Adventures in Self-Publishing

[Jacob]

It's a cute story, but you're in need of an editor. Lots of typos in the piece. (Can you still fix those?)

Really? You mean, beyond Canadian spelling eh?

Oh fuck.

But yeah, I can fix it.

... if you tell me what you mean. There were some stylistic choices and all, you know... but if I don't know what you mean I can't really gauge if that's what you're talking about (in which case I'll say "no typos! It's deliberate!") or whether I really did miss a bunch of things (curses).

I liked it, though. Worth the price.

Thanks!

You're my first customer! 

[Ideologue]

I really can't stand fantasy, I'm afraid, but I'll tell Korea to buy it.  Given her reading habits, I doubt it actually matters if it's good or bad.

I mean, I assume it's good, you're a bright guy and an artistic soul, just I can't judge that genre whatsoever; every page of every fantasy book of hers I've ever read has been borderline unreadable, even when it's not being patently offensive in some way, which is of course most of the time.

[The Brain]

I really can't stand fantasy, I'm afraid, but I'll tell Korea to buy it.  Given her reading habits, I doubt it actually matters if it's good or bad.

I mean, I assume it's good, you're a bright guy and an artistic soul, just I can't judge that genre whatsoever; every page of every fantasy book of hers I've ever read has been borderline unreadable, even when it's not being patently offensive in some way, which is of course most of the time.

Vegetarianism was very rare in that era.

[jimmy olsen]

Map sucks.

Maybe if I start making money, I can hire Tim to do the map for me?

Sold!

[jimmy olsen]

I really can't stand fantasy, I'm afraid, but I'll tell Korea to buy it.  Given her reading habits, I doubt it actually matters if it's good or bad.

I mean, I assume it's good, you're a bright guy and an artistic soul, just I can't judge that genre whatsoever; every page of every fantasy book of hers I've ever read has been borderline unreadable, even when it's not being patently offensive in some way, which is of course most of the time.

Mistborn is awesome! Go fuck yourself!

[Slargos]

I really can't stand fantasy, I'm afraid, but I'll tell Korea to buy it.  Given her reading habits, I doubt it actually matters if it's good or bad.

I mean, I assume it's good, you're a bright guy and an artistic soul, just I can't judge that genre whatsoever; every page of every fantasy book of hers I've ever read has been borderline unreadable, even when it's not being patently offensive in some way, which is of course most of the time.

Mistborn is awesome! Go fuck yourself!

The reasons for swearing at Ide are legion, but I don't think this rates very highly. 

[Eddie Teach]

I really can't stand fantasy, I'm afraid, but I'll tell Korea to buy it.  Given her reading habits, I doubt it actually matters if it's good or bad.

I mean, I assume it's good, you're a bright guy and an artistic soul, just I can't judge that genre whatsoever; every page of every fantasy book of hers I've ever read has been borderline unreadable, even when it's not being patently offensive in some way, which is of course most of the time.

I love fantasy, but you're correct that most of it is borderline unreadable. There's not much out there that is both well-written and well thought out.

Generally, the more detailed the map, the better the book. A good map shows the writer at least took the time to imagine the world his story is set in. Compare Goodkind vs Martin for example:



No surprise that the rest of Goodkind's work is half-assed as well.

[Syt]

"Mud people"

[Norgy]

<snip>

Congratulations, and well done! 

[Slargos]

"Mud people"

Can't believe I'd missed that. Any more than I can believe that he had. 

[Josquius]

I love fantasy, but you're correct that most of it is borderline unreadable. There's not much out there that is both well-written and well thought out.

Generally, the more detailed the map, the better the book. A good map shows the writer at least took the time to imagine the world his story is set in. Compare Goodkind vs Martin for example:

hmm....not so sure there. I love a good map but...a map which is too well developed kind of ruins the mystery ajnd setting if your characters are off exploring new lands or the like.

[Eddie Teach]

Well, the important thing isn't so much that you can see the map but that the author has taken the time to envision the world he's set his work in. If the world is either empty or made up as the author goes along it tends to be more jarring.

[viper37]

The next story I'm putting up (just as soon as my friend finishes the cover for me) is a more serious story (still fiction though); it's about Chinese gangsters in Vancover (I've done a bit of research on the subject these last many years).

that's more along my line... remind me/us when it's done please

[Jacob]

I really can't stand fantasy, I'm afraid, but I'll tell Korea to buy it.  Given her reading habits, I doubt it actually matters if it's good or bad.

I mean, I assume it's good, you're a bright guy and an artistic soul, just I can't judge that genre whatsoever; every page of every fantasy book of hers I've ever read has been borderline unreadable, even when it's not being patently offensive in some way, which is of course most of the time.

I appreciate the support

The next story will be about gangsters and prostitutes and things like that, so maybe you'll appreciate that instead.

[Jacob]

... and Meri, I've fixed the things you pointed out, plus a couple of other things I caught (including making capitalization consistent for people's titles).  I've uploaded the changes and, given previous experience, it'll only take about 16 hours (heh) before the changes are reflected in the actual store (you can download the new and improved version as well).

To show my gratitude for you picking up on these, I'll give you a free copy of my next story

I actually know a guy who does editing, so I'll see if I can get him to help me out, maybe in exchange for some of my wife's cooking. Since I'm saving up for Tim's mapping services, I can't really afford to pay for professional editors.