Shameless Self-Appreciation Thread

Just got my short story critiqued, the first time any writing of mine has been seen by professional eyes. Lots of work to do, of course, which is why I paid for the critique.

But they liked it! The word "enthralled" was used.

I would post the story but I want to try submitting it to magazines and contests first, once it's all shiny and polished.

 

Update, this short story will be published in the next edition of Scare Street's Night Terrors Anthology!

 

I've been through so much here lately...
I have been going through depression, fighting with my parents, unemployment, financial instability, and no car... It's been one heck of a ride. But I'm still here standing and pushing onward nonetheless. And I continue to write evermore.

 

Squee! indeed. I'm a physical book reader. Ebooks are nice to sell to other people, but I like having the copy in my hand. And that makes getting the real life version of a book special. It's better then seeing the ebook on Amazon (or elsewhere). Nothing beats holding a copy of your own book (well, writing wise that is...).

Congrats! And the cover deserves a Squee!

 

1000 Eve of Snows Audiobooks sold! Okay, this must've happened a while back while I wasn't paying attention. not a huge number, but considering the lack of direct promotion, I'll take the landmark! LMAO.

 

More than most i would expect.

 

One major thing I'd change going back to the start, and that's having an audiobook on release with the books, but I had no idea at the time what the hell I was doing. If it would be worth it.

 

I did a profit share on EoS, decent enough quality, and now have my own super cheap hole in the basement studio, LOL. My goal for future books is close to simultaneous release. The extra $2 per EoS Audible subscription would've been a big deal at the initial release, let alone $4 if recording it myself.

Hindsight and all that, heh heh.

From what I gather, Audio folks are not only dedicated Audio, but they are even more leery of Book 1s because even if books 2 & 3 are released, a % never make it to Audio.

 

congrats! That quite the landmark.

And the good thing about publishing, especially indie, is that you can simply learn from what you've done and apply those lessons next time.

 

And it's by far the prettiest cover in the screenshot...

it's an awesome achievement!

 

Good fun! Congrats.

 

Oooh, I was chosen as a panelist at the SFWA Nebula Awards on the topic of Fighting and Writing!

Stabbing people while typing! I excel at that, which is why my family avoids me when I'm writing, heh heh.