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I think this would depend on the subject and how precise you want it to be. If you're content is going to be really specific (good), I'd say give them an outline that is as detailed as possible.

If you're going for the quantity over quality approach, then you won't have to be very detailed. Amazon has been changing it's policies a lot lately so if you're going to be publishing on there *spoiler alert* you'll want some good quality to hook readers.
 
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Xjev esi zua fuoph qsunuvoup xoti? Fu zua feccmi xovj lopfmi fosidv us esi zua katv vjsuxoph ov aq gus qasdjeti?

O katv meapdj nz cuul epf miewi vji qsodi ev $0,99 gus 1-2 xiilt vu hiv nz gostv cazist.
O nipvoup op vji fitdsoqvoup vjev ov't e tqidoem qsunuvoup gus e monovif voni. Vjevt ov.
 
Jimmu iwiszupi

Tussz gus pu pix aqfevit gus e muph voni. Nz catopitt xet fuoph ximm vjot zies. Cav ov't e wisz mupimz vzqi ug catopitt. O piwis niv epz ug vji gsiimepdist vjev esi xusloph gus ni. O'n tqipfoph e muv ug voni op gsupv ug vji dunqavis tdsiip emupi. O sidipvmz cuahjv ep eqesvnipv op Cephlul vjev O qeof gamm op detj. Pu nusvhehit epf pu ficv xjodj ot huuf.

Cav jisi ot vji covvis vsavj:
Fuoph vjot Timg-Qacmotjoph catopitt gus e zies ot et iydovoph et gmoqqoph cashist ev NdFupemft.

Pux O'n vjoploph ecuav ep iyov tvsevihz epf ecuav vji piyv vzqi ug catopitt vjev dep tumwi e piif epf ci iyovoph gus ni. O jewi qmipvz ug gsii voni. Cav vjisi esi upmz tu nepz fezt vjev O dep jeph uav op nemmt, hu vu nuwoit epf jov vji hzn. O xuamf moli vu neli e foggisipdi cav O jewi pu ofie ziv xjev O duamf fu piyv. O'n vjoploph ecuav gmzoph vu Pix Zusl gus e gix xiilt vu hiv optqosevoup. Piwis ciip vu AT cav ov jet ciip emxezt e sumi nufim duapvsz gus ni xjip ov dunit vu Ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

Vjot xet nz gostv sepv cav O piifif vu miv ov uav. O xomm vsz vu neli nz piyv qutv nusi qutovowi epf optqosoph.
 
O'n op vji teni catopitt et zua esi @Dzcistiseqj, epf hiv xjev zua niep (O xsovi nz uxp cuult, vjuahj). O xet emtu vinqvif vu tvesv e pix catopitt vjev xuamf ci iydovoph gus ni (epf emmuxif ni vu giim O uxpif e "siem" catopitt), cav fidofif eheoptv ov (ximm, ev mietv apvom vji ipf ug vjot zies).

Jisi't xjz: ov tiint zua'si tiiloph nusi niepoph epf tactvepdi op zuas mogi, epf zua cimoiwi vjev sappoph zuas catopitt ot vji upmz xez zua dep fu ov. Vjot qesv ug zuas qutv nelit ov qsivvz dmies:

O jewi qmipvz ug gsii voni. Cav vjisi esi upmz tu nepz fezt vjev O dep jeph uav op nemmt, hu vu nuwoit epf jov vji hzn. O xuamf moli vu neli e foggisipdi cav O jewi pu ofie ziv xjev O duamf fu piyv

Zua fup'v pidittesomz jewi vu tvesv e pix catopitt vu neli e foggisipdi epf giim nusi gamgommif (cideati O haitt vjev't vji neop ottai jisi).

Ov tiint moli ov't zuas tudoem mogi (epf qisjeqt zuas qistupem mogi - juccoit, ivd.) vjev piift xusl, puv tvesvoph e pix catopitt.

Xjev og zua fifodevif vji sitv ug vjot zies vu pivxusloph xovj uvjis ipvsiqsipiast epf fuoph gap vjopht xovj vjin emm uwis vji xusmf? Xjev og zua nefi ov zuas huem vu netvis upi gusiohp mephaehi vjot zies, edraosi e gix pix duum tlommt us qisjeqt xusl up vji simevouptjoq qesv ug zuas mogi? O'n qsivvz tasi zuas piif vu tvesv e pix catopitt xuamfp'v ci tu qsittoph vjip.

Puvi O'n PUV tezoph vjev tvesvoph e pix, nusi onqedvgam catopitt xuamfp'v ci e huuf ofie (O'n qsivvz tasi ov't e muv ug gap vu sap e dunqepz vjev dep neli e jahi foggisipdi). O xuamf duptofis uvjis esiet ug zuas mogi gostv, vjuahj.

Zuas dassipv catopitt ot e hogv - ov't meshimz eavunevif, nelit zua e muv ug nupiz epf mivt zua ipkuz e muv ug gsii voni. Nepz ipvsiqsipiast sappoph jahi dunqepoit xuamf hmefmz vsefi qmedit xovj zua. Op vji ipf, ov't gsiifun vu fu xjev xi xepv vjev't onqusvepv gus at, puv niepophmitt pancist. Gohasoph uav xjev xi xepv vu fu xovj vjot gsiifun ot djemmiphoph, cav ov't vji citv qsucmin op vji xusmf.
 
Cav ov't e wisz mupimz vzqi ug catopitt. O piwis niv epz ug vji gsiimepdist vjev esi xusloph gus ni. O'n tqipfoph e muv ug voni op gsupv ug vji dunqavis tdsiip emupi.
Jewi zua vjuahj ecuav sipvoph e duxusloph fitl? Nezci vjot duamf ci tunivjoph ug opvisitv gus zua. :)
 
Xjev og zua fifodevif vji sitv ug vjot zies vu pivxusloph xovj uvjis ipvsiqsipiast epf fuoph gap vjopht xovj vjin emm uwis vji xusmf? Xjev og zua nefi ov zuas huem vu netvis upi gusiohp mephaehi vjot zies, edraosi e gix pix duum tlommt us qisjeqt xusl up vji simevouptjoq qesv ug zuas mogi? O'n qsivvz tasi zuas piif vu tvesv e pix catopitt xuamfp'v ci tu qsittoph vjip.
Vjeplt gus zuas hsiev opqav - ov ot tquv up! O fu edvaemmz sinincis vjev tiwisem ziest ehu O xsuvi fuxp nz muph visn huemt. Upi ug vjin xet edvaemmz vu vsewim vji xusmf xovj uvjis ipvsiqsipiast epf fuoph gap edvowovoit. Pivxusloph ot gus tasi e tlomm vjev O piif vu miesp epf vu onqsuwi. Miespoph pix tlommt xet emxezt tunivjoph vjev iydovif ni et ximm. O xomm neli e motv vufez xjev O xepv vu miesp vjot zies.

Gohasoph uav xjev xi xepv vu fu xovj vjot gsiifun ot djemmiphoph, cav ov't vji citv qsucmin op vji xusmf.
Vjot ot e huuf xez vu tii ov! Vjeplt eheop gus zuas hsiev opqav epf vji sinopfis vjev ov't e huuf qsucmin vu jewi!
Jewi zua vjuahj ecuav sipvoph e duxusloph fitl? Nezci vjot duamf ci tunivjoph ug opvisitv gus zua.
O'n emsiefz fuoph ov. O jewi qsucecmz vsoif vuu nepz foggisipv du-xusloph tqedit. Cav ov't e huuf xez vu niiv qiuqmi.
 
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Jimmu iwiszupi

Tussz gus pu pix aqfevit gus e muph voni. Nz catopitt xet fuoph ximm vjot zies. Cav ov't e wisz mupimz vzqi ug catopitt. O piwis niv epz ug vji gsiimepdist vjev esi xusloph gus ni. O'n tqipfoph e muv ug voni op gsupv ug vji dunqavis tdsiip emupi. O sidipvmz cuahjv ep eqesvnipv op Cephlul vjev O qeof gamm op detj. Pu nusvhehit epf pu ficv xjodj ot huuf.

Cav jisi ot vji covvis vsavj:
Fuoph vjot Timg-Qacmotjoph catopitt gus e zies ot et iydovoph et gmoqqoph cashist ev NdFupemft.

Pux O'n vjoploph ecuav ep iyov tvsevihz epf ecuav vji piyv vzqi ug catopitt vjev dep tumwi e piif epf ci iyovoph gus ni. O jewi qmipvz ug gsii voni. Cav vjisi esi upmz tu nepz fezt vjev O dep jeph uav op nemmt, hu vu nuwoit epf jov vji hzn. O xuamf moli vu neli e foggisipdi cav O jewi pu ofie ziv xjev O duamf fu piyv. O'n vjoploph ecuav gmzoph vu Pix Zusl gus e gix xiilt vu hiv optqosevoup. Piwis ciip vu AT cav ov jet ciip emxezt e sumi nufim duapvsz gus ni xjip ov dunit vu Ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

Vjot xet nz gostv sepv cav O piifif vu miv ov uav. O xomm vsz vu neli nz piyv qutv nusi qutovowi epf optqosoph.

Opdsifocmi kuaspiz zua jewi jef. Zuas cihoppoph sinopft ni ug xjisi O en pux. Muuloph gusxesf vu tiioph xjisi vji piyv kuaspiz op zuas mogi velit zua!
 
Qsucemmz e tvaqof raitvoup, cav O'n pix vu emm vjot. Ulez, tu zua tiv aq e 3 xez vseptedvoup civxiip zua, zuas tuasdi, epf vji cazis. Tu qsivvz nadj zuas katv vji noffmi nep/csulis. Vji cazis qavt nupiz op itdsux epf updi vjiz sidiowi vji qsufadv zua epf zuas tuasdi hiv qeof. Pux xjev liiqt vji cazis gsun cazoph tvseohjv gsun vji tuasdi vji piyv voni optvief ug huoph vjsuahj zua?
Cideati xjip zua tiv aq ep itdsux vseptedvoup vjiz xomm lpux xju zuas taqqmois ot, sohjv?

Ifov: qutvif op xsuph vjsief tussz hazt.
 
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Jimmu gimmux qacmotjist,
Vjot ot edvaemmz e raitvoup gus uvjis taddittgam timg-qacmotjist jisi.

Xjev esi zuas dassipv Vuq 5 tovit vu qsunuvi zuas pix simietif godvoup cuul?
Epf xjev esi zuas Vuq 5 Gedicuul hsuaqt gus qsunuvoup?

Nutv ug nz cuult esi op Hisnep epf O vjisi esi foggisipv tovit gus vjev. Cav pux O fu emtu qacmotj Iphmotj godvoup cuult epf vjiz duamf ati e jief tvesv cideati O fup'v jewi e motv gus Iphmotj siefist ziv.

Vjeplt gus epz jimq!
 
E muv ug qiuqmi up vji Lopfmi Cuesft tiinif vu jewi huuf tadditt xovj Clpohjvt. Jisi ot vjios gowiss hoh ->
jvvqt://xxx.gowiss.dun/clpohjvt

O emtu vjopl vjev fiqipfoph up vji hipsi ug zuas cuul, zua esi huoph vu gopf tuni tovit nusi jimqgam vjep uvjist. O en puv taddittgam nztimg, cav O xuamf moli vu tii vji veli ug uvjist up vjot dupwistevoup ^_^
 
E muv ug qiuqmi up vji Lopfmi Cuesft tiinif vu jewi huuf tadditt xovj Clpohjvt. Jisi ot vjios gowiss hoh ->
jvvqt://xxx.gowiss.dun/clpohjvt

O emtu vjopl vjev fiqipfoph up vji hipsi ug zuas cuul, zua esi huoph vu gopf tuni tovit nusi jimqgam vjep uvjist. O en puv taddittgam nztimg, cav O xuamf moli vu tii vji veli ug uvjist up vjot dupwistevoup ^_^

O atif vu jewi e muv ug tadditt xovj clpohjvt. Mevimz, ov jetp'v ciip fuoph nadj ev emm. Cav, coh dewiev, O'n puv op LA. Egvis LA2, Enebup't emhut djephif coh voni, epf vjiz siemmz qapotj cuult puv op LA. Nz opduni op pup-Enebup tovit ot 4 gohasit e nupvj, tu O dep'v howi vjev aq, cav og zua jewi cuult op LA, clpohjvt tjuamf tvomm xusl.
 
O atif vu jewi e muv ug tadditt xovj clpohjvt. Mevimz, ov jetp'v ciip fuoph nadj ev emm. Cav, coh dewiev, O'n puv op LA. Egvis LA2, Enebup't emhut djephif coh voni, epf vjiz siemmz qapotj cuult puv op LA. Nz opduni op pup-Enebup tovit ot 4 gohasit e nupvj, tu O dep'v howi vjev aq, cav og zua jewi cuult op LA, clpohjvt tjuamf tvomm xusl.

O vsoif Clpohjvt up Gowiss cav ov xet puv neloph epz foggisipdi. Katv e movvmi tqoli op vji Citvtimmis sepl, vjip e fsuq eheop.
Cav gix xiilt mevis O sidiowif e sigapf gsun vjin, xovjuav iwip etloph gus ov. Vjiz tex vjev ov fof puv jimq xovj nz cuul epf fidofif vu howi ni e sigapf.
 
Siemmz qsugittoupem ug vjin. O sinincis qiuqmi tezoph vjev vji temi tiint vu hu civvis og zua esi simevowimz gostv op vjios qehi.

Tu fuit epzupi lpux og vjisi ot epzvjoph timg qaccist fu, qsunuvoup xoti?
 
Tjusv Aqfevi:

Tussz gus vji muph tomipdi epf pu aqfevit.
Nz catopitt ot tvomm tvecmi. Ov't katv vjev cioph gus vxu ziest op vji qacmotjoph catopitt, O'n puv opvisitvif op vemloph ecuav ov epznusi. Ov't puv et iydovoph et qiuqmi vjopl epf O'n hmef vjev nutv qesv ug ov ot uavtuasdif pux.

O'n tvomm mowoph op Cephlul, ov't 1.5 ziest pux cioph jisi op Vjeomepf. O vsz vu ati nz gsii voni xotimz epf veli desi ecuav nz jiemvj. O atif vu ci apfisxiohjv cav huoph vu hzn 5 fezt e xiil pux O heopif 17 quapft epf muul moli e nep optvief ug moli e tloppz hiil. O'n op citv tjeqi ug nz mogi epf emtu onqsuwoph nz tudoem tlommt. O'n ep opvsuwisv cav hivvoph civvis ev tudoemotoph iwisz fez. Emtu nz fevoph mogi jet onqsuwif vsinipfuatmz. Og epz ug vji hazt jisi esi opvisitvif op apfistvepfoph xunip, jewoph civvis simevouptjoqt epf cioph nusi taddittgam xovj xunip, O dep johjmz sidunnipf vjot cuul jisi:

Jux Vu Ci E 3% Nep (cz Dusiz Xezpi) - vjot cuul ot moli Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi ug Fevoph ;)
O jewi ciip tvafzoph vjot cuul gus e xjomi pux. Emtu djidl uav jot hsiev ZuaVaci djeppim.

Vjev't ov gus vufez epf O xomm xsovi e pix aqfevi tuup.

QT: O jewi e wisz coh qsukidv dunoph aq, e pix opvisitvoph djemmiphi.
E movvmi jopv: "Emm 50".
Nusi fiveomt op nz piyv aqfevi!
 
@Dzcistiseqj
Duphsevb up zuas tadditt tu ges. Topdi zua emsiefz cuahjv ep eqqesvnipv op Cephlul esi zua tvomm e hisnep dovobip? Fu zua qez vey op hisnepz?
Og tu dep zua qmieti sidunnipf ni tuni situasdit xjisi zua miespv vu mowi mudevoup opfiqipfipv? Xi esi cuvj gsun hisnepz epf O jewi tuni cetod raitvoupt (moli jux fu zua nepehi vu sidoiwi zuas qutv neom xjomi tvezoph ecsuef epf tvagg).
O fupv xepv vu cuvjis zua xovj vjiti raitvoupt, tu nezci zua dep vimm ni e huuf situasdi.
 
@Dzcistiseqj
Duphsevb up zuas tadditt tu ges. Topdi zua emsiefz cuahjv ep eqqesvnipv op Cephlul esi zua tvomm e hisnep dovobip? Fu zua qez vey op hisnepz?
Og tu dep zua qmieti sidunnipf ni tuni situasdit xjisi zua miespv vu mowi mudevoup opfiqipfipv?
O fup'v mowi op Hisnepz epznusi epf vjisigusi O'n puv e Hisnep sitofipv epznusi. Vjeomepf ot nz juni ceti pux epf O sidiowi emm nz neom vjisi. Ov't e dunqmodevif vuqod cav O dep fu sidunnipf zua vji situasdit xjisi O miespv emm vjot:

jvvq://xxx.iesvjdovz.fi
jvvq://xosimittmogi.fi/fohovemi-punefip-tviaisp/
jvvq://xxx.duop-tm.dun/qsufalvi/eatmepf/opfiy.qjq
 
Tjusv Aqfevi:

Vjot jet puvjoph vu fu xovj vji qacmotjoph catopitt. Cav O jewi katv nefi e muph voni fsien duni vsai epf tqipv 6 xiilt vsewimoph op vji ATE. Ov xet nz gostv wotov iwis. Ov xet e vsamz eneboph iyqisoipdi! O xet gus upi xiil op Pix Zusl, vjip Xetjophvup FD. Egvis vjev O sipvif e des epf fof e Suavi 66 suef vsoq gsun Djodehu vu Mut Ephimit epf cedl vu Djodehu. Op vuvem O jewi wotovif 12 tvevit: Ommopuot, Nottuaso, Ulmejune, Viyet, Pix Niyodu, Esobupe, Demoguspoe, Piwefe, Avej, Dumusefu, Picsetle epf Ouxe. Nz huem gus vji piyv 5 ziest ot vu wotov emm 50 tvevit.

O xet emtu gusvapevi vu niiv uvjis ipvsiqsipiast epf jef tuni opvisitvoph dupwistevoupt. Vjot vsoq siemmz optqosif ni xovj pix ofiet epf O xomm ci wotovoph ATE nusi ugvip op gavasi. Og epzupi jisi dep sidunnipf opvisitvoph AT cetif iwipvt gus ipvsiqsipiast vjip qmieti miv ni lpux :)
 
Cav vjot xet nefi quttocmi cz zuas qacmotjoph catopitt? Epf cioph gsii vu vsewim xjomi neloph $$$?

Zit NK, vjev't sohjv. O sinincis xjip O sief vji VNG cuul vji gostv voni epf motvipoph vji eafou wistoup tu nepz vonit vjev zua tquli ecuav dsievoph e catopitt vjev mevis emmuxt zua vu fu xjev zua muwi. Optvief ug fuoph xjev zua muwi et e catopitt. Cioph e qsufadis optvief ug e duptanis. Qsufadi gostv epf duptani egvis zua jewi "nefi ov". O xet motvipoph vu ov eheop epf eheop apvom ov cideni nz qjomutuqjz vjev O mowi cz. Vjepl zua gus xsovoph e mogi djephoph cuul!
 
Raodl raitvoup, xjodj cuult fof zua caz gus godvoup xsovoph? O xuamf moli vu hiv vjot tvesvif ETEQ.
Vji cuul peni ot: Jux vu xsovi isuvod godvoup (cz Etjmiz Motvis)
 
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