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    Marketing Tactics for 2020

    It depends upon one's goal, I think. When we price a book, we typically price for either revenue or discoverability. My literary work has never been available for free because of that perceived value. But when I launched my fantasy series, I put the first book up for free for its first seven...
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    How have those who have published stories or books, published them?

    I read a LOT. And I listened to a lot of podcasts. But all the material I digested didn't completely prepare me. I'd recommend things that I thought were useful, but it's probably all dated at this point. So much changes, and it changes all the time. If you just want a few copies for friends...
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    Marketing Tactics for 2020

    I've done free promos as well. I think they can be used effectively, but they are double-edged swords. If a bunch of people download your free book, but they aren't fantasy readers, or they don't read your sub-genre of fantasy, it can confuse Amazon's algorithms. Furthermore, it pollutes your...
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    Greetings

    Hello and welcome!
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    Villain or a mere antagonist

    The antagonist sounds non-villanous to me. He sounds like a guy trying to do his job. Should he be more evil? Well, that depends. What do your readers want? Are your readers going to appreciate a more nuanced character, or do they want a black-and-white, good-vs.-evil confimation of their...
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    How fast do you write?

    I average and strive for 1.5k an hour. I track my writing time, and it takes me about 100 hours of actual work to produce a 100k novel. This includes outlining, an editing pass where I address a developmental editor's concerns, a line editing pass, and a copy editing pass. I farm out an...
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    Marketing Tactics for 2020

    Is anyone changing their marketing tactics/strategy for 2020, and if so, what do you plan to change and why?
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    Here for the Fantasy

    Hello all I'm a literary fiction writer who pays the bills with commercial fantasy fiction. I am looking for a community of fantasy writers so that I can keep an eye on what is going on in fantasy fiction. I'm also hoping to get back into critiquing, something I should be doing, but have gotten...
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