Self publishing and the need to write

Subject: Self publishing and the need to write
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jaysolo 27.05.15 - 06:37pm
Okay! You have a story. You want to show it to the world. You want to get money for your story. You won't get money for your first story. forget it. At this moment there are 100,000 writers thinking the same thing. You are one of them. Give your book away for free. Look at ppl like Andy Weir and others. In this forum we will be hunters. Hunters of the well known. Here you will find out how to become the next writer of your genre. It is not abt money. Its not abt university. It is abt looking back at your forefathers and writing their stories. Writing like you are one of them. So let's help eachother in our quest to become the next writer. TIPS * +

jaysolo 27.05.15 - 06:47pm
Homework. Research The book 'The Martian' by Andy Weir'. He wrote the book. He gave it away for free on Kindle direct. Now there is a film made abt this book. He has sold his book. You want to be like him? Don't sell your book for money. Give it away. This is what sets you apart from all the wannabes. You are prepared to give away your book for free. You know who do this? 5 percent of all writers. * +

jaysolo 27.05.15 - 06:55pm
Ok, Now we few who write. The story I'm buzy with now is a sci-fi story abt dwarf bushmen living under a town callled McTaggarts camp. The setting is in 1986. What story are you writing? * +

psnality 27.05.15 - 11:54pm
Erm, none * +

xxlee 28.05.15 - 05:08pm
Just haven't got the desire.
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jaysolo 30.05.15 - 09:37pm
Ok. one. Think about a story. Now, decide. Do you want to be a child writing abt what you remember. Or do you want to be a grownup writing abt grownup things. do you want to be called a person who still have to reach his style? Ppl will say that you don't have your own voice. Write like a grownup. Describe the childishness in a grownup way. Ok. * +

sensible 6.06.15 - 12:25pm
I'm sure you could write a novel.. * +

xxlee 6.06.15 - 09:06pm

@ jaysolo - 30.05.15 - 09:37pm
Ok. one. Think about a story. Now, decide. Do you want to be a child writing abt what you remember. Or do you want to be a grownup writing abt grownup things. do you want to be called a person who still have to reach his style? Ppl will say that you don't have your own voice. Write like a grownup. Describe the childishness in a grownup way. Ok.

Yes that sounds fab you may have something their jay but grammar could be a key too. * +