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    Ever heard of Imbunches???

    That is one of the best ideas I heard about in a while.
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    Ever heard of Imbunches???

    In my book they eat meat. Though, I don't know what is the diet described in the chilean myth. It is human so, in a way, it could eat its veggies too.
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    Ever heard of Imbunches???

    First of all, the artwork goes to karlosasm.wordpress.com. Cheers to him. Well I guess Invunche likes it shares of meat. However, the original concept from the Chilean myth depicts it as a cursed child. A sorcerer called the "brujos de Chiloé" uses the creature as a guardian although it shares...
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    Ever heard of Imbunches???

    That is an Imbunche. I used recently on my book The Winged Blade: Griffin. I was tired of dragons and elves and decided to look at other myths and creatures. Feel free to share any comments, questions and suggestions about the creature. Also, do you feel happy when you see innovation in...
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    When should I start writing my second book?

    Woa! This thread has spurred a nice bundle of information. First: I think anyone agrees by now that a Facebook page is a "must" with indie authors. Secondly, I read Mark Coker's book on marketing on Smashwords (It is free and easy to read so here is the link. Smashwords – Smashwords Book...
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    Does the country you live in matters for Amazon Kindle?

    I just found a news article saying that my country's Department of Consumer Affairs fined Amazon for discriminating against us. The blow was a heavy one, $500,000 for not allowing its Super Saver (free shipping) feature. I guess since we are US citizens using US currency and the same US Post...
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    Does the country you live in matters for Amazon Kindle?

    My issue about country and kindle is about pricing: About 4 days ago I uploaded a new version of my book Griffin (The Winged Blade) and dropped the price to .99 ¢. However, when I browsed for the book’s description page I noticed that the pricing was $1.99. At first I thought it was an error so...
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    Anyone else published on Kindle?

    I felt that smashwords formatting was easier. The HTML thing on Kindle got me by surprise. However, I found a program called Kindle Writer. Has anyone tried it?
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    When should I start writing my second book?

    First, let me introduce myself. I am Mickael Pierre, a pen name for a known book critic and writer from a non-english-speaking territory of the USA. I have always dreamed of writing fantasy even though English is not my native language. I published my ebook recently, it is called “The Winged...
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