Yeah, it's kind of like being a Buffalo Sabres fan, eh? I'm not much of a bb fan, grew up with hockey and loved the Avalanche while I was there in the big D, but to me the best hockey and baseball are being played in the minor leagues where the players are hungry and fighting to make it to the 'bigs'. Vodka and Soda coming up!
My publisher "demands" long form books in a series, and I have that capability, but I have a stand alone sci-fi novel I'd like to publish and a murder mystery that's at 42k words that I'll need to expand in a big way to make novel status.I have a collection of short stories that'll be 20,000ish words. I specialize in short stories. You should do well there. I haven't cracked the top five there in the last five months.
Longer works do well. Cheaper prices are iffy things. Sometimes 0.99 works, and sometimes it doesn't. Haven't tried giving them away, as somehow it seems to defeat the idea of making a wee bit of money.
I have no problem with my publisher taking his cut, he's a good guy and he's promoting my books quite well. He got my 2nd book up this morning and I gave it to him on Saturday.
It looks like Mil's probably on the road now. Red Kitty's has been really great to me. The wife zoomed in on one of my stories and gave me some pointers early on about passive writing—or, rather, not using passive writing. I love the covers she makes. He's a great editor and has been helpful in sending me back work that needs to be reworked, with plenty of notes on how to improve it. You can't change how you write without someone pointing out what's wrong with it.
Sweep?Enjoying a coffee and grinning at the sweep.
Working is bad for you, I did it my entire life and look where it got me - living in Florida tax free with a tax free income and free health care... Ok, it's not all bad, but there are downsides
One I have lost track of, I fear.
