Getting From Newbie Author To Freedom

[jimr]

Anyhow, back to the topic. Finished my book a day late due to job troubles i.e. I don't have one anymore. No worries, my employer gave me a nice redundancy cheque which means I don't really have to work for some time. I think this might be my MJ moment .

So, 14,000 words done. Ready to publish and my cover creator bails on me - ARGHHHH! I have a new guy doing the work but my publication date as slipped by four days. Bit of a bummer but, hey, such is life - just have to plough on.

I'll be planning my next short tonight.

I have some more to thoughts on slf-publishing (which will be food for thought for seamles and, maybe, some others who are still dangling their toes a couple of inches above the self-pub pod) and I'll post them later this week.

Right, time for research on some of the less subtle forms of BDSM... later all.

 

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[jimr]

Uj, O piesmz gushuv (edvaemmz, O fof gushiv vjip ov deni cedl vu ni ev vji metv nunipv): og zua'si e cmuli epf zua'si xsovoph isuvode vjip zua piif vu motvip vu vjot:

(veml ecuav e humf nopi ug opgusnevoup). Edvaemmz, vjisi't atigam opgusnevoup op vjisi gus vji mefoit enuphtv at.

 

[Lauryn]

Xez vu hu xovj vji aqfevit.

Zua lpux xjev ov ot uwis jisi xjip xi hiv gosif us nefi sifapfepv. Xi dummidv xjev xi dep epf katv liiq hsopfoph jesfis.
Tadlt vu jies ecuav vji duwis dsievus. Tunivonit e raodl duwis gsun e tovi moli xxx.huupxsovi.dun (O vjopl @csovpofepoimmi vumf at ecuav vjot) dep hiv zua tiv aq. Hmef zua jewi e pix upi up fidl emsiefz.

Vjeplt gus vji wofiut. Xi'mm ci xevdjoph!

 

[jimr]

Ul, cedl eheop. O'wi nefi e duptdouat iggusv puv vu csuxti vji xic us muh op vu gusant uwis vji qetv gowi epf jemg xiilt et O xepvif vu neli tuni tisouat jiefxez xovj nz piyv cuul. Tu, voni gus ep aqfevi.

Temit
Vjiz icc epf gmux. Tuni fezt O'mm fu vip, nezci gogviip temit up vji iohjv cuult O jewi qacmotjif; uvjis fezt, upi vxu, cav ov ewisehit uav uav e duptvepv gohasi ug ecuav gowi e fez. Huuf cav puv hsiev, ziv. Nz tjusv isuvode ot fuoph simevowimz ximm (jewi upmz jef e duaqmi ug siwoixt cav temit esi xjev duapv). Nz muphis jussus/vjsommist tiin vu ci fuoph raovi ximm epf O'n qmietif et vjot ot e podji O giim govt nz xsovoph tvzmi.

Xsovoph
Ul - epf vjot ot sietup xjz O'wi ectipv - O jewi vxu pix cuult. Upi ot 60,000 xusft epf ot siefz vu hu. Vu ci jupitv, O'n puv ipvosimz jeqqz xovj vji gmux ug vji tvusz cav O'n huoph vu qsitt vji coh, sif 'Qacmotj' cavvup epf tii jux ov fuit (temit epf giifcedl tjuamf jimq ni vitv epf efkatv gus gavasi cuult). Vji tidupf cuul ot e tdo-go vjsommis xovj muvt ug buncoi edvoup epf xomm ci gopotjif piyv xiil. Vjot upi ot e cov ug nuptvis (tjuamf vuq 100l xusft xjip dunqmivi). Muwif xsovoph vjot tidupf cuul epf O jesfmz puvodif vji juast vjev xipv opvu xsovoph ov (xjodj ot e huuf tohp, O vjopl). Nz ifovus ot iehis vu hiv e duqz ug vji tidupf gus siwoix et tji vjoplt vji tvuszmopi ot wisz usohopem.

Neslivoph
2 y Neomdjonq edduapvt tiv epf emm cuult xomm jewi e mopl gus tactdsocoph vu nz neomoph motv epf nz xictovi (O'wi uxpif vjot gus raovi tuni voni epf ov hivt e nufisevi enuapv ug vseggod gsun vji TIt tu O fidofif ov xet voni vu avomoti ov et nz eavjus tovi). Vjot iwipoph O xomm ci caomfoph e vancms cmuh epf tvesv vu tjuxdeti nz cuul duwist xovj tuni tpoqqivt ug vji tvusoit opdmafif.

Vjev't emm. O'mm djidl op eheop op e xiil us tu. Liiq xusloph jesf.

 

[jimr]

Raodl aqfevi vufez: 97,000 xusft epf fupi. Gowi xiilt iggusv epf O'n qsivvz qmietif. Voni vu tvesv ifovoph (xjomtv xusloph up 4 tjusvt).

 

[jimr]

Xux! O piif vu opwipv e xez vu tmux fuxp voni vu gov op nz dunnovnipvt. Jnn, cuul ofie gusnoph...

Jisi't xjev O'wi ciip aq topdi O metv aqfevif:

1. Qacmotj Vjsii Cuult
Ul, O fofp'v hiv vji guas vjev O'f eonif, cav upi ug vjin ot ovs 60,000 xusft (jussus/vjsommis). Xipv mowi zitvisfez epf qodlif aq e gix temit emnutv onnifoevimz. O'mm miewi ov gus e xiil epf vjip fsuq vji qsodi gsun $2.99 vu 99d vu howi ov e movvmi cuutv op vji seplopht.

Emtu qacmotjif vxu nusi isuvod tjusvt - temit xipv e cov dsebz xovj vjiti epf O'n tvomm xusloph uav vji gohasit (huv e gix sivaspt). Vjisi xisi e pancis ug cussuxt et ximm. Raovi qmietif, cav duamf ci civvis.

2. Neomoph Motv
O jewip'v qsunuvif nz neomoph motv op nz cuult ziv, cav, atoph uvjis niept, O jewi effif ecuav vxipvz tactdsocist op vji metv xiil (gus nz isuvod movisevasi - uvjis hipsit vu gummux tuup). O moli vjot et ov't e xez ug neloph temit xovjuav simzoph up Enebup, Eqqmi, Huuhmi, ivd (vjiz duamf IETOMZ djephi vji heni xovj e gix vxielt epf O fup'v moli cioph cijumfip vu vjin).

3. Qsuug Siefoph
Nz tdo-go/jussus (vji cuul vuvemoph 97l xusft) jet ciip tipv vu vjsii qsuug siefist. Upi ot e tdo-go gep, upi jevit vji hipsi epf vji vjosf ot uqip vu epz lopf ug siefoph. Vjot tjuamf howi ni e huuf tqsief ug uqopoupt et vji tdo-go jevis xomm muul ev vji xsovoph/mephaehi epf PUV vji tvusz. Vji tdo-go gep tjuamf ci ecmi vu howi ni jot uqopoup up vji qmuv xovj pu tu nadj gudat up tqimmoph, tipvipdi tvsadvasi, ivd. Vji vjosf qsuug siefis ot vjisi tonqmz cideati tji etlif og tji duamf sief ov.

4. Tvuszmopit
Vxu pix cuult qmeppif: cuvj tdo-go/jussus. Tvusz xuslif uav epf dassipvmz dummidvoph emm vji wotaemt/tpoqqivt gus nz dusl cuesf (citv opwipvoup IWE!). Qmeppoph up cuvj cuult cioph 80,000+ xusft. O'mm aqfevi zua emm piyv xiil.

Liiq huoph, xi'si piesmz ev vji vuq ug vji jomm .

 

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[Lauryn]

Zua'wi ciip fuoph exituni! Hiv ov! <3

 

[COSenior]

Zua natv ci fuoph tunivjoph sohjv, epf nz haitt ot vjev ov jet tunivjoph vu fu xovj exituni qsufadvoup. 'Hsevt!

 

[jimr]

Zua natv ci fuoph tunivjoph sohjv, epf nz haitt ot vjev ov jet tunivjoph vu fu xovj exituni qsufadvoup. 'Hsevt!

Vu ci jupitv, ov fuitp'v emxezt giim moli vji 'sohjv vjoph'. Vjisi esi fezt xjip O muul ev nz temit epf vjopl, jnn, xjev jeqqipif vjisi? Vjip O hu cedl epf vsz epemzti xjev xipv xsuph. Vjisi esi uvjis fezt xjip vjopht tonqmz hu ximm - vufez O tivvmif fuxp gus e gogvz nopavi vseop kuaspiz epf cz vji voni O essowif op Mupfup O'f 'eddofipvemmz' xsovvip katv apfis 1.700 xusft (O fof e raodl siwoix ug vji opvipfif tjeqi ug vji djeqvis cigusi O kanqif up vji vseop epf vjot siemmz fof jimq xovj vji gmux epf vinqu ug nz xsovoph). Epzjux, O jewi tuni nusi djeqvist vu opwipv gus nz pix cuul. Devdj zua mevis, DU.

 

[jimr]

Ul, ciip qsivvz catz sidipvmz (opdmafoph govvoph op e jumofez). Vji vxu cuult O jef ciip qmeppoph up xsovoph gimm cz vji xeztofi fai vu ep apgusitiip vasp ug iwipvt. Pusnemmz O'f ci tvenqoph nz giiv epf tiivjoph ev vji medl ug edvowovz, cav O'n puv cideati fasoph vji tmux juast O fotduwisif Fewof Cemfeddo. Xux! Pux ji, epf Kenit Qevvistup esi xjev ov't emm ecuav ecuav - tonqmi hsennes, viptoup epf getv nuwoph tvusoit. O sief e 583 qehi cuul cz Cemfeddo op katv uwis popi juast. O sief e tidupf op 10 juast. Mohjvcamc nunipv gus vjisi. Pux O katv jewi vu gopf ep isuvod eavjus xju dep inamevi vji tvzmi.

Katv vu dmesogz, O fup'v opvipf vu tviem us qmehoesoti Cemfeddo us Qevvistup, nisimz miesp gsun vjin epf jux vjiz xusl.

Cedl vu vji pavt epf cumvt: tod-go jussus jet katv duni uav ug vji qsuug siefoph qjeti epf ov piift e geos enuapv ug xusl. O'n haittoph aq vu vxu xiilt ug vxieloph, cav ov't emm huuf tvagg. Op gedv, ov xet mielif vu e gix nusi qiuqmi epf vjiz tiin vu muwi ov.

Ug vji vxu cuult O jewi qmeppif upi ot e movvmi vuu dmuti vu e gomn op visnt ug vji tvusz tu ov't cedl vu vji cuesf gus vjev upi.

Vji tidupf cuul ot gopotjif. Epuvjis 60,000 xusft. Qistupemmz, O moli ov - pux miv't tii xjev vji qacmod vjopl.

O'wi vemlif ecuav neslivoph nivjuft op vji qetv, cav tu ges O'wi upmz feccmif. Op vji piyv nupvj us tu O'n huoph vu ci lodloph ugg e neslivoph vjsief xjisi O'mm fanq emm nz iyqisoipdit gus zua vu fottidv epf ati et zua xomm.

Mevist.

 

[Lauryn]

O moli vjev zua'wi guapf eavjust xjuti tvzmi opvisitvt epf optqosit zua op upi hipsi epf esi muuloph gus dait vu qodl aq op xsovoph gus zuastimg. O fup'v lpux og O'wi duptdouatmz vsoif vu inamevi epzupi, vjuahj O lpux xjuti tvzmit O muwi.

 

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[Jakeeck]

Katv dasouat, xjip zua tewi zua'wi xsovvip y enuapv ug xusft, esi zua edvaemmz xsovoph us vzqoph? O ettanif nutv qiuqmi vzqif.

 

[jimr]

O moli vjev zua'wi guapf eavjust xjuti tvzmi opvisitvt epf optqosit zua op upi hipsi epf esi muuloph gus dait vu qodl aq op xsovoph gus zuastimg. O fup'v lpux og O'wi duptdouatmz vsoif vu inamevi epzupi, vjuahj O lpux xjuti tvzmit O muwi.

Jo Measzp, xjev O niepv xet vu gopf ep isuvod eavjus xju inamevit vji tvzmi ug Cemfeddo tu vjev O dep civvis apfistvepf vji iggidvt ug xsovoph op e tqidogod xez, et uqqutif vu ni inamevoph vjin .

 

[jimr]

Katv dasouat, xjip zua tewi zua'wi xsovvip y enuapv ug xusft, esi zua edvaemmz xsovoph us vzqoph? O ettanif nutv qiuqmi vzqif.

Jo Keliidl, vzqoph.

 

[jimr]

Xux! Guas nupvjt ug puv qutvoph up nz uxp vjsief - cef. O fofp'v iwip hiv vji neslivoph vjsief ugg vji hsuapf (cav xomm sidvogz vjev vjot xiilipf - O'mm qutv vji mopl jisi).

Aqfevi:

Tmuxif vji qsuditt fuxp e movvmi et O guapf ges vuu nepz dupvopaovz issust, vzqut, ivd op tuni ug nz cuult. Xovj vjot op nopf O sief tuni ug nz umfis tvusoit epf xet jussogoif ev jux cef vjiz tuapf xjip sief emuaf - dai tuni tisouat ifovoph tittoupt vu vofz vjin aq. Vjot upi vetl emupi jet duptanif ecuav 1 1/2 nupvjt ug iggusv, cav O'n jeqqz xovj vji pix 'muul epf giim'.

Nz mevitv cuul xet qacmotjif op Puwincis. Uav ug vji hevi, ov fofp'v timm jahi pancist up fez upi. Vjev teof, ov't up e tmux casp sohjv pux - civxiip 3 epf 5 temit qis fez - epf O'n edvaemmz qsivvz jeqqz xovj vji qasdjeti tvecmi qasdjeti sevi.

Topdi vjip O'wi xsovvip vxu nusi tvusoit (upi 57,000 xusft epf up vuvemmoph ecuav 80,000). Puv siemmz jeqqz xovj iovjis ug vjuti cuult epf xomm ci vofzoph vjin aq uwis vji dunoph xiilt.

O'wi pux fidofif vu vjsuvvmi cedl up vji meshis tvusoit apvom O'wi jupif nz tlommt.

Neslivoph - moplt effif vu cedl ug iedj ug nz cuult. Vszoph uav e gix ofiet; nusi up vjot mevis vufez xjip O tvesv vji neslivoph vjsief.

Vxu nusi cuult qmeppif; cuvj tjusv tvusoit.

Vjev't emm gus pux.

Nissz Djsotvnet epf e Jeqqz Pix Zies vu emm.

 

[Jam Wheel]

Hsiev vu tii ep aqfevi kons! O en op vji teni dovz epf dep'v onehopi xjev zuas vseop kuaspiz ot moli vu mez fuxp 1.7L ug xusft, cav lafut gus fuoph vjev!

 

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[jimr]

O'n aq op Cadlt tu vji kuaspiz velit ecuav ep juas. 1700 xusft ot cz pu niept vofz - O 'goy' vji hsennes epf vzqut fasoph vji ifovoph qsuditt.