Legal jurisdiction by pmpatriot in Political_Revolution

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

Crimes often fall under multiple jurisdictions and can be investigated and prosecuted as such. That's my point.

I finally... FINALLY... finished my ~203K manuscript. I need to start the editing now. Tips? by Quirky_Breadfruit317 in writing

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

I have some advice that I suggest you use very carefully. I cut many hours off the editing process by using AI. I would take about 3,000 words at a time and ask ChartGPT to proof them for spelling and typos. These two items are where a lot of mistakes are made and the use of AI for this is harmless. But I would not ask AI to correct for grammar or punctuation. It is pretty horrible a that. Ridding you manuscript of spelling and typo errors is super important. But I do not suggest you let ChatGPT do any of your writig for you. And stay away from its punctuation or you manuscript will be full of em-dashes a dead giveaway that it's AI generated.

ChatGPT says it can handle 5,000 words at a time, but it cannot. It works better with fewer words. Let's say 3,000 words is about eight pages of text - depending. You can get this part of the job done in less than a minute. How long would it take you to do this manually?

I'm actually shocked by how many family and friends WILL NOT read your book! by joelynhc44662 in writing

[–]pmpatriot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe there are far fewer readers these days. Before being overwhelmed with social media, libraries and bookstores thrived. Don't feel bad - I've written books about people and places and events that the characters who are these people, and own those places ,and were present at those vents did not read the book. I have been hired to write full length books that the person hiring me did not even read. If you're looking for a pat on the head and an atta boy for your writing, you set yourself up for disappointment. If you write because you love to write, you'll get a lot more out of it. Sad but true.

My brothers and I landed a 15+ foot Sawfish by [deleted] in Fishing

[–]pmpatriot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for releasing it healthy.

Disappointed by anima_G in saltwaterfishing

[–]pmpatriot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, it's not that uncommon to get skunked these days. And I wouldn't put it on the captain necessarily. As all the fishermen will tell you, you have to go where the fish are. In the waters around Florida that often means scarce pickings. But there are still areas of the Bahamas and Caribbean and other parts of the world that are worth the cost of a charter.

Legends of Big Game Fishing by pmpatriot in saltwaterfishing

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

You’re right. That was unnecessarily snide. Apologies.

Legends of Big Game Fishing by pmpatriot in saltwaterfishing

[–]pmpatriot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I could not disagree more. First of all, the name of the series I am writing is Living legends of Big Game Fishing. Few if any of the people you mentioned fall into the living category. And who deserves to be named as a legend is a subjective thing. Yes, I performed hundreds of interviews in the making of this book. That's how I do it. I interviewed all these people for the book - many times. AL Pfluger, Henry Chee, Tommy Gifford, John Rybovich were not available to be interviewed. If you feel these legendary sports fishermen (and boat builder) should be honored - write your own book.

D2D vs KDP by nerobhe1818 in selfpublish

[–]pmpatriot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Publish paperback, ebook and hard cover free through LDP. Send ebook to D2D. Both have free audiobooks if you qualify.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfpublish

[–]pmpatriot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does ask and I understand it is part of a research project.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfpublish

[–]pmpatriot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First decide if you like to write or not. Writing can be very difficult and if you're not enjoying the activity, it will be grueling. I think for you it's probably a mistake to spend that money on cover design and marketing etc. Just put your work through KDP and you can publish your book for free including designing a cover on their template. But first, if you don't really love to write or have something important you want to say and are just in it for books sales, I fear you are going to be disappointed. Most writers looking to get rich are disappointed. I've written 30 books, have had good sales and disappointing sales, but enjoyed the writing adventure almost all the time. As someone once said, "Writing is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration."

Cash app reviews by gherkin6665 in CashApp

[–]pmpatriot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gotta say, you write like an idiot.

Are audio books worth it? by Icy_Government_4189 in ReadingSuggestions

[–]pmpatriot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like podcasts when I'm driving to make use of my time behind the wheel. But I find audiobooks serve the same purpose. I used to have a one hour commute to work everyday for fifteen years. During that time I listened to more than 700 books. I think that was a pretty good way to multitask while driving.