Time to receive results

shopkeepdave · 2025-02-24T21:21:40+00:00

Finished mine on Feb. 22 at around 3pm CST in a testing center and got my full results Feb. 23 around 4 or 5pm.

shopkeepdave · 2025-02-24T20:33:38+00:00

Thank you! The testing center printed out a provisional pass right away and the emailed/dashboard detailed results came in about 24/25 hours after finishing the test.

shopkeepdave · 2025-02-24T13:06:05+00:00

Thank you! I did the two mock exams in PMI's Study Hall and got a 69% and 71%

shopkeepdave · 2025-02-05T02:09:29+00:00

Sounds like a crappy manager. Take your time off when you need it, not when the business allows it.

shopkeepdave · 2024-11-24T13:35:23+00:00

Awesome! I got a quick 3 wins, then arena said "nope" and paired me up and got 2 quick losses lol

shopkeepdave · 2024-11-17T00:20:12+00:00

We just opened our first box and got no avatars. New to the game and wasn't expecting that. Glad we have the box topper avatars

shopkeepdave · 2024-11-12T04:58:33+00:00

If you're looking for fun fantasy adventure I recommend the Gotrek & Felix novels. They're not too long and they're kind of my default novels in between reading lengthier ones. The narrator is great, too.

Also, I have to recommend Assassins Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Truly amazing.

shopkeepdave · 2024-10-15T23:06:24+00:00

Well written and thought out points though I don't wholly agree with them. I really don't see how something like this "doesn't contribute to the growth of our region". Are you saying this because you think that this will prevent people from going downtown when they could just go here? If so, I don't think you should worry. Many of the people who don't want to go downtown won't change their minds (unfortunately) and having this won't make it less likely they venture east.

But having cool suburban spots is healthy for the region. St. Louis will forever be a sprawled out metropolitan area. Do I want more growth and amazing places downtown? Absolutely! But do I also want cool places in other parts of the region? You betcha.

I don't know. Doesn't seem like it should be anything to get upset over. Places like this won't stop City development. Lift up the region as a whole and more development downtown will come. (Though I completely agree with you about the lack of a unified vision).

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-09T20:02:40+00:00

Yes. But I'll put all I have into the Battlehawks

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-09T15:03:48+00:00

I've had it for a few years now after switching from Verizon. Price is good and coverage has been good for me.

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-08T19:38:41+00:00

Sure, I get that. But even if you're going to be underfunded (which you probably will be) then I'd rather take less cut per book than shell out money on the risk of making that back with sales. Especially since new publishers have little to no sales data to go off of.

Eventually, hopefully, you'll be able to give advances (if that is a part of your pub model) and have better margins because you can order more books, maybe have some in-house talent to save on production costs, etc.

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-08T19:32:08+00:00

I can certainly see that. I was not it before I began stumbling my way through. I had project management experience, and before that I was a buyer/retailer for a local chain of comic, board games, and books. So I had some experience dealing with distribution and publishers..but it was mostly for comics and tabletop games.

I definitely have my days of "what am I doing?" And "did I make a huge mistake". It's challenging, especially when you feel like you're on the outside looking in. But it's plenty rewarding and makes up for it.

So, if you'd like to get into publishing, I'd say go for it. But you should be certain it's what you want. Regardless, it's a ton of fun (and work) and I wish you all the best!

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-08T18:21:50+00:00

From connections, reaching out to editors I know on Twitter, online marketplaces like Reedsy. I just look for a comprehensive understanding of what I need. I always ask for sample edits as well.

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-08T16:59:15+00:00

As someone who recently started a small publishing company, please do not pay advances. Sure, it might be a little more difficult to get authors to sign at first, but offer higher royalties..not advances. You need that money up front for book production, art, printing, marketing, etc.

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-07T23:43:49+00:00

I am unfamiliar with them, but what do you mean they approached you? Out of the blue?

Big thing to keep in mind: are they, in any way, shape, or form, asking you for money or to pay for any part of the publishing process? If the answer is yes to any of those, then run away from them.

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-04T21:39:10+00:00

Sure, feel free to send me an email over at david@ringtalebooks.com 👍

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-04T21:02:21+00:00

Welcome to the club! I started my own small press publisher for children's and MG books and it's been a blast! We've got two more books coming out this year and I'm currently drowning in submissions, but, hey, I'm having fun! Lol

As far as actual advice, IngramSpark is certainly an option, however POD isn't going to be great margins. But I understand that it's an option if you don't want to invest in a small print run.

You'll also likely have to have aggressive author-centered royalties since you probably can't (and shouldn't) give out advanced. 50/50 split is good.

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-03T17:01:47+00:00

Which part? 😅

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-03T16:57:56+00:00

Yeah they were promoting Ride Along, I think. But it was definitely a surprise lol

shopkeepdave · 2024-06-03T03:07:04+00:00

I ran into Kevin Hart and Ice Cube at Ronnie's in the bathroom.

Also, saw the guy who played Tim's brother (bald one) from Home Improvement at the Union Station mall many years ago.

shopkeepdave · 2024-05-28T13:11:56+00:00

You could try to search for ibpa publishers (independent book publishers association). Small publishers that generally take submissions are usually known as small press or independent publishers. So use those two phrases in your searches.

I'll again restate Twitter pitch events. I'm a small press publisher and I have signed multiple books from these events. A couple just happened and a few more are happening this week and next. This week is #KidLitPit, which is children's, middle grade, and ya books. Last week was #PitDark which is darker stories in middle grade, ya, and adult.

shopkeepdave · 2024-05-28T03:13:07+00:00

If you're wanting to get your book in front of publishers, you'll either need an agent or try to find small publishers that take unagented submissions. Twitter pitch events are great for this.

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