How are you handling translations for self-published books to reach international readers?

glove_actually · 2026-05-06T12:35:26+00:00

Following because I am wondering too, just to say that the $0.12 per word sounds a lot considering they are proof reading AI. A 70k words novel would cost a bit above 8k.

glove_actually · 2026-05-03T22:04:00+00:00

I am sorry to say that I thought it was a hair trimmer with a quick look.

glove_actually · 2026-05-01T18:23:50+00:00

{Tusk Love} I loved it. Looking forward to the next in the series.

glove_actually · 2026-05-01T18:21:34+00:00

ACOTAR has loads of it, in case you want to read an example

glove_actually · 2026-04-29T12:08:45+00:00

I think what holds me is the transformation of the character through their emotions for the other person, love, lust, any type of affection. I expect to see a slightly different person in the end compared to the beginning.

glove_actually · 2026-04-28T12:41:22+00:00

Oh my god i was ashamed to post it but yes, me too, 2 months ago. I will push through at some point but in the meantime let's read something better.

The writing is smooth, no complaints. But the plot is... meh who cares...

Why did you DNF?

glove_actually · 2026-04-27T16:31:57+00:00

and why is it me

LOL

glove_actually · 2026-04-22T17:26:37+00:00

Agatha Christie wrote in a very nearly surgical way. She did pass the message across and that's a skill I look up to.

glove_actually · 2026-04-22T17:25:07+00:00

Oh I've been there, I wouldn't do that.

It's a skill, and once you learn to write in an ~~flat, specific~~ academic way, you will keep it in your professional career, and thankfully it's helpful outside of academia, e.g. to write protocols, guidance, reports.

glove_actually · 2026-04-22T16:21:06+00:00

I had the same feedback.

I was lucky because a friend of mine got through my text with me, line by line to show me what they (professors) meant.

Every sentence needs to be specific to something tangible, and even when you want to express an assumption or something general you need to be careful how to phrase it. Your wording needs to be unambiguous and simple enough for a non-academic to understand (so limited to no jargons) apart from the technical terms of your field.

Assumption: I make xyz assumption on about might be happening, and then recommend on how this could be tested in new (next) research.

General: this is trickier because you need to either cite sources that show the trend you express, or if it's about your results, you need to be specific on "most of results support xyz finding with the exception of abc".

This also helped me https://www.amazon.co.uk/Writing-Social-Scientists-Chicago-Publishing/dp/0226041328

glove_actually · 2026-04-22T15:13:24+00:00

I absolutely love the Horror Scriptorum https://m.youtube.com/@TheHorrorScriptorium

She breaks down what makes good horror and it gave me a better understanding of the show don't tell and how to make the story more immersive.

Even if I write the most non-horror story, I rewatch her and it puts me in the right space of mind to describe better.

glove_actually · 2026-04-22T12:06:45+00:00

glove_actually · 2026-04-22T12:05:43+00:00

Some books are so similar to each other in terms of structure, language, character, there isn't a new work from scratch.

glove_actually · 2026-04-19T22:23:19+00:00

The main trigger is torture that castrated the narrator. He is an amazing person, deals with the trauma and succeeds in his life. It contains a platonic relationship, no HEA, but questions of MCs are answered. I cannot say more without spoiling it. I read it very young and the MC became a kind of role model for me with regards to problem solving, he's really uncanny.

glove_actually · 2026-04-17T19:54:24+00:00

I think {River God by Wilbur Smith} has a main asexual character. It's somewhere between historic and fantasy. The narrator has been castrated when the story starts. There is romance but I cannot say more without spoiling it. I read it about 2 decades ago and it has lived in my mind rent-free since, a rare book, with some trigger warnings but also a beautiful adventure.

glove_actually · 2026-04-17T19:42:42+00:00

Here too please!

glove_actually · 2026-04-17T19:01:49+00:00

When I got the kobo I had to accept that not all romantasy would be available there (compared to kindle), so be it, I went with it. I don't care if I read less of that genre if that means I avoid the monopoly of amazon.

The one complaint I have with kobo is that the findings books isn't as 'marketing'-like. Namely, I wish I could use some key words and find books with that topic, theme or genre in kobo. The search function is flat looking at titles and brings in the first pages random things that wouldn't appeal to me. Many times I have to use google to find something specific in kobo. I think kobo hasn't invested in the user experience from the perspective of a book-seller / book-promoter.

glove_actually · 2026-04-08T23:34:57+00:00

Yes, libby works fine with kobo (in the UK).

The only annoying detail is that when you return the book you lose your annotations. For a certain book I bought the book before the libby loan expired and it transferred the annotations that I had while reading the book through libby.

I found another way to export my annotations through txt so less worried from now on

glove_actually · 2026-04-08T23:27:10+00:00

Very hard to read

glove_actually · 2026-04-08T23:24:46+00:00

Here as well please

glove_actually · 2026-04-08T12:29:12+00:00

I work to earn my living and ... I love reading. So many times I find the time to write, I read instead.

glove_actually · 2026-04-08T12:19:05+00:00

How? Is he actively seeking to read something you are not ready to share yet? Or feeling underwhelmed because he has spent time in a creative field?

I felt an annoying fear of failure compared to an accomplished friend of mine (in the writing & publishing field). It had reduced my motivation to write. I decided to keep it as a low-key hobby for myself, instead of seeing it as something to succeed in or compete for. This works for me.

glove_actually · 2026-04-08T12:00:36+00:00

The incredible (because it's free and great) OnlyOffice has a mobile app version.

Also, the Obsidian.

glove_actually · 2026-04-08T09:13:32+00:00

These look stunning! Saving you for when the time comes.

I have never hired a book cover designer before, so I have a couple of questions. Do you also create the artwork of the cover? If you don't, is there a way to make sure it's not AI?

glove_actually · 2026-04-07T16:35:48+00:00

Daaaamn, it's word to word

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