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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How many books have you read?.I agree with this. I think it's possible to barf out a short or maybe even a short novel, but it will lack the solid foundation that... -
A. E. Lowan reacted to Naruzeldamaster's post in the thread Is self publishing a bad idea? with
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When I was about fifteen, I looked at about twelve or so of these 'publishers' and everyone of them had the same kind of 'options' with... -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Is self publishing a bad idea?.This is true. Fortunately, bringing in a 3rd party isn't needed to self-publish. There are still vanity presses, although a great many...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Is self publishing a bad idea?.And just to give a head's up, this thread may get moved down to the Publishing subforum. In that case there will be a link to the new...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Is self publishing a bad idea?.I was Go Trad or Go Home for years. I came up during the "vanity press" era when self-publishing was seen as admitting defeat. Then my...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Career success?.Yes. Depends on the publisher. Ours average $3.99 to $4.99 in Kindle and $15.99 to $17.00 in paperback. Yes. They also cost more to make...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Career success?.Just this year, we've really gotten to the point where people we don't know, know our name. That feeling is very trippy.
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Career success?.Again, depends on the genre. 1000 books sold is sexy for Literary Fiction or Academic Non-Fiction. Not so much in genre fiction. But it...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Career success?.It depends on one's definition of success. We know our genres, and we treat this like the business it is. And there's nothing limiting...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Karlin's post in the thread Do any of your characters swear? If so how often do they swear if at all? with Wow.
This reminds me of when I was in basic training many yeas ago. The entire unit, about 40 men, was lined up in threes, and the...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Do any of your characters swear? If so how often do they swear if at all?.We have one character who's more likely to say, "Blast," or "Rat spit," in part because she was raised by mostly vampires and the...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Karlin's post in the thread Do any of your characters swear? If so how often do they swear if at all? with Haha.
I have 4 or 5 four letter words in what I am editing now. Only used at emotionally charged points. Otherwise, it's just silly. I'm...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Karlin's post in the thread Basics to Know About Working with an Editor with Haha.
You can borrow some of my diplomas. If I can find them.
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avocados. actually, hard to nail it down. each time I do something hdifferent. but always flawed characters doing their best.
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Basics to Know About Working with an Editor.First, that is extremely cool. My wife was in the Major of the Month Club. Linguistics, Pre-Med, Classics, Computer Science... I've lost...
