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Extension_Ok t1_iqrz7f2 wrote
Reply to IamA recently published romance sci-fi author, about a story involving romantic couples and a mysterious disease. AMA! by [deleted]
I read the first few pages. The unusual names and style make it harder to read than necessary. Spelling and grammar seem to be better than other self published books I read.
It seems to be a little thirsty. Is this intentional?
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Alterscapes t1_iqrimza wrote
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Oh congrats!
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Alterscapes t1_iqr8stl wrote
Reply to IamA recently published romance sci-fi author, about a story involving romantic couples and a mysterious disease. AMA! by [deleted]
Interesting! Who's the publishing house?
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badbrowngirl t1_iqqv0hs wrote
Reply to IamA recently published romance sci-fi author, about a story involving romantic couples and a mysterious disease. AMA! by [deleted]
Are you a full time writer? Or is this a hobby? I’m curious as how to anyone ever has the time unless they quit their day job ..
nhaines t1_iqqolin wrote
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You're welcome! I'm sorry it wasn't more positive, but with every single book you publish you'll improve, and of course in a year you can go back and refresh your titles. Better cover? Better blurb? Easy and simple. It all comes with experience. So keep writing, keep improving, and again, best of luck!
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Reply to Hello, I’m Dr Sara Fontani from the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom and I’m a primatologist. I’m here to talk about captive lemur’s welfare, reproduction and conservation. Please ask me anything! by UniversityofBath
What, if anything, does Marie Curie have to do with animal/wildlife research?
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Madmallard t1_iqqbmwj wrote
What is the psychology surrounding individuals that seemingly are unable to take care of themselves, even if they're not like old and decrepid? Like putting their own lives in danger unable to take care of themselves. It seems very counterproductive evolutionarily.
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Are we the actor producer director ? Are we all gods ?
nhaines t1_iqpz5xl wrote
Reply to IamA recently published romance sci-fi author, about a story involving romantic couples and a mysterious disease. AMA! by [deleted]
Hey, I'm sorry you didn't get traction on this AMA.
As someone with almost a decade in indie publishing, I see so many missteps in the launch. The cover looks YA, but doesn't read as sci-fi at all. The blurb shouldn't quote your opening lines, and is structured wrong. You don't have a series, you have a single book, and there's no reason at all to give away your book for free. (You shouldn't discount/freebie the first book in a series until the series has five books, at which point, go wild.) Why would you offer the paperback for $9.99 for a limited time only? You probably shouldn't announce that this is your first published book; it's only going to turn people away. Meanwhile you claim you're a romance, sci-fi author, but the book is categorized as fantasy, contemporary, and romance.
The book itself isn't my style, so I won't say much about it. Just that the formatting (one sentence per line most of the time) makes things difficult to read. If you have to put a guide before the story begins that explains how to read the textual conventions because they're so weird (and did you make sure the "start" marker in the ebook includes this and doesn't start with the prose?) then you should seriously think about the prose style.
But good luck, and publish the rest of the series as fast as you can. The momentum will only help, and I hope you find your reader base that loves what you've done.
ThePhantomPhreaque t1_iqpyuqp wrote
Reply to Hello, I’m Dr Sara Fontani from the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom and I’m a primatologist. I’m here to talk about captive lemur’s welfare, reproduction and conservation. Please ask me anything! by UniversityofBath
Have you ever worked with Dr. Lehman from the University of Toronto?
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ElemLibraryLady t1_iqptv81 wrote
Reply to IamA recently published romance sci-fi author, about a story involving romantic couples and a mysterious disease. AMA! by [deleted]
What gave you the idea for this book? Will it be a series? How did you choose the names of the characters? Are the characters based on people you know?
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