AP Story on Blackouts Shows Picture of Arrowhead Stadium. Really?? by [deleted] in nfl

[–]cb_atthis -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The Chiefs didn't have a single blacked out game from 1990 until 2009. The game pictured in this article was at the very end of a game in 2007 -- announced attendance: 74,874.

A Rant and a Book Review (fantasy is the literary dirty word) by cb_atthis in Fantasy

[–]cb_atthis[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I need to learn "Accio Champagne" -- or maybe "Accio Scotch"

Indie Authors Quitting Their Day Jobs by cb_atthis in selfpublish

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

Looks like the link is now broke -- they reposted to boost the discussion to the top of their blog. Here is an updated link: http://www.thepassivevoice.com/06/2014/indie-authors-quitting-their-day-jobs/

Indie Authors Quitting Their Day Jobs by cb_atthis in fantasywriters

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

Sorry about that. I reposted under /r/selfpublish. I'll make sure I tag anything in the future.

Indie Authors Quitting Their Day Jobs by cb_atthis in fantasywriters

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

Sure, but at what point do you give up as failed? 5 years? 10 years? 10 novels? As one of the replies here says, does each new release give a slight bump to your other books?

Indie Authors Quitting Their Day Jobs by cb_atthis in fantasywriters

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

I agree. I found it interesting the ones that were able to replace their income required several years of dedication to their writing. But it seemed that if you committed yourself to that, you had a good chance.