tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621437024515761909.post6799191664622026132..comments2023-10-10T03:13:03.572-07:00Comments on Dun Scaith: Video Game Syndrome and Becoming an Indie Author (With Giveaway!) by Zoe WintersScathach Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08129829527723695827noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621437024515761909.post-69745699060671948732010-11-16T12:12:03.203-08:002010-11-16T12:12:03.203-08:00Looks like a good book. =)
My biggest problem? ...Looks like a good book. =)<br /><br />My biggest problem? Probably time, and a lingering self-confidence issue (is it really good enough to sell? how do I know?). That's gotten a bit better, after getting 8 out of 8 first reviewers of a Ch 1-2 rewrite telling me they wanted to read the rest (yay!), but it's still there in the back of my head.KevinMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965779928268962182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621437024515761909.post-36207269347599588392010-11-15T07:39:19.924-08:002010-11-15T07:39:19.924-08:00My biggest obstacle is myself, or specifically my ...My biggest obstacle is myself, or specifically my lack of drive to be published. I am driven to tell stories. Once I have done that, I'm happy. The additional step of getting the story published just doesn't motivate me. It's happened a couple of times (two publication credits out of four serious submission efforts) but each time it's felt like an anti-climax, not the complete thrill that I feel it ought to be. So actually putting extra *work* in to publish myself...<br /><br />I may be unique among writers in that I have no actual ambition to get published.David Meadowshttp://www.heroes.force9.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621437024515761909.post-42477602802492701432010-11-11T19:56:32.061-08:002010-11-11T19:56:32.061-08:00LOL Thanks, Andrew!
Hey Michelle, I've experi...LOL Thanks, Andrew!<br /><br />Hey Michelle, I've experienced some of that "comparing myself" stuff recently. When I started out I didn't do a lot of comparing because I was just starting out and knew it would take time, but when I started selling more... yeah, it gets hard not to compare. Even checking sales ranks is an act of comparison... "How well am I doing compared to everybody else in this store... or in this category..."<br /><br />Hey Tara, it is really hard starting out. But you'll get there. You just keep building your fan base one reader at a time. And eventually you start hitting critical mass. It is a new model to get used to. Because you think... 6 months have gone by... if I was going to do well, it would have happened already, but not necessarily. It can take awhile for the momentum to start building. And I hope I get that car too! Good luck on day care!<br /><br />@Chris, you are such a creative interpreter of comments! :PZoe Wintershttp://www.zoewinters.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621437024515761909.post-74022628457094665702010-11-11T14:37:19.726-08:002010-11-11T14:37:19.726-08:00Uh, Zoe, did you just offer me your spare room. Th...Uh, Zoe, did you just offer me your spare room. Thanks! Can't wait. :)Scathach Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129829527723695827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621437024515761909.post-35586454235779365252010-11-11T10:57:25.280-08:002010-11-11T10:57:25.280-08:00You crack me up, Zoe. Girlfriend of Captain Emo?! ...You crack me up, Zoe. Girlfriend of Captain Emo?! I've read more than one indie author talk about how sales are minuscule at first, and then begin to pick up momentum. It's a totally different model than trad publishing, where the goal is to release with a bang and peter out, even to the point the books go out of print after a few years. I just put out my first ebook, and it's hard if a day goes by without even a single sale, even if another day has several. I get so depressed. So at this point, I'm still on the "slow and steady" strategy. <br /><br />But I am glad your hard work is paying off. I'm hoping you get that car. :) My own goal is to earn enough to pay for day care.<br /><br />@ Sctachach. It's silly to me that there should be such different rules depending on what country you're in, when the internet *should* allow everyone an even playing field. It's a real shame so many outmoded obstacles still remain in place.<br /><br />Tara Maya<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Conmergence-Anthology-Speculative-Fiction-ebook/dp/B0047GN96A/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt" rel="nofollow">Conmergence</a>Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621437024515761909.post-83076276507048488302010-11-11T09:03:58.561-08:002010-11-11T09:03:58.561-08:00Excellent post, Zoe! I'm in the slow and stead...Excellent post, Zoe! I'm in the slow and steady wins the race game right now, but my book has also only been out for 3 months. I think I have a long way to go. My biggest challenge as an indie is comparing myself to everyone else - indie and otherwise. It's kind of ridiculous how small I feel next to everyone else when I wish I could be 100% happy with my own success 100% of the time. That's impossible, I'm sure. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621437024515761909.post-11219692268686661122010-11-11T08:56:02.197-08:002010-11-11T08:56:02.197-08:00That one truly sucks, Chris! Wish I could help you...That one truly sucks, Chris! Wish I could help you. I told you to move over here! :)Zoe Wintershttp://zoewinters.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621437024515761909.post-21754867690030201882010-11-11T03:39:18.313-08:002010-11-11T03:39:18.313-08:00No kindle? FAIL.
There's so much info availa...No kindle? FAIL.<br /><br />There's so much info available. All of it sounds good, all of it is different and all of it is working for that writer. How do you know what's right for you? That's my challenge.<br /><br />Zoe, I already bought your book so you can take me out of the giveaway. My 2 cents here is free!Andrew Mocetenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621437024515761909.post-53726359972987627202010-11-11T02:01:22.561-08:002010-11-11T02:01:22.561-08:00My biggest challenge as an indie is not being Amer...My biggest challenge as an indie is not being American. I pay extra tax (30% of all book sales) and I can't get electronic payments from Amazon or use Pubit. <br /><br />Hopefully this year's big challenge will be next year's big opportunity.Scathach Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129829527723695827noreply@blogger.com