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Post by thatwritergal on Sept 21, 2018 2:18:15 GMT
Oh hey, I found the intro thread. Yay!
Hey everyone. I'm TWG. I've been lurking for a while and decided to join from KB. I'm loving the vibe here so I thought I'd pull up a chair and stay a bit. :-)
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Sept 21, 2018 2:56:33 GMT
thatwritergal we welcome thee and greet you with the pen of friendship!
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Post by thatwritergal on Sept 21, 2018 16:18:20 GMT
Thanks, K'Sennia! Great to be here. :-)
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Post by celadon on Sept 21, 2018 18:11:47 GMT
Hello, I'm another person who found this place via KBoards (same username there). I post there occasionally and really love it there, but saw a link for this forum and thought it sounded like a great place!
I write non-fiction only. I have several books so far that are selling "okay" (they bring in enough income to make a dent in my bills). I'm planning on a new one soon.
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Sept 21, 2018 19:20:21 GMT
Welcome celadon. I like your flower.  |
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jimmycourier
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Like Jimmy Olsen but with a better font.
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Post by jimmycourier on Sept 25, 2018 16:29:29 GMT
Hi folks. I maybe was/maybe still am/maybe will never again be, on kboards. I'm posing here under a different handle. Time to start fresh! *waves* I like fiction and manly stuff like Budweiser and lifted trucks.
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Sept 25, 2018 17:41:05 GMT
Hey Jimmy, welcome to the fold. We are thrilled to have you and your manly manliness join us for hopefully thoroughly scintillating discussion about trucks, and sports, and whatever else you manly men do.  |
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Post by whdean on Sept 25, 2018 21:49:29 GMT
Hello. As David Allan Coe sang, I'll hang around as long as you will let me.
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Sept 25, 2018 22:15:30 GMT
Hello. As David Allan Coe sang, I'll hang around as long as you will let me. Then you're going to be around for a long, long time. Welcome to the goat pen. |
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Post by Jeff Tanyard on Sept 25, 2018 22:37:04 GMT
Hi folks. I maybe was/maybe still am/maybe will never again be, on kboards. I'm posing here under a different handle. Time to start fresh! *waves* I like fiction and manly stuff like Budweiser and lifted trucks.
I like you already, and I say that as a teetotaler who doesn't own a truck. Welcome aboard, Jimmy. |
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Post by Jeff Tanyard on Sept 25, 2018 22:37:53 GMT
Hello. As David Allan Coe sang, I'll hang around as long as you will let me.
Hey, man. Glad you made it. |
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Post by whdean on Sept 26, 2018 1:53:35 GMT
Hello. As David Allan Coe sang, I'll hang around as long as you will let me. Then you're going to be around for a long, long time. Welcome to the goat pen. My wife says I get annoying real fast, so I won't be making bets. |
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Post by iceman on Sept 26, 2018 17:58:01 GMT
Hi, I'm the Iceman. I used to post at the Writers Cafe under my real name, but circumstances have changed. Looking forward to engaging and making new friends over here! Hopefully, one day I will feel comfortable enough to reveal my true Superhero identity.... |
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Post by individualist on Sept 26, 2018 20:42:37 GMT
Because I'm such a shrinking violet, lacking opinions about anything, and never wanting to make waves, I haven't bothered to identify myself here...only to post under a pseudonym that should be easy for anyone with poor priorities and an excess of two minutes to crack.
I'm a former nonfiction writer and editor who, late-life, turned to writing thrillers. I've gotten three series titles out, and they've been well-received. I'm at work on #4 and #5. I hung out at KBoards frequently during 2011-13, far less so over the past 5 years. The wheat-to-chaff ratio was getting too poor for my taste.
I'm here hoping to pick up good marketing advice. Feel free to share the Holy Marketing Grail. I promise I won't pass it along to a soul. It'll be our little secret.
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Sept 26, 2018 23:05:43 GMT
Welcome individualist and iceman, we're so happy you found us! I hope you stick around and find a home of likeminded friends. Feel free to lurk and read, or read and post, as you wish. You can even respond to old threads if you like. Or you can start new ones! As I understand it the Holy Marketing Grail is still - find the people who love what you write, let them know you wrote what they love and where they can get it - make as much bank as is possible depending on the size of your audience. Alternatively, you can find out what people love to read, write that, let those people know you wrote what they love and where they can get it - make bank! The in between version is decide what you love to write, hope that it's more than one very specific subject, choose the biggest audience you can find that matches what you also love, write it - let your audience know - make bank. I know that is super simplistic and you're looking for the specifics. Hopefully you can find those specifics here. Feel free to start threads about the specifics you're interested in and hopefully we can all discover the answers together. |
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Post by samshort on Sept 27, 2018 10:41:56 GMT
Hi all! I'm Sam and I love this new forum! I'm looking forward to being involved here |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Sept 27, 2018 15:20:26 GMT
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adele
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Post by adele on Oct 1, 2018 10:08:16 GMT
Hi all. I'm Adele (Luna.c on kb but it wouldn't let me use that name here! Anyhoo, thanks for letting me in the door Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Oct 1, 2018 17:16:35 GMT
Welcome Luna Adele, great to have you here. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2018 23:35:22 GMT
Hi, there, I'm Stormy. I'm an Indie Author myself, and loving it. I like to write about magic and fantasy, mostly, but I slip a few other things now and then.
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Nov 21, 2018 23:50:29 GMT
Hi, there, I'm Stormy. I'm an Indie Author myself, and loving it. I like to write about magic and fantasy, mostly, but I slip a few other things now and then. Hi Stormy. What's your connection with Bookady? Did you start the company, or do you work there? Magic and fantasy are indeed fun things to write and read about. |
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Post by dormouse on Nov 22, 2018 14:15:04 GMT
Hi, there, I'm Stormy. I'm an Indie Author myself, and loving it. I like to write about magic and fantasy, mostly, but I slip a few other things now and then. But your books seem to be written by Wayne Hicks, the ghostwriter. reedsy.com/wayne-hicks |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Nov 22, 2018 15:55:23 GMT
Hi, there, I'm Stormy. I'm an Indie Author myself, and loving it. I like to write about magic and fantasy, mostly, but I slip a few other things now and then. But your books seem to be written by Wayne Hicks, the ghostwriter. reedsy.com/wayne-hicks Nice find, dormouse! Wayne and Summer look nothing alike. Not that there's anything wrong with signing up as a pen name (I think most of us have). Provided the pen name is yours and not scraped from the internet, of course. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2018 17:26:04 GMT
Wayne Hicks is my husband, and is a ghost writer extraordinaire, but we both do some ghostwriting at times. He had posted on reedsy some time ago and we added all of the books to try to draw in some new business, but it never helped. When I showed him the response from dormouse, he went and took the profile down, but we are both more than willing to prove this if necessary. PM if you need reassurance.
And yes, I'm one of the founders of Bookady.com. I think that authors should be paid as soon as possible when their works sell, but it seems like it always takes weeks and sometimes months to get paid by the big booksellers. I'm hopeful we might help to change that over time, if I can ever get other authors to give us a try. I personally see to it that payments go out daily, and I can attest to the fact that sometimes, getting the money quickly can make a difference.
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Post by simonneilson on Jan 13, 2019 18:41:49 GMT
Hi,
My name is Simon Neilson. I have been writing since I was 16 but never joined an indy writer forum before, but thought I would give it a try.
Currently have one book published on Amazon "Rogue Evacuation", two audio dramas and four novels due out this year.
Look forward to speaking to some of you.
Simon
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Post by corabuhlert on Jan 14, 2019 3:00:26 GMT
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Jan 15, 2019 0:48:40 GMT
Hi simonneilson, welcome to the forum! Congratulations on publishing your first book. Much luckage with all you have planned for this year. I'm sure we would all be interested in your audio drama journey. |
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Post by jwgolan on Mar 27, 2019 12:20:46 GMT
Hello everyone,
Like most, I write more because I enjoy it than because I expect to make a living off of it. Of course, it would be nice if at least a few people read what I write.
My first book was published traditionally, and for that particular market - aviation history - there was really no other way to go. I found readers who, having bought the eBook on a whim, went back to buy the hard copy because for that readership having a hard copy on the shelf is still more valuable than having an electronic version at their fingertips.
But for fiction? I've concluded that indie fits my needs much better. I can focus on the writing process and enjoying what I write, not the endless rounds finding a publishing house. After all, writing should be fun, not just another day at the job.
Thanks again to all the administrators and moderators that help keep this site working as a resource for all.
J.W. Golan
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Mar 28, 2019 0:44:00 GMT
Welcome to the forum jwgolan, pleased to meet you! That's great you were able to get a book published traditionally. I hope you have a lot of fun and find many new readers as you embark on your new indie journey. |
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Post by dmayo on Aug 22, 2019 18:29:02 GMT
Hello everyone,
I am DCM, and I am a relatively new indie author. I am still registered with Kboards, but will probably deregister now that I found this place. I am a speculative fiction writer with 2 novels published, a third soon to be published and a fourth that I have just started on. Also have a short book of dark poetry out there. I am pulling one of my novels from Kindle in preparation to go wide. I am so happy to find this forum. Love it so far.
Write on!
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