NickyZwrites

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Self-published writers of series - how long do you give it between book releases? I have book 1 of a trilogy ready to go, but am contemplating holding it back until I finish the trilogy so that I can release them within a few weeks/months of each other. Thoughts?

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Got my manuscript back from my editor. Not as many edits as I expected (hoped?). Very light touch. Mostly proofreading with no real stylistic suggestions. A bit disappointed tbh.

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Joined a writers' group on FB and already regretting it. I'm sure a lot of the advice is well-meant, but it's often delivered in very opinionated and judgmental ways. (Not advice for me. I haven't posted any work yet. Just my observations on other people's interactions.) Too many cooks spoil the broth?

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How do you choose an editor? Reached out to a couple of freelance editors and got a sample edit from each. For both I disagree with some of their edits; half the time it seems like more a style issue than a technical issue. I'm contemplating self-publishing and everyone says you need an editor, but I'm really struggling to see the value-add.

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Fiction authors (trad or indie): do you have an author website? Do you think it's necessary?

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Watching Dirty Pop: the Boy Band Scam on Netflix and hoo boy does it bring me back to my teenage girl years.

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And in the morn I’ll bring you to your ship, and so to Naples, Where I have hope to see the nuptial of these our dear-beloved solemnized; And thence retire me to my Milan, where every third thought shall be my grave. These words of Prospero always make me so sad.

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Why is it so hard to make yourself sit down and write, but once you get started you can't stop?

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Just realised I've been messing around on Twitter for three hours straight instead of starting work on the new novel. Hello procrastination my old friend

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When you've been plotting for weeks and suddenly all story events and themes and characters fall into place... Absolute magic.

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Plotting a new novel today. I used to do it on a spreadsheet, but now I'm a big fan of coloured note cards. Each card is a scene/chapter. Different colours denote different POVs. I lay them out on a table and add/subtract/move things around until the plot outline makes sense. Sometimes you just need something tangible to play with!

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Have a new worldbuilding idea which probably will be completely unpublishable (at least in trad, in the current social climate) but it feels more honest to my values.

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It occurred to me today that some people don't think there's a difference between the act of plotting vs the act of writing. To me they are worlds apart. Left brain vs right brain. Strategy vs execution. Best done in separate sessions. Then again, I've never been a pantser and can't even fathom how one could just write as you go. :D

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I know I need to check out Substack and possibly start putting some work on there, but I'm so paralysed by new platforms. Any tips for a Substack newbie?

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Have three competing novel ideas and I'm paralysed about which to start next. 1. Literary dystopian 2. YA fantasy - contemporary 3. YA fantasy - ancient world All else being equal, which one would you prefer to read?

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What do you do when you're just not "feeling it" for the writing practice? I'm in between novels - in submission for the first and not ready to start my next one yet. Tried writing short stories, which are not going well to say the least. Feel adrift, send halp please.

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It's pretty disheartening to see all my favourite channels being spammed by AI bots, AND those posts getting way more replies and likes than posts by real users.

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An interesting example given in writing class where specific details brings you closer to the emotional truth. My grandmother made me soup when I was sick. vs My Hungarian grandmother made borscht when I was sick, stirring the pot while ash from her cigarette flaked into the soup.

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Question for self-published writers: Did you try the trad publishing route first? If so, did you self-publish because you 1) weren't successful in getting trad representation; or 2) were successful in getting trad representation, but decided that self-publishing was better for you (financially, creatively etc)?

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Haven't logged in Farcord for ages. Is Farcord still a thing? Do my posts here reflect on the other Farcaster clients?

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