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JasonKarpf posted an update in the group Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 8 months ago
Hello, fellow nerds. I just signed a book deal with Elk Lake Publishing for my Christian sci-fi novel, Brimstone 1. I teach marketing at Christian universities around the country. Looking forward to connecting and learning in this group.
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JasonKarpf joined the group Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 8 months ago
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Arindown replied to the topic Fresh Eyes in the forum Contemporary Fiction Writers 5 years, 8 months ago
@zee Hey! Nice to meet you!
I think if you want feedback, you just ask, and people can jump on if they’d like.
If you tell me a little bit more about your story, I might be interested. Around StoryEmbers, we love reading and helping out with other people’s stories.
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Ok, sounds good! My WIP is the third book in a series; the first two have already been published. The series genre is technically Romantic Suspense, but since the stories are set in the fictional country of Sevia, I also have a fantasy/alternative history thing going. I’ll go ahead and post Chapter One here on the Contemporary Fiction forum, and…[Read more]
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Mel replied to the topic Fresh Eyes in the forum Contemporary Fiction Writers 5 years, 8 months ago
Oh, we love helping people with their current writing works!
So what I normally do, and other people, is post your story in whatever group (fantasy, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, horror, mystery/suspense/thriller, romance, sci fi, or writers of children’s books) it fits in on the forum page. (Make sure you’ve joined that…[Read more]
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Thank you! That’s what I’ll do.
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Zee replied to the topic Fresh Eyes in the forum Contemporary Fiction Writers 5 years, 8 months ago
And I forgot to say–I’d be happy to offer feedback in exchange.
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Zee started the topic Fresh Eyes in the forum Contemporary Fiction Writers 5 years, 8 months ago
I’ve been a member of another great online community ChristianWriters.com, for a little over two years now. In that time I’ve learned so much about the craft of writing/storytelling, and gotten amazing encouragement and help–so much so that I ended up self-publishing two short novels this year.
Now, with my third in progress, I feel that I need…[Read more]
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Zee joined the group Romance Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
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Zee joined the group Contemporary Fiction Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
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Zee joined the group Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 9 months ago
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Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic Publishing questions in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 9 months ago
Hey Rebekah!
Great questions. My personal opinion for some time has been that I think a number of writers feel a need to publish a lot sooner than they need to–or than it’s necessarily wise to do so. Truth be told, there’s no rush to get published and if the additional time allows you to better hone your craft and put together a smashing first…[Read more]
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Rebekah.Elizabeth posted an update in the group Contemporary Fiction Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
Hey, fellow writers!
I have a question for y’all…
I have written a book that takes place in Japan, and for a year it was published on Amazon. (I have now decided to unpublish it.) I am now realizing that middle-way knowledge of Japan, knowing most of the big details of it, but missing a bunch of the little day-to-day things that anyone who is rea…[Read more]-
Hi Rebekah.Elizabeth! I’m very new here, too, but I saw your question and was intrigued, because I also decided to go the “made-up country” route when writing my new series, for various reasons that are probably not relevant to your case.
Personally, I’d rather read about a character from Japan (or England, or Morocco, or wherever) even if you…[Read more]
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Thanks for the response! (And sorry about my delayed reply, I’m crazy busy lately.)
I also prefer to read a story that takes place in a more well-described land than a “foreign country.” The problem that I was facing is that this character was imprisoned in that country for x amount of years because they had been caught distributing illegal…[Read more]
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Rebekah.Elizabeth joined the group Contemporary Fiction Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
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Rebekah.Elizabeth replied to the topic Publishing questions in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 9 months ago
@josiah @taylorclogston and @daeus-lamb
I’m so sorry for the late reply. I wrote a response that didn’t post, then have had an incredibly busy few weeks, and didn’t think to check to make sure it posted. ): But I do very much so appreciate that you have taken the time to help me out and give me advice.
To keep you updated, since I last posted,…[Read more]
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KR LaLonde joined the group Romance Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
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Selah CJW replied to the topic To self-publish or not to self-publish? in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 9 months ago
Okay, that was super helpful. Thanks for the thoughts! I’ll check all that out…and if anyone else has thoughts, pitch in as well. 🙂
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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic To self-publish or not to self-publish? in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 9 months ago
(The Mindset Course is under our Resources tab)
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Selah CJW replied to the topic To self-publish or not to self-publish? in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 9 months ago
Okay, also I have had several younger writers beta reading my book. Whether that’s good or not, there it is. XD I find it helpful on a small scale, personally, even if I don’t always like their ideas.
I also realize that my own opinion (that my book is awesome and I’m pretty good at editing it) may be highly biased, so be brutal if necessary. I…[Read more]
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Selah CJW started the topic To self-publish or not to self-publish? in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 9 months ago
That is the question. Okay, that and a couple of other questions, maybe. XD
So I’ve been planning to self-publish the book that I’ve been writing like crazy within the next couple of months, but I’m starting to have second thoughts just a little bit and wondered a few things. Those of you who have published (esp if you’ve done well :P), I’d…[Read more]
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Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic Publishing questions in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 9 months ago
@rebekah-elizabeth I agree with a lot of @taylorclogston‘s feedback. Not sure if you’re looking at traditional publishing or re-trying self-publishing right now, but if the latter, I’d definitely invest in a professional cover (as it sounds like you’re already considering) and also work on building your personal platform so you’re able to reach a…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic Publishing questions in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 5 years, 9 months ago
@rebekah-elizabeth Taylor’s already given good advice, but I just want to say I’ve been in the same boat and it’s all for the best in the long run. The most important thing to focus on is your product. Building a platform, paying for ads, and all that are secondary and really just drain your energy until you’ve got the foundation laid. The good…[Read more]
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