Current
Current thoughts of the day, what’s on my mind.
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Backward is Forward
As I am developing my books, I have this idea that once I finish something I must go on to the next thing, always trudge forward. However, sometimes redoing something to make it better is the best course. Recently, I found out my first book was riddled with errors. I did have a review process. Continue reading
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When I Was Young
When I was young, I got tired of everybody telling me I looked so childlike, because there was implication that came with it: that I was immature and not to be taken seriously. I was digging through some old pictures me. I found a picture of some friends taken at an alumni college gathering. My Continue reading
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Set Back
I grew up with this idea that I shouldn’t mistakes, so if I did, I would move forward anyway trying to live with it rather than start over. Currently, I discovered that my first book has more errors than I first thought, so I am faced with living with an inferior book or fixing it. Continue reading
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Fold Space
The daily prompt just asked about risk taking yesterday, and I just wrote about the risk I took with publishing. Another aspect of deciding to publish was how did it work out to take the risk. The jury is still out, because I’m still learning about marketing. No matter what happens as far as sales, Continue reading
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Publishing
I’m lucky because I can afford to pay a company to publish my books, making me an independent author, an Indie Author, which sounds more like a thing. One might say it is less risk than approaching the traditional publishing world, where I risk plenty of rejection. But putting my work out there in any Continue reading
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Publishing
I finally published. It’s been a life long dream. But I’ve wanted to do it for decades. If I could go back, I would keep up my contacts and connections. Being isolated has made it very hard to get any interest in my books. I’ve been reconnecting with old friends, so I’m on the right Continue reading
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Social Media
I’ve never gotten the hang of social media. Now, is a good time to learn because I’m promoting my books. My daughter is amused by my clumsy approach, but I do what I can. I would hate to see TikTok go because I use it to watch fishing and guitar videos. Continue reading
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Marketing Novice
When I published my first books, I gave no consideration to marketing. The goal was to get something finished. I have someone helping me now and I learned I knew nothing about marketing, including how to design my cover for attracting readers. I focused simply on being accurate or true to the book, and NOT Continue reading
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Marketing
I’m terrible at self promotion. There is some latent child-based taboo hardwired in my brain that says I am vain if I promote myself. But my books are not getting any traction, and my marketing skills are falling way short. So, I hired a marketing person to help me write better adds and say nice Continue reading
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Politics
I don’t like to blog about politics because it has gotten so controversial in many places. But it is everywhere, and when I think about topics to blog about, politics is a cloud wanting attention. However, I won’t do it. I won’t make political statements. I will say: I wish the current political environment would Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
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