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Recording the adventure of being an indie authour. |
| Still trying to get my book into paperback. The person I hired for the formatting failed miserably. So, learning how to format it myself. Lesson learned. Never use anyone on Fivver who isn't a Level 1 or 2. |
| This sounds like a whack-a-doodle blog post. LOL But, this afternoon I was wrestling with a scene I'd written. I could hear people complaining that I was name calling in it. The scene is where an old man with the onset of dementia starts shooting at his grandkids who are in their tent thinking they're trespassers. So, I went for a walk and talked out loud asking one of my nephews, who is nowhere in the vicinity, what he would do if his dad opened fire on his son who was camping in a tent on the hillside. I knew exactly what would happen. He would let off a flurry of cuss words, yank the gun from his dad's hands and give him what for. He wouldn't care that his dad might have the onset of dementia. The only thing he would be caring about is his son. Justin would run through a field of landmines under enemy fire to rescue him. He's that kind of dad. I went into more detail with the scenario with my missing nephew than I've added here, but this was the gist of it. Suddenly, while talking through the scene I realised I'd left a really important piece out - I only have Grandpa shooting. Growing up on a farm I know full well he would have been yelling, "TRESPASSERS! GET OFF MY PROPERTY!" and then proceed to open fire. But, I left that piece out. I also discovered other important pieces I'd left out of the scene - like ways to make it more dramatic. And, I realised I also need to decide if he's shooting an M1-carbine or if it's a 16-gauge shotgun. I hadn't thought about it until I walked about and talked it out with the missing nephew. Now, this scene is gonna rock! I just have to tame it a tiny bit for kids. :) |
| I'm amazed at the number of people in writing groups who desperately want a publisher. They see the success self-published authors have and yet they look down on the thought. The thing is, while you're "desperately" looking to get published by that big ol' publisher - the rest of us already are. :) We have a fan base. We have people buying our books. We're invited to author books sales at libraries and such. Our books are already in libraries! Meanwhile, you're still crying about not having a publisher, because you think self-publishing and Amazon are beneath you. It's really sad. It reminds me of the author who came to our writer's group last week. He's published 14 books, most of them through a traditional publisher. He insulted those of us who self-publish through Amazon by saying it's for beginners. I thought of what Amit Offir, who has sold over a million books, and others would say to that. It wouldn't be very nice. Amazon is for anyone who wants to share their stories with as many people as possible, and they make it happen. Without Amazon, books by authors like Amit Offir, Daniel Mark Brown, Nathan Meunier, Vitaly Ostepetz,Itay Mashiach, H. J. Shalev, and more, would not exist. It would be a great loss because they're all fantastic writers! Arrogance will only hold you back as a writer. Step up to the plate and publish that book of yours on your own! Go for it! |
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