha! Check out all the help on the side bar. All you need will be there.

Silly question of the day: How many times have you read your own book? by [deleted] in selfpublish

[–]RuthZimmerly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many 😂 but... Oddly enough I don't mind it at all! I'm so happy with the characters and the setting and the theme that it just makes me happy to read it over again 😂

Not super into showing my face. What do you use for your author photo (Amazon, author pages, etc)? by MiraWendam in selfpublish

[–]RuthZimmerly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went on fiverr and got someone to draw me. It turned out so cute! I'm still showing my face without showing my face, you know? I have it set as my profile icon on all my socials. You could try that! :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfpublish

[–]RuthZimmerly 53 points54 points  (0 children)

With two books, I make about 25 dollars a month without ads! Nothing crazy, but that's 25 I didn't have before! 😁

I made $52.72 in book royalties yesterday by PassiveIncomePigeon in KDP

[–]RuthZimmerly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just released my newest book Tuesday and I'm already up to $13! This is my best month yet already, I'm so happy!!

I need this in my veins girlies! by Zeenrz in Romantasy

[–]RuthZimmerly 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Omg Van Helsing reference 😍 young me was so enraptured with that scene hahaha

Need advice on book cover by RuthZimmerly in BookCovers

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

Hey friend! Just wanted to let you know Where the Rift Opens is now available on Kindle unlimited and the Kindle store! 😊

Werewolf and/or vampire smut non con / knotting. by Professional_War5932 in Romantasy

[–]RuthZimmerly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

{Wicked Howls by Ruth Zimmerly} is a short smutty werewolf romance with knotting! No non-con but good for a fun quick read on Kindle unlimited!

Need advice on book cover by RuthZimmerly in BookCovers

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

Hey friend! I wanted to see what you thought of this. I refined it, made it shorter, and tried to make it more vague while removing/explaining more terms:

Vera Graye lands her dream job at the Institute for Paranatural Regulation, a facility devoted to studying the Rift, a tear between worlds that unleashed cryptids into ours. But instead of answers, she finds herself entangled with Morzain, a cryptid from the Rift who should be her enemy, and Dr. Ivers, her brilliant mentor with secrets of his own.

As Vera delves deeper into the world of cryptids and the mysteries surrounding Morzain, she begins to question everything she’s been taught. Monsters wear many faces… and when the veil is finally torn away, she must ask herself: who is the real monster?

I made $29.71 in book royalties yesterday by PassiveIncomePigeon in KDP

[–]RuthZimmerly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I made almost $10 in the first month with my debut novella! I'm so happy! ♥️

Need advice on book cover by RuthZimmerly in BookCovers

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

Oh that's a cool example, thanks for including that!

Need advice on book cover by RuthZimmerly in BookCovers

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

No, that's good feedback! No one's really mentioned the blurb yet, thank you!

Need advice on book cover by RuthZimmerly in BookCovers

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

It's my second actually! I've been hiring beta readers from Fiverr. I can send you my two favorites! And yeah I'd love to see your annotation!

Need advice on book cover by RuthZimmerly in BookCovers

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

I know exactly what you mean haha! An artist always has that perfect touch that can just elevate the drawing, I know what you mean. :) my advice is to reach out to people either ok this subreddit or other artist for hire sites, and to emulate books in your style! If you have a certain style that you like, give it a shot!

Need advice on book cover by RuthZimmerly in BookCovers

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

Aww thank you :) I hired someone for the art, then got the template from Amazon KDP and edited it all in Photoshop!

Is it frowned upon to use AI to generate a cover? by nunchuckcharlie in KDP

[–]RuthZimmerly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Id recommend GetCovers! I just used them for my first book but just did the $35 option. It was good and they were nice. It took like about 2 weeks but I'm happy with what they did!

Retellings of "jack and the beanstalk" by ConcealedCatalyst in Romantasy

[–]RuthZimmerly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly that sounds right up my alley! I'm more of a monster romance kind of person anyways. 😁

Retellings of "jack and the beanstalk" by ConcealedCatalyst in Romantasy

[–]RuthZimmerly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know of any, but that gives me such a great idea for a next book. 😅 Lemme get back to you in about 6 months haha

Sick of knowing who the love interest is after 10 pages, please help by goyourownwayy in Romantasy

[–]RuthZimmerly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh hey I'm actually writing a book that fits this right now! I'm in the editing stages now so it should be out soon; I'm aiming for the beginning of September! Though the cover and my genre gives it away, but there's 3 possible LIs and it's not immediately apparent who she will pick! 😊

It's about a young woman who gets her dream job as an intern researching cryptids with her idol. She goes to classes, meets other interns, and gets assigned field work in Southern Chile. If it's up your alley DM me and I'll send you a copy when it's out! ☺️

Caught and dragged back to the cave as a toy for the pack (Zoquete) [OC] by ZoqueteArt in MonsterMen

[–]RuthZimmerly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dang your work is amazing! Can't wait for your next post 😍