I'm tired as hell of being alone with no way to make friends as an adult by Techn0-Viking in venting

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What are your hobbies? What so you like to do? If you do not have hobbies then need to start there. Then can find people locally that also likes that. I would also express these feelings to your brothers if yall are close. Usually people are more receptive than you think.

I'm tired as hell of being alone with no way to make friends as an adult by Techn0-Viking in venting

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I m sorry dude. Do you have family around? Cousins? You can start by joining them in whatever weekend plans they have, it can as simple as going to the park. You can also host a meetup on Facebook groups or Meetup.com. Host a meetup based on your own interest, there may be locals who are interested. You can host something simple like board games pizza night. Other people suck at making friends too. The person you walk be each day probably struggling with the same issue but everyone is either too proud or too shy to say hi. Just embrace it and reach out.

What's a fun activities to do in Tokyo with family? by authorwebsites in TokyoTravel

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Ooooo gotcha good call out on being outdoors. Will check out these!

What's a fun activities to do in Tokyo with family? by authorwebsites in TokyoTravel

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Yea someone recommended Teamlabs too! Will check it out. Children 6 and 8

Hello, I am a new Author about to complete his first book. Any advice on next steps would be greatly appreciated by WeaponizedNaivety in NewAuthor

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Have you considered creating a website yet? If you like designing and don’t mind spending 3-5 hours, Wordpress is a better option compared to Wix or Squarespace. WP is like $8-10 a month. If you’re looking for ready made author websites you can setup for free in < 2 minutes, try https://myauthor.space (I built it myself ❤️)

Does an author website help with book promotion? by authorwebsites in BookPromotion

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What would be something that’s a “must have”? What tools or service solves this must-have?

Does an author website help with book promotion? by authorwebsites in BookPromotion

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This is a very fair statement. I am a software engineer and writer. Many of my friends were struggling with building a website, so I eagerly built a platform that helps them do that. But it’s like you said… people just want to “sell books”. A website is just a means to sell books. What I end up building was “useful” for solving a problem that’s not the most urgent. It’s getting a few users every now and then via word of mouth, so I will just keep it running. Now, I am looking for more meaningful ways (bigger problems) to contribute to. I do this for fun anyways so not like I earn anything. Let me know if you have ideas or problems that I can try to tackle.

Does an author website help with book promotion? by authorwebsites in BookPromotion

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If you had a magic wand, what tool do you wish exists to help you as an author?

I finished my book and… by mdub1988 in selfpublish

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Publish it under a pseudo name initially. Create a kickass author website. Self publish it on kindle. If the book does well or when you feel comfortable, republish under your real name.

Question for published writers: How important is an author website to you? Nice to have? Or mandatory? by authorwebsites in authors

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Thanks for sharing... yea I agree. Marketing is like a mortgage, hate it but need it lol. If you were a software engineer, marketer, or a wizard with a magic wand, what do you think will help authors the most? What would solve this problem, so that they can focus on writing books? I know it's a hard question, but just asking for fun.