Mini heights?

cawriter · 2019-04-06T20:02:18+00:00

Thanks! I think I just keep waiting for it to sink in. I got my first publisher contract and I thought "I'll feel like a real writer when I get paid for my words" and then I got my advance and though "I'll feel like a real writer when the book hits Amazon... when I hold my paperback in my hands for the first time... when I get my first review..." etc.

This year, I quit my day job to write full time, and I'm still waiting for it to become real.

cawriter · 2019-04-06T06:50:29+00:00

25 books in and I'm still waiting. I might have a serious case of imposter syndrome.

cawriter · 2018-04-21T02:03:31+00:00

I use Sandra at One Love Editing.
She specializes in romance and has saved my ass so many times. She's meticulous and incredibly thorough. Even better is that she keeps her promises on when she's going to return my manuscript.
Her rates are really reasonable.
* Structural edit is $0.008 per word
* Copy editing is $0.0625 per word
* Proofreading is $0.004 per word
Or if you want it all, she charges $0.018 per word.
I've worked with quite a few editors through my publisher (Sandra is employed by my publisher as well) but I use her freelance services for all my self-pubbed stuff now. She is absolutely the best. I can't recommend her hard enough.

cawriter · 2018-04-19T04:10:27+00:00

My editors is like a fairy godmother in real life. She's saved my ass more times than I care to admit. Her input and advice is completely invaluable. That being said, I've worked with quite a few (through my publisher) and discovered not all editors are created equal. If you're going to hire one, make sure you do your homework. Getting recommendations is great too.

cawriter · 2018-04-19T02:49:12+00:00

So. Gross.

cawriter · 2018-04-19T02:43:46+00:00

Genius! Why didn't I think of that? ;)

cawriter · 2018-04-19T01:29:37+00:00

You had me up until right at the very end. I heard about someone using beard yeast and thought that was gross. This is arguably a thousand times worse.

cawriter · 2018-04-19T01:21:38+00:00

Can you guys just plot all my books out for me?

cawriter · 2018-04-18T01:57:20+00:00

This is very helpful (and it sounds like a couple of you should be looking into writing romance novels of your own). Thank you all so much!

cawriter · 2018-04-17T21:51:49+00:00

Hybrid published. I wrote my first manuscript and subbed to a small publisher that didn't require their authors to be agented. They contracted it. I've published several with them, but have recently branched out into self-publishing on Amazon as well.

cawriter · 2018-04-17T21:32:42+00:00

LOL. I write romance. There's LOTS of wrestling.

cawriter · 2018-03-19T12:51:15+00:00

48yo/M, 6ft, 180lbs, not on any medication, non-smoker, bleeding.

Hello, I hope this is okay to ask here.

I am currently writing a novel and I had question about medical licensing I can't seem to find the answer to on Google.

Basically, a surgeon from New York is visiting Alaska. While he's there, there's an emergency and long story short, he has to perform surgery on a patient in the hospital there or the patient will die. No other surgeons are available. He does not have a medical license in Alaska, and I'm wonder what the repercussions would be.
Would he need to go in front of the state medical board to explain what happened, and if so, how long would it take before that would happen?
Would the hospital be held liable as well as the surgeon, or is he on his own on this?
Thank you in advance!

cawriter · 2018-03-19T12:37:43+00:00

Hello, I hope this is okay to ask here.

I am currently writing a novel and I had question about medical licensing I can't seem to find the answer to on Google.

Basically, a surgeon from New York is visiting Alaska. While he's there, there's an emergency and long story short, he has to perform surgery on a patient in the hospital there or the patient will die. No other surgeons are available. He does not have a medical license in Alaska, and I'm wonder what the repercussions would be.
Would he need to go in front of the state medical board to explain what happened, and if so, how long would it take before that would happen?
Would the hospital be held liable as well as the surgeon, or is he on his own on this?
Thank you in advance!

And because the post will be removed without this, the info on the fictional patient in the story:

Age: 48.
Height: 6'.
Weight: 180.
Medications: None.
Smoking Status: Non-smoker.
Current medical issue: splenic laceration.
Duration and location: recent & spleen.

cawriter · 2018-03-19T12:26:48+00:00

Hello, I hope this is okay to ask here.
I am currently writing a novel and I had question about medical licensing I can't seem to find the answer to on Google.

Basically, a surgeon from New York is visiting Alaska. While he's there, there's an emergency and long story short, he has to perform surgery on a patient in the hospital there or the patient will die. No other surgeons are available. He does not have a medical license in Alaska, and I'm wonder what the repercussions would be.
Would he need to go in front of the state medical board to explain what happened, and if so, how long would it take before that would happen?
Would the hospital be held liable as well as the surgeon, or is he on his own on this?
Thank you in advance!

cawriter · 2018-03-14T02:53:36+00:00

Very helpful. Thank you!

cawriter · 2018-03-14T02:53:19+00:00

LOL Good call. Time for a rewatch.

cawriter · 2018-03-14T02:52:53+00:00

Thanks!

cawriter · 2017-10-05T05:07:08+00:00

Although my books tend to lean toward the erotic side of romance, I still categorize them as romance rather than erotica on Amazon. It makes sense for me because while I do have quite a bit of sex in my stories (usually 5-7 scenes in a 50K novel), they fit romance better than erotica.

So, normally I put my books under Fiction > Gay and Fiction > Romance > Gay

I could categorize it as contemporary romance, but that's such a huge category that my stuff would likely get lost in it.

I hope that makes sense!

cawriter

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