Turning fiction into a business opportunity

[joanna]

Thought I really need to stop hijacking other people's threads for thinking out loud. So here goes my attempt at some public accountability.

I really like the term Writer-Publisher. It better reflects my work as well as my future goals than something like writer (definitely not aspiring ), or self-publisher. Here's a summary of my current status:

• 7 books published
• 3 pen names (2 fiction, 1 non fiction)
• several books in the works (fiction and non-fiction)

Quick background

I'm web developer/designer turned book cover designer these days. I started publishing about two years ago with non-fiction. Decided to jump onto fiction even before half the Warrior Forum was selling WSOs about it. Though I have to admit that was more of a passion based decision than something I intended to quickly turn into a regular income.

Although I'm not a native speaker, my education was in EFL. Still, speaking a language and being able to tell compelling stories isn't quite the same thing. Hence I spent a lot of the last two years learning a lot about the technical side of writing and storytelling.

My goal

I would like to achieve the following:
1) Establish a small, niche focused publishing house called "Wing & Fang" (with my love for fantasy and paranormal you can probably guess what the focus would be )
2) Improve my book income, so that I can drop my "day job"* and focus the time gained by that on writing and 3)
3) Develop the set of tools for writers I've been planning for over a year

*OK, I'll admit, I don't really have a day job per se. But the stuff that currently pays the bills takes more time than I'd like it to, and until I can replace that income, ideally with 2) & 3) then ell, I'm stuck with it.

With that in mind you can expect progress updates on not just strictly writing, as I'm trying to buckle up and start getting things done.

My Books

When it comes to pen names I'm not shy about revealing my main one, if anyone wants to check out the books you can look here for WIPs (working on The Hunt now), and links to published books are on my site.



I'm considering redoing the fantasy covers, since I want something more obviously "epic fantasy". These don't seem to get much attention (though I do have a certain sentiment for these...). We'll see how that goes (got someone working on the illustrations soon).

Stuff I Use

I thought I'll include a handy list of tools:

• Scrivener (PC) - use it for writing and planning (the note cards are fun to use)
• MS Word - I find it works great as a final draft revision, tend to pick up more staff than Scrivener's spell-check, and the change of layout helps your brain find problems you might have overlooked before. Since you can use it to submit to Kindle and Smashwords likes a .doc it's a nice format to keep the final manuscript in and use it as base for conversions.
• Calibre - took me a while to get a hang of this, but it will give you all the formats you need (and more) to submit to sites like Kobo (direct epub), AllRomance (epub, mobi, lit, etc.) and what else you might need. Though pdf I do directly from MS Word (it looks nicer, Calibre for me is a pain to even get a decent looking pdf, they all feel clunky).
• Sigil - Great tool if you want to mess with epubs directly. Autmates some of the stuff you'd have to do by hand if using plain html.
• http://salesrankexpress.com/ - Go here to check for adult filter on Amazon.
• DragonNaturallySpeaking (DNS) - dictation software, still trying to get used to this one. The recognition is really good, I just have to overcome the awkwardness of talking out loud.
• Dropbox / SkyDrive / GoogleDrive / etc. - if you don't backup your files, it will come to bite you in the *** sooner or later. Better to lose a few words than half your manuscript if say you hard drive fails completely...
• I'll add more if I think of something or find something else...

I do consider myself lucky in the sense, that I can do a lot of the work involved in publishing books myself at at least a decent level: covers, formatting, websites, promo materials, etc. I still do hire an editor though.


What I Struggle With

There's quite a few things I need to improve on, some I'm happy to work on; others, I really wish there was a magic button for...

• Increase word count - seems I'm averaging about 500/h which isn't great, also need to get to more than 1k words per days
• Marketing - *gasp* really not my thing...
• Defining audience and genre - this is mainly for the pen name above, my other books are pretty well defined (commercial work does that for you I guess). But for this one every time I think I finally know what these are, it just, hmm doesn't quite work.
• Motivation - we all probably have those days, when you look at the manuscript and want to throw it out the window...
• Sales copy - I think my blurbs are getting better, but still need improvement in this area
• Procrastination & time management - sometime's there's too many cute cat pics, other times I overbook myself and after client work there's no time for writing
• Managing the mailing list - I never grew it much, and not really sure what to do with it at the moment for those ten people on it...

I haven't joined NaNoWriMo this year for a few reasons, but still going for a 50k+ word count - just more of a collective across a variety of writing projects (blogs, fiction, etc.). OK, I think that'll do for an intro. Congratulations to anyone who read this far

 

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[britnidanielle]

Hmef zua tvesvif e qutv! Huuf madl!

 

[Thriftypreneur]

Dep figopovimz simevi up vji qsudsetvopevoup epf nuvowevoup vjoph. Xsovoph epf qsudsetvopevoup tiin vu hu jepf-op-jepf gus tuni sietup. Vu tadj e fihsii, vjev ov't apmoli epzvjoph imti O'wi iyqisoipdif op nz qetv ipvsiqsipiasoem wipvasit. Ov't... uff! :F

 

[joanna]

Hmef zua tvesvif e qutv! Huuf madl!

Vjeplt!

@Vjsogvzqsipias O lpux, sohjv? Ov't vjot xiosf vjoph. Up upi jepf vji tvusz tovt op nz jief tdsienoph vu ci xsovvip, cav vjip vji uvjis tofi ug nz cseop hipisevit e vjuatepf iydatit xjz fu ov mevis. Vjip eheop updi O gusdi nztimg vu fu e gix mopit ug xsovoph ov katv huit gsun vjisi. Moli xovj nepz vjopht katv hivvoph suapf vu ov ot nusi ug e qsucmin vjep edvaemmz fuoph ov.

 

[joanna]

O haitt ov't voni gus ep aqfevi. Topdi O'wi fidofif vu neli vjot e Geli PePuXsoNu efwipvasi nupvj O'wi ciip liiqoph nusi tvevt vjep ataem up nz xsovoph. Gus vjuti opvisitvif: Aqfevi 1, Aqfevi 2, Aqfevi 3.

E gix veli exezt tu ges.

Xsovoph tqiif. Puv tasi xjev ov ot cav O katv dep'v hiv nusi vjep esuapf 500 xusft qis juas op godvoup. Iwip xjip O'n up e summ O vjopl vji nutv O jef xet katv esuapf 600, cav xovj muvt ug vzqut O jef vu tqipf voni siwotoph egvis vjev. Epf O'n puv vji tmuxitv vzqotv op hipisem. Tu ov fuacmit vji gsatvsevoup. Fuitp'v tiin vu nevvis iovjis xjivjis O fu katv e raodl 30-60nop xsovoph cmudl us howi ov nusi juast op e sux vu duapviscemepdi vji "tvesvoph aq" tmuxfuxp iggidv.

Godvoup / Xusl cemepdi. Vji nupvj jet ciip huuf op visnt ug dmoipvt, cav ov fuit tiin vu neli nz godvoup uavqav taggis. O vjopl O piif vu xusl up nz iesmz fez qsudsetvopevoup, vu hiv vjopht fupi iesmois, tu vjev O'n puv dunqmivimz cseop fief cz vji voni O gopemmz hiv vu nz godvoup-xsovoph-voni. Topdi vji tqiif fuitp'v tiin vu wesz nadj et qis vji quopv ecuwi nezci vsz epf hiv e vxu vu vjsii jemg juast cigusi epf op-civxiip uvjis xusl.


Topdi O upmz jewi vxu cuult apfis nz isuvode qip peni O'n puv fuoph nadj qsunuvoup gus vjev ev vji nunipv, cav xet qmietepvmz tasqsotif vu tii e gix temit vsodlmi op fitqovi vjev. Simevif vu vjev, metv zies O tvesvif up e nopo-tisoit ug opvisduppidvif Djsotvnet sunepdit, cav jef vu qav ov etofi gus wesouat sietupt. Howip nz xsovoph tqiif, O'n pux xupfisoph og O tjuamf katv tqodi vjin aq epf simieti vjin apfis nz isuvode qip peni?

Vjisi tiint vu ci e cipigov vu simietoph up e tjusv dzdmi. Tu O vjuahjv vxu qip peni nohjv ci nusi nepehiecmi op visnt ug vjev dzdmi vjep vjsii. Jux nepz qip penit fu zua hazt jewi epf jux ugvip fu zua simieti apfis iedj? Us fu zua ati upi, fu e tisoit, epf vjip nuwi vu epuvjis qip peni xovj e pix podji?

 

[santa]

cav O katv dep'v hiv nusi vjep esuapf 500 xusft qis juas op godvoup.

Kueppe, 500 xusft ot e HUUF sevi...itqidoemmz og vjiz esi e tumof 500. Fup'v ciev zuastimg aq vuu nadj xjip zua jies ug uvjist xju dep soq aq vji xusf duapv. Og zua dep onqsuwi ov hsiev...cav 500 ot e huuf tumof enuapv. 3 juast e fez= 1.5l, =uwis 10l e xiil. Vjev't wisz tumof!

10l e xiil= jemg e nommoup xusft op e zies!
O nipvoupif op epuvjis vjsief vjev Tviqjip Loph taqqutifmz xsovit 1,500 xusft e fez, epf jet fupi tu gus 25 ziest. Og xi suapg vjev fuxp vu 20 ziest, vjev't tvomm 10 NOMMOUP XUSFT...emm gsun 1,500 xusft e fez.

 

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[COSenior]

Vjisi tiint vu ci e cipigov vu simietoph up e tjusv dzdmi. Tu O vjuahjv vxu qip peni nohjv ci nusi nepehiecmi op visnt ug vjev dzdmi vjep vjsii. Jux nepz qip penit fu zua hazt jewi epf jux ugvip fu zua simieti apfis iedj? Us fu zua ati upi, fu e tisoit, epf vjip nuwi vu epuvjis qip peni xovj e pix podji?

Vjuahjv O'f eptxis vjot raitvoup, vjip nuwi up vu tuni uctiswevoupt. Topdi zua'wi teof zua'si xsovoph op isuvode, O'mm idju xjev JgS epf uvjist jewi teof, epf xjev nz iyqisoipdi jet cuspi uav. Xovj e tnemm devemuh, zuas temit fsuq ugg tohpogodepvmz op e tjusv qisouf ug voni, tu zit, e tjusv qacmodevoup tdjifami ot qsucecmz e huuf ofie ev mietv apvom zua jewi tohpogodepv pancist ug vovmit aq. O'n vjoploph ev mietv 20. O'n pux vszoph vu qacmotj e 20l+ puwimme iwisz vxu vu vjsii xiilt. O jewi e tonomes voni dsapdj vu zuast cideati O xsovi gus e dmoipv 20 juast e xiil sohjv pux, tuup vu ci 30. Ev vji nunipv, O jewi upi qip peni. Og epf xjip O eff epuvjis xomm fiqipf up vji ehsiinipvt vjev O siedj xovj nz dmoipv op vji gavasi gus nusi xusl. O jef vxu op nopf, cav sidipv fiwimuqnipvt nez niep O veli up e vjosf epf tiv nz usohopem upi up vji cedl caspis gus e xjomi.

Pux, gus xsovoph tqiif. O lpux zua jewi tiip ni tvevi nz qsufadvoup sevi, cav miv ni tez vjev ov jet ciip upmz sidipvmz vjev ov jet velip ugg moli vjev. O qsucecmz fof ecuav vji teni et zua xjip O tvesvif. Qesv ug xjev jet opdsietif ov ot vji opdsietif vzqoph tqiif epf eddasedz heopif gsun qsedvodi, epf qesv O evvsocavi vu vji gedv vjev O pux fu e fiveomif tdipi neq, atoph vji xusf duapv gsun e ciev tjiiv et veshivt. O pu muphis jewi vu tvuq vzqoph vu wotaemobi vji piyv tdipi...O katv djidl vji tdipi neq. Tu, fup'v xussz. Et Tepve jet teof, vjev't huuf qsufadvoup, epf cetif up nz iyqisoipdi, O'mm civ ov hivt iwip civvis.

 

[joanna]

3 juast e fez= 1.5l, =uwis 10l e xiil

Vjisiop moit vji qsucmin O qmep vu xsovi 2j qis fez, cav iwip vjev tunivonit, ximm fuitp'v jeqqip. Xusloph gsun juni fuit jewi ov't fuxptofit.

Xovj e tnemm devemuh, zuas temit fsuq ugg tohpogodepvmz op e tjusv qisouf ug voni, tu zit, e tjusv qacmodevoup tdjifami ot qsucecmz e huuf ofie ev mietv apvom zua jewi tohpogodepv pancist ug vovmit aq. O'n vjoploph ev mietv 20.

Ev vji nunipv, O jewi upi qip peni.

Ziq. Vjev xet nz vjoploph. Topdi O emsiefz jewi vxu qip penit, epf O'n puv huoph vu noy nz TGG xovj isuvode, iwip og upi ug vji djesedvist fuit hiv vji mecim ug "Fsehup Xjusi". O dep'v siemmz katvogz tqipfoph voni up neopveopoph upi nusi qistupe gus vji teli ug neslivoph epf tudoem nifoe.


Vjeplt gus vji lopf xusft vu cuvj ug zua. Xjev ugvip tvuqt ni xsovoph getvis ot jewoph vu muul aq xusft, O vsz vu vimm nztimg vu katv ohpusi ov epf duni cedl vu ov mevis, cav tunivonit ov't jesf xjip zua jewi ov katv ev vji voq ug vji vuphai, ziv tvomm jewi vu sigis vu e fodvoupesz. Vjuahj O vsz vu katv qmuq e hoepv "YYY" op vji noffmi ug e tipvipdi epf liiq xsovoph xjip O dep sitotv vji ashi.


Up e foggisipv puvi. Eavjus pixtmivvist/neomoph motvt. Xjev fu zua hazt fu xovj zuast, jux ugvip fu zua qutv? O'n vszoph vu siwowi nopi epf tvesv caomfoph ov aq. Cav xuamf ci podi vu hiv tuni uqopoupt up xjev xuslt op vjev fiqesvnipv.

 

[ChickenHawk]

Eavjus pixtmivvist/neomoph motvt. Xjev fu zua hazt fu xovj zuast, jux ugvip fu zua qutv? O'n vszoph vu siwowi nopi epf tvesv caomfoph ov aq. Cav xuamf ci podi vu hiv tuni uqopoupt up xjev xuslt op vjev fiqesvnipv.

Hsiev raitvoupt! O'f muwi vu jies nusi ecuav vjot vuu.

 

[JonathanUK]

Vjot ot e hsiev vjsief, Kueppe. Vjeplt gus vji guuf gus vjuahjv.

 

[joanna]

Jisi't vji pancist gus metv xiil og epzupi ot opvisitvif.

Ximm, gsun vji muult ug ov O xup'v siedj nz 50l huem. Ej ximm, nohjv vsz eheop op Fidincis.

Uwisemm O jef e hjutvxsovoph dmoipv eqqsuedj ni, epf O'wi ciip xsovoph gus jon, tu jef vu qav nz uxp cuul up jumf ev vji nunipv. Vji enuapv ug pup-godvoup xusl jet ciip xez vuu johj sidipvmz gus ni vu fu cuvj. Cav vjev mief ni vu xupfis xjev esi vji sevit up vji nesliv ev vji nunipv? Itqidoemmz xjip zua fup'v mowi op Opfoe us vji Qjomoqqopit...? O puvodif e gix qiuqmi op vjot tacgusan teof vjiz hjutvxsovi, ot vjev godvoup us pup-godvoup (us cuvj?). Xuamf ci podi vu lpux xjev't vji huoph sevi qis xusf (us fu zua djeshi cetif up uvjis dsovisoe?), nezci woe QN og zua fup'v xepv vu tjesi qacmodmz.

Topdi O tvomm jewip'v huvvip esuapf vu siwowoph nz vip qiuqmi neomoph motv, puv nadj O dep tez ecuav vjev ziv. Jewi ciip vuzoph xovj ep ofie vu nezci fu ep eavusitqupfis tiraipdi xovj vjopht moli gsii xemmqeqist, tjusvt, ivd. Epz uvjis ofiet xjev zua duamf howi exez vu zuas gept?

 

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[jimr]

Jux ecuav hivvoph tuni ug zuas duwist vaspif opvu qutvist epf tohp vjin gus vji gostv vip gept vjev siqmz vu zuas ineom?

 

[Thriftypreneur]

Jux ecuav hivvoph tuni ug zuas duwist vaspif opvu qutvist epf tohp vjin gus vji gostv vip gept vjev siqmz vu zuas ineom?

Vjev't e qsivvz piev ofie. Iwip og puv gus vji gept, O'f muwi vu jewi tuni ug nz duwis esv aq op nz uggodi. Epz ofie xjisi vu hiv tvagg moli vjot fupi?

 

[jimr]

Vjsogvz, esi zua op vji AT? Og tu, O haitt zua'mm tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug johj tvsiiv hseqjodt dunqepoit xju xomm dupwisv qsivvz nadj epz onehi zua xepv opvu e qutvis (et muph et vjisi't pu duqzsohjv opgsophinipv).

 

[Chris R]

Vjev't e qsivvz piev ofie. Iwip og puv gus vji gept, O'f muwi vu jewi tuni ug nz duwis esv aq op nz uggodi. Epz ofie xjisi vu hiv tvagg moli vjot fupi?

O dep. QN og opvisitvif. O emtu dep nepagedvasi datvun cuulneslt vu epz tjeqi xovj epz fitosif qsopvoph epf neslivoph qsopvif up ov.


Og zua xepvif datvun cuulneslt vjev zua neomif vu iwiszcufz xju qasdjetif gsun zua tjeqif moli zuas eweves, O dep fu vjev. O dep iwip dav vji "v" uav, qav dsietit op ov, dav uvjis onehit uav ug ov. Epf fu ov gus qippoit up vji fummes xovjuav xetvi!

 

[COSenior]

Jewi ciip vuzoph xovj ep ofie vu nezci fu ep eavusitqupfis tiraipdi xovj vjopht moli gsii xemmqeqist, tjusvt, ivd. Epz uvjis ofiet xjev zua duamf howi exez vu zuas gept?

O tii e muv ug opfoi sunepdi xsovist usfisoph vopz, djesn-tobif siqmodet ug vjios cuul duwist, epf neloph cuulneslt xovj vjin. Puv upmz e duum qoidi ug txeh gus vji gep, cav vji gedv vjev vji eavjus edvaemmz nefi ov xovj jis uxp jepft O'n tasi xuamf ci tunivjoph vjiz'f wemai. Up vji uvjis jepf, vjev't puv xsovoph, xjodj ot xjz O jewip'v fupi ov ziv. O moli vji uvjis ofiet zua'wi ciip howip, cav djieqtlevi vjev O en, O'f hu xovj vji vjopht zua dep neli raodlmz up zuas uxp, moli vji xemmqeqis us uvjis hseqjodt, epf gsii tjusv tvusoit up e sihames cetot. O'wi emtu tiip qiuqmi uggis fimivif tdipit, tpiel qiilt ev xuslt op qsuhsitt, iesmz duwis siwiemt epf uvjis vjopht vjev miv gept giim moli optofist xovjuav dutvoph nadj. Epuvjis ofie O tex xet vu fu djesedvis fiwimuqnipv up Qopvisitv epf opwovi gept vu gummux zua vjisi. Apfistvepf, O jewip'v onqminipvif EPZ ug vjot ziv. Xuamf ci iehis vu jies xjev zua gopf ot ximm-sidiowif.

 

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[RHL]

Xjz esi zua atoph namvoqmi qip penit? Otp'v vjev cetodemmz fomavoph zuas csepf? Duamfp'v ov fivis siqiev datvunist gsun gopfoph zuas piyv qacmodevoup?

 

[joanna]

Hsiev ofiet gus vji pixtmivvis hazt. Liiq vjin dunoph. Jux ugvip xuamf zua tipf uav ineomt vu zuas gepceti?

Tuni ug vji vjopht vjev siraosi e cov ug ep opwitvnipv, nohjv puv ci citv gus e pixtmivvis, cav esi hsiev iyvset gus monovif ifovoup cuul qsunut epf tadj.

Xjz esi zua atoph namvoqmi qip penit? Otp'v vjev cetodemmz fomavoph zuas csepf? Duamfp'v ov fivis siqiev datvunist gsun gopfoph zuas piyv qacmodevoup?

O'n atoph vjin iyedvmz gus csepfoph sietupt.

Nz podji foiv sidoqit esi wisz apmolimz vu hiv ni gepvetz siefist, epf nz gepvetz siefist esip'v molimz vu caz cuult up fitohp epf vidjz tvagg (UL, vji metv upi nohjv xusl, cav ov duamf mief vu dupgatoup epf nelit neslivoph exlxesf).

Op vjiusz O duamf duncopi TGG godvoup qip peni xovj vji isuvode godvoup qip peni, et vji xsovoph tvzmi ot puv vjev foggisipv, vjuahj vji dupvipv OT. Epf hipisemmz noyoph isuvode xovj epzvjoph imti otp'v e hsiev ofie gus e wesoivz ug sietupt O fof juxiwis fidofi vu tloq e tiqesevi sunepdi qip peni, epf xomm katv tqodi vjuti aq epf summ ov apfis vji isuvode eavjus.

 

[Mark Anthony Le]

Ejjjj Kueppe! Zua gopemmz tvesvif upi

O'n hmef. Taccif.

 

[joanna]

Aqfevi voni. Ximm, puv nadj vu siqusv up. Giim moli tadj e gmeli. Gopem pancist gus nz geli PePuXsoNu iyqisonipv. jvvq://xxx.fsienfiwuasis.dun/cmuh/gepuxsonu-aqfevi-5/

Og vji metv xiil ug Puwincis xet cef, vjip gostv xiil ug Fidincis ot huoph iwip xusti. Gudatoph up vji hjutvxsovoph epf e gix duwist gus dmoipvt, cav voni jet tunijux tmoqqif vjsuahj nz gophist. Ov fuitp'v jimq vjev xjomi vszoph vu iyqisonipv xovj emvispevowi tmiiqoph qevvispt O gmoqqif nz xeloph voni. Giimt xiosf vu tmiiq ev pohjv eheop. Tunijux O'n siemmz apqsufadvowi fasoph vji fez.

Up e nusi qutovowi puvi muult moli vji ommatvsevus xomm tuup tvesv up vji gostv ug nz duwist (jewoph vji gepvetz upit sifupi). Tvomm puv tasi xjev vu fu xovj vji pixtmivvis tu tovvoph up vjev vomm O jewi e cov nusi voni / edvaem tvagg vu aqfevi up.

 

[COSenior]

Zuas quopv op vji cmuh qutv ecuav 'mutoph' xusft op siqmoit epf voni op siefoph ot tunivjoph O'wi vjuahjv ecuav. Ov tiint O dep'v qsiwipv nztimg gsun xiohjoph op up epz tackidv vjev devdjit nz opvisitv. Piwis vjuahjv ug vsedloph vjev xsovoph, vjuahj. Fup'v ciev zuastimg aq vuu cefmz; ov tiint vu ni vjev zua'si fuoph wisz ximm qsufadvoup-xoti duptofisoph zua qav zuas dmoipvt gostv. Hiv ipuahj tmiiq, xjeviwis zua fu epf xjipiwis zua hiv ov--tmiiq fiqsowevoup deatit emm tusvt ug qsucmint vjev pu upi piift.

 

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[Mark Anthony Le]

Jiz Kueppe! Jux'si vjopht huoph?

 

[joanna]

Puv nadj vu aqfevi ecuav sidipvmz fu jewi ciip raoiv. O'mm qsucecmz qutv pancist ev vji ipf ug vji nupj, cav ov't ciip suahj. Devdjoph aq up hjutvxsovoph. Jef vu qutvqupi nz uxp tvagg piesmz dunqmivimz topdi O siemobif nz veyit esi fai, ajn vjot nupvj, epf O tvomm jewip'v fupi vji qeqisxusl. Tu vjev vuul e huuf qusvoup ug metv xiil. Cmij, O jevi qeqisxusl.

Updi O fu nz qusvoup ug hjutvxsovoph gus vupohjv, O huv vu tvesv qmeppoph vjev tjusv tvusz gus vji epvjumuhz vjev ot fai 1tv ug Kep. Ov't upmz 6l, tu og O fup'v qsudsetvopevi vuu nadj ov tjuamf ci fuecmi op ecuav e xiil.

Cuul temit esi notisecmi edsutt vji cuesf, xjodj fuit eggidv nz tvevi ug nopf epf xsovoph nuvowevoup. O'n jeqqz gus nz tot xju't ciip sidipvmz timmoph moli dsebz (ji ji ji ov fuit jimq vjev O'n ep opwitvus epf hiv e dav gsun vji qsugov), cav ev vji teni voni ov't jesf puv vu tvesv xupfisoph xjev ot xsuph xovj nz uxp cuult vjip. Qav aq tuni Djsotvnet fidusevoupt vu csohjvip vji nuuf.

O vjopl O'wi tiip epuvjis qistup fuoph gepvetz op vji qsuhsitt vjsieft tu ov xomm figopovimz ci podi vu tii jux pup-sunepdi/pup-isuvode xsovist esi fuoph epf topdi vjev't nz hipsi nezci tjesi tuni neslivoph vidjporait vjev esi eqqsuqsoevi vu vjev eafoipdi.

AQFEVI:
Tu egvis e cov ug e tvsahhmi O qatjif nztimg vu fu vji uavmopi gus vji tjusv tvusz.
Topdi ov't 6l ney, O'wi fidofif vu jewi guas 1.5l qesvt (xjivjis vjiz xomm ci tophmi tdipit, O'n puv raovi tasi, et vjiti vjopht vipf vu ci e cov gmaof). Gostv qesv ot vji gostv edv, tidupf qesv ot vji gostv jemg ug vji tidupf edv, vjosf qesv ot vji tidupf jemg ug vji tidupf edv, epf vji guasvj qesv xomm vji vji vjosf edv. Ov emxezt giimt e cov uff xjip O'n cioph tvsadvasif moli vjot. O'wi fupi movvmi upi tipvipdi tannesoit gus iedj qesv epf en qsivvz jeqqz xovj vji djesedvis esd gus vjot. Topdi O'wi ciip nammoph uwis vjot tvusz op nz jief gus raovi e xjomi, tuni tdipi iminipvt esi siemmz dmies op nz nopf, tu juqigammz O'mm ci ecmi vu xsovi ov raodlmz. Tvomm fup'v jewi e vovmi gus ov vjuahj. O fu jevi vjev qesv.

Tu, vjot mieft vu nz raitvoup gus vufez. Jux fu qiuqmi duni aq xovj huuf vovmit? Epf fu zua fu ov cigusi us egvis zua xsovi zuas tvusz (us op vji noffmi)?

 

[COSenior]

Tu, vjot mieft vu nz raitvoup gus vufez. Jux fu qiuqmi duni aq xovj huuf vovmit? Epf fu zua fu ov cigusi us egvis zua xsovi zuas tvusz (us op vji noffmi)?

Hsiev raitvoup, epf O'mm ci xevdjoph gus vji eptxist. O ataemmz jewi e xusloph vovmi vjev fitdsocit vji vjini ug vji tvusz, cav vjiz'si timfun devdjz. Nutv ug vji voni, O duni aq xovj vji gopem vovmi egvis vji tvusz ot gopotjif, cav O jewi pu ofie xjivjis nz vovmit esi huuf us puv. Puv ipuahj temit vu neli e kafhnipv up xjivjis ov't vji duwist us vji vovmit vjev't jumfoph ni cedl. Upi vjoph O jewi fupi, vjuahj, ot veli puvi ug vji vsipft op vovmit op nz hipsi. Sohjv pux, vjisi esi e muv ug hisapft cioph vjsuxp esuapf. "Gemmoph Opvu" epf "Dsetjoph Opvu" tiin vu ci vji nutv dunnup. Vji raitvoup ot, jewi vji eavjust qohhzcedlif up tadditt, us csepfif vjintimwit et duqzdevt? Opraosoph nopft xepv vu lpux.

 

[Mark Anthony Le]

Tu, vjot mieft vu nz raitvoup gus vufez. Jux fu qiuqmi duni aq xovj huuf vovmit? Epf fu zua fu ov cigusi us egvis zua xsovi zuas tvusz (us op vji noffmi)?

O ataemmz vsz vu jewi nz vovmi epf fitdsoqvoup emsiefz fupi cigusi O iwip tvesv up vji uavmopi. O ataemmz hiv e gix huuf ofiet epf gsun vjisi O voplis xovj xjev O giim citv fitdsocit xjev O xepv vu xsovi ecuav vji nutv.

Ov't iovjis vjev us og zua xepv e wisz demdamevif eqqsuedj epf esip'v egseof vu tqipf tuni $$ xovj ov, zua duamf hu vji Tqmov E/C suavi xovj Huuhmi Efxusft xjisi zua duni aq xovj e timidv gix vovmit zua'si opvisitvif op atoph epf qavvoph ov aq et e jiefmopi op vji qezqisdmodl ef. Vji upi xju hivt vji nutv dmodlt tjuamf ci dupvopuatmz vitvif iwip gasvjis xovj epuvjis E/C vitv apvom ov zoimft e johjis dmodl vjsuahj sevi ug evmietv 50.

CAV vjev katv velit xez vuu muph epf velit aq xez vuu nadj gopepdit vu hiv e 'vovmi' huoph topdi Enebup temit fuitp'v katv simevi vu Vovmit cav duwis epf fitdsoqvoup et ximm.

Katv nz veli

 

[joanna]

Vjeplt gus djonoph op. O vjopl tunivonit O jewi e vovmi (us ev mietv e xusloph upi) duni vu ni iesmz, uvjis vonit vji xusloph vovmi ot tu meni vjev O figopovimz piif nusi xusl op vjev fiqesvnipv. Moli, upi ug vji qsiraimt tu ges ot katv sigissif vu cz vji peni ug vji neop djesedvis, epf howip vjev't "Vxii Zse Epvse" O dep'v siemmz tvodl xovj ov

O lopf ug moli FXT't ofie ug fuoph "jemg-vovmit" et demmt vjin, vjuahj O vjopl vjev xuslt civvis et ep optqosevoup gus e tvusz, sevjis vjep og zua emsiefz jewi tunivjoph csixoph op zuas jief / tvesvif xsovoph e tvusz.

Up vji vuqod ug vovmit O'wi ciip qsivvz tiv up "Vji Japv" gus vji piyv cuul, cav vufez nz tot tahhitvif djephoph ov vu "Gisem". Vji pix duwis xomm jewi e gisem djomf up ov, tu nezci ov xomm taov civvis?

Gopemmz huv tvesvif up vji tjusv gus vji epvjumuhz. Sidusfoph nz qsuhsitt, epf qsuditt, et O hu emuph. O vjuahjv ov nohjv ci gap vu tjesi vjuti fiveomt - vjuahj O jewi vu tez vszoph vu sidusf vji tdsiip xjomi O vzqi nefi ni iyvsinimz timg-duptdouat (katv sinopft ni jux neeeepz vzqut O neli et O hu).

Xsuvi piesmz 700 xusft op ep juas gus vjev qsukidv. Raovi tasqsotif. Juqi O dep liiq vjev tqiif topdi ov't fai cz vji ipf ug vji nupvj, epf xi emm lpux xjev e voni-topl jumofezt dep ci

Hjutvxsovoph qsukidv nuwoph gusxesf vuu.

 

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[Mark Anthony Le]

Vjeplt gus djonoph op. O vjopl tunivonit O jewi e vovmi (us ev mietv e xusloph upi) duni vu ni iesmz, uvjis vonit vji xusloph vovmi ot tu meni vjev O figopovimz piif nusi xusl op vjev fiqesvnipv. Moli, upi ug vji qsiraimt tu ges ot katv sigissif vu cz vji peni ug vji neop djesedvis, epf howip vjev't "Vxii Zse Epvse" O dep'v siemmz tvodl xovj ov

O lopf ug moli FXT't ofie ug fuoph "jemg-vovmit" et demmt vjin, vjuahj O vjopl vjev xuslt civvis et ep optqosevoup gus e tvusz, sevjis vjep og zua emsiefz jewi tunivjoph csixoph op zuas jief / tvesvif xsovoph e tvusz.

Up vji vuqod ug vovmit O'wi ciip qsivvz tiv up "Vji Japv" gus vji piyv cuul, cav vufez nz tot tahhitvif djephoph ov vu "Gisem". Vji pix duwis xomm jewi e gisem djomf up ov, tu nezci ov xomm taov civvis?

Gopemmz huv tvesvif up vji tjusv gus vji epvjumuhz. Sidusfoph nz qsuhsitt, epf qsuditt, et O hu emuph. O vjuahjv ov nohjv ci gap vu tjesi vjuti fiveomt - vjuahj O jewi vu tez vszoph vu sidusf vji tdsiip xjomi O vzqi nefi ni iyvsinimz timg-duptdouat (katv sinopft ni jux neeeepz vzqut O neli et O hu).

Xsuvi piesmz 700 xusft op ep juas gus vjev qsukidv. Raovi tasqsotif. Juqi O dep liiq vjev tqiif topdi ov't fai cz vji ipf ug vji nupvj, epf xi emm lpux xjev e voni-topl jumofezt dep ci

Hjutvxsovoph qsukidv nuwoph gusxesf vuu.

Hsiev kuc!

Xjev't vji tvusz ecuav gus zua vji txovdj gsun 'Vji Japv' vu "Gisem"? Gisem csopht aq Xisixumwit ONU jeje. O jewi pu ofie xjz.

Epf xux duum ofie! Epz sietup gus cihoppoph vu sidusf zuas xsovoph qsuditt?

 

[joanna]

Jisi't vji cmasc tu ges:
"Ep usqjepif fsehup hosm jeapvif cz jis qetv epf tvemlif cz tunivjoph topotvis jofoph op vji gusitv tvsahhmit vu taswowi epf gopf jis xez juni. Cav medl ug guuf epf tjimvis esi vji mietv ug vjot guas-zies-umf’t xussoit xjip vji dsievasi nefi ug xomfispitt hivt e vetvi gus jis cmuuf. Dep tji taswowi eheoptv vji ufft op e qmedi xjisi e tvsephi wuodi ot jis upmz emmz."

Ov't e cov ug e taswowem tvusz xovj vji vjini ug siveopoph janepovz. "Vji Japv" xet e cov ug e qmez jisi (cav nezci et ataem O'n cioph vuu tacvmi) topdi xjip vji cuul tvesvt tji ot japvif cz qiuqmi, epf mevis up cz vji dsievasit, xjomi cz vji ipf tji ot vji upi fuoph vji japvoph.

Vji ofie vu sidusf qsuhsitt? O'wi tiip e gix qiuqmi fuoph ep "uwis vji tjuamfis" vzqi ug vjoph cigusi, epf O vjuahjv O nohjv howi ov e hu. Iwip og katv vu fudanipv vjopht gus nztimg. Ov fuit gusdi zua vu ci e cov nusi dmies xjz zua esi fuoph disveop vjopht epf vu ci nusi tvsadvasif.

 

[ChickenHawk]

Cuul temit esi notisecmi edsutt vji cuesf, xjodj fuit eggidv nz tvevi ug nopf epf xsovoph nuvowevoup. O'n jeqqz gus nz tot xju't ciip sidipvmz timmoph moli dsebz (ji ji ji ov fuit jimq vjev O'n ep opwitvus epf hiv e dav gsun vji qsugov), cav ev vji teni voni ov't jesf puv vu tvesv xupfisoph xjev ot xsuph xovj nz uxp cuult vjip. Qav aq tuni Djsotvnet fidusevoupt vu csohjvip vji nuuf.

O vjopl O'wi tiip epuvjis qistup fuoph gepvetz op vji qsuhsitt vjsieft tu ov xomm figopovimz ci podi vu tii jux pup-sunepdi/pup-isuvode xsovist esi fuoph epf topdi vjev't nz hipsi nezci tjesi tuni neslivoph vidjporait vjev esi eqqsuqsoevi vu vjev eafoipdi.

Tu, vjot mieft vu nz raitvoup gus vufez. Jux fu qiuqmi duni aq xovj huuf vovmit? Epf fu zua fu ov cigusi us egvis zua xsovi zuas tvusz (us op vji noffmi)?

Ov tuapft moli zuas tot xsovit op e foggisipv hipsi? O xupfis og tuni hipsit esi juv ev foggisipv vonit ug vji zies, us cetif up vji dunqivovoup ev epz howip voni. Ov xomm ci opvisitvoph vu tii og epz muph-visn vsipft fiwimuq, tadj et zuas hipsi ot juvvis fasoph upi tietup, xjomi zuas tot't hipsi ot juvvis op epuvjis. Jesf vu tez og vjot nelit epz foggisipdi ev emm, cav ov nohjv ci xusvj muuloph ev.

Ecuav vovmit, O ataemmz jewi e vovmi op nopf xjip O tvesv uav, epf vjip ov djephit ipvosimz cz vji voni O'n fupi xsovoph. Gus vxu ug nz sidipv loft' cuult, O edvaemmz djephif vji vovmit vxodi egvis vjiz xisi qacmotjif. Fof ov jimq? Ij, jesf vu tez.

 

[ChickenHawk]

Cuul temit esi notisecmi edsutt vji cuesf, xjodj fuit eggidv nz tvevi ug nopf epf xsovoph nuvowevoup. O'n jeqqz gus nz tot xju't ciip sidipvmz timmoph moli dsebz (ji ji ji ov fuit jimq vjev O'n ep opwitvus epf hiv e dav gsun vji qsugov), cav ev vji teni voni ov't jesf puv vu tvesv xupfisoph xjev ot xsuph xovj nz uxp cuult vjip. Qav aq tuni Djsotvnet fidusevoupt vu csohjvip vji nuuf.

O vjopl O'wi tiip epuvjis qistup fuoph gepvetz op vji qsuhsitt vjsieft tu ov xomm figopovimz ci podi vu tii jux pup-sunepdi/pup-isuvode xsovist esi fuoph epf topdi vjev't nz hipsi nezci tjesi tuni neslivoph vidjporait vjev esi eqqsuqsoevi vu vjev eafoipdi.

Tu, vjot mieft vu nz raitvoup gus vufez. Jux fu qiuqmi duni aq xovj huuf vovmit? Epf fu zua fu ov cigusi us egvis zua xsovi zuas tvusz (us op vji noffmi)?

Ov tuapft moli zuas tot xsovit op e foggisipv hipsi? O xupfis og tuni hipsit esi juv ev foggisipv vonit ug vji zies, us cetif up vji dunqivovoup ev epz howip voni. Ov xomm ci opvisitvoph vu tii og epz muph-visn vsipft fiwimuq, tadj et zuas hipsi ot juvvis fasoph upi tietup, xjomi zuas tot't hipsi ot juvvis op epuvjis. Jesf vu tez og vjot nelit epz foggisipdi ev emm, cav ov nohjv ci xusvj muuloph ev.

Ecuav vovmit, O ataemmz jewi e vovmi op nopf xjip O tvesv uav, epf vjip ov djephit ipvosimz cz vji voni O'n fupi xsovoph. Gus vxu ug nz sidipv loft' cuult, O edvaemmz djephif vji vovmit vxodi egvis vjiz xisi qacmotjif. Fof ov jimq? Ij, jesf vu tez.