you have to write a novel 60000- 80000 words and there's all sorts of factors that are important to how well that novel sells
cover art, blurb description, first five pages, the story itself, the title!
If you have a Kindle or E-Reader (or a free e-reader app), give it a download and I'll love you forever.
Seriously can you go wrong with reviews like "Weirdest book I've ever read?"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W0E1JV8?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
taaj, you need to write more. you can't just write 4500 words (17 amazon pages = 4500-5000 words) and expect popularity ..
well, i don't know what you're aiming for, but 4500 words won't get you much of anything
short story collections generally do poorly
you have to write a novel 60000- 80000 words and there's all sorts of factors that are important to how well that novel sells
cover art, blurb description, first five pages, the story itself, the title!
i can give you a ton of ebooks and reading material if you want to succeed in self pub or a fiction=writing career
writing 5000 words (and it's not even one story, it's multiple stories) and then marketing it to death is not going to get you anywhere
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One of the coolest things about self-publishing is that you can publish whatever the fuck you want to. It doesn't have to be a calculated career move, vetted by a publishing firm. Taaj wrote these, and wanted to share her work, so she's put it up for free and has told us about it because we've known her for ages. Somehow, I doubt being a financial success is at the top of her priority list with this one, so maybe tone down the criticism a bit, hm? Try reading the stories she's giving you for free, and maybe share your thoughts about those, rather than having a go at someone who's writing and self-publishing for pleasure, not gain, and is just sharing that with us.
Perhaps what Taaj should do is have all of us pitch in and write some short stories for the book. Call it an anthology. Perhaps when people see all those names, they'll think it is some major shit.
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I'd be down for organizing this if people were interested.
Ok
I was trying to help
I automatically assumed you were after financial success. I just think that whenever I think about self publishing
Good luck meeting your goals, all of you, whatever and whoever you/they are
Ill remember that next time. Thank you
edit: I actually did it (giving help) because it made me feel good about myself (i knew a lot about the subject). so it was a very selfish impulse that motivated me to do it
who is sherly, your personal god?
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you truly are a fucking terrible human being, kill yourself
(don't actually do it, I'll probably get in trouble with Sherly or something.)
