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Post by X factor on Sept 11, 2020 13:35:42 GMT -5
I'm gonna call this Berkley, CA Professor, what the heck...to be continued.
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Post by X factor on Sept 11, 2020 13:54:31 GMT -5
I knew it, sure they're older, but have one of those strong type of personalities...
They basically ordered me to get 'skype'.....
They obviously don't understand how anti social media I am.
But I told them I don't want this to be a one and done.
I told them I want a partnership, not a one and done, where I pay them for a few sessions of writing advice.
I told them, if they lean upon my energy, I'll be their 'Tyson' and they can be my -Constantine "Cus" D'Amato-
But my gosh, they're older than me, but have a very tough personality.
Is that what I need?
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Post by X factor on Sept 11, 2020 13:58:51 GMT -5
If they believe in me, I'll be their connection to 'rage'...the streets.
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Post by X factor on Sept 11, 2020 14:04:04 GMT -5
If they believe in me, I'll be their Mike Tyson of the writing world.
I mean that, cause life is short.
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Post by X factor on Sept 11, 2020 14:42:42 GMT -5
To handle me, you have to be tougher than me, or it just won't work.
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Post by X factor on Sept 11, 2020 15:21:35 GMT -5
gosh, they called me back, I do think they're curious..hmm
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Post by X factor on Sept 11, 2020 15:41:50 GMT -5
I'm freaky to some, probably scared them away, to be continued
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Post by X factor on Sept 13, 2020 18:07:30 GMT -5
Book writing plans still going forward, just trying to find the right 'help' or team that I feel can work with, and that's not easy, cause everyone has their own intent, but if their intent isn't to help me to prosper, than I've learned all I'm doing is paying their bills for them.
I need a team, or skilled individual that realizes I'd be there bread and butter, if only they get me over that first hurdle of getting book published.
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Post by X factor on Sept 13, 2020 18:09:36 GMT -5
That one older guy, who wants me to get skype and all, who has more of a classroom approach to it, not feeling good about them right now, he seems like the type that would just want to syphon money from me to tell me stuff I already know.
I don't need a 'coach', I need a engineer.
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Post by X factor on Sept 14, 2020 11:35:00 GMT -5
To write your book, you're going to have to basically do it yourself, or pay outlandish fees for minimal help.
Other than that, unless in college, no one will help you, unless already have a friend into writing, or even a family member willing to help, otherwise you're on your own, like with most things in life, you're on your own, and trial and error will be your companion.
People are just average, most are below average when it comes to seeing potential in others, most don't realize if you help another, it's the same as helping yourself, most people just lack that 'department' inside of them...it's weird how hollow most are on the inside.
Or at least those I come in contact with are.
Basically write, send it in, if not good they'll bounce it back, than you fix it, send it back in, and continue until wherever you're sending it accepts final copy.
I mean what else can you do?, trial and error is about the only way to learn or get better.
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Post by X factor on Sept 14, 2020 12:37:20 GMT -5
also learning, finding good help, a better quality of 'people' in general, depends on where you place your add at.
Most, at least from my tech generation, just automatically still think Craigslist is best place, mainly cause it's cheap, but it's not.
When run any kind of adds on C/L here all you basically get anymore.
1. criminals, scammers, from all nations and nationalities.
2. Cops, pretending to be criminals or other 'bait' to snare you with
3. People looking for 'sox', or quick hook ups. These types always think you're using 'coded language', either for sox or drugs or some other 'shady stuff'.
So if you run add saying you need a 'writing coach', in their minds that's coded language, and they think you're really saying 'I need a sox coach'...ect.
It's why their interests fiz out real quick when they learn indeed you're on the up and up.
I'm learning, today, that where you place any add really does matter, and C/L not a good place anymore, but instead 'journals', even print journals, even News paper's still, adds read by real people not on a computer.
Even topic specific magazines, yes can cost a lot more, but circulation is wide and near forever, in that old copies of magazines read everywhere and go back for years, even decades, end up in libraries and more.
So the next add I run about anything, I think I'll try a different approach other than the gutter known as C/L.
For sports, sports Illustrated, for tech stuff, a science magazine, and so forth.
Sad truth is, and research backs this up, but the internet has really just made a lot of peoples lives way more lonlier, especially if single.
a 'like' on FB cannot replace a real life hug, ever.
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Post by X factor on Apr 12, 2021 17:59:07 GMT -5
Stupid me, if I had gone ahead and written a book, any book, E book, hardcover book ect, I'd be set right now
John Boehner, former GOP speaker of the house, just finished a book, the books selling for around $17.00's, do the math, if the guy sells 1 million copies, which he probably will sense he's so famous, that's 17 million he'll earn easily.
Even if he only sold half that..8.5 million and so forth...this is why Authors do so well.
My problem is I just don't have the long term patients it takes to write a book, I find 'blogging' to be so much more fun for me.
With a book, it's like you're holding your breath, keeping it all inside for months, or even a year, before you can finally breathe again by telling your story in the book and releasing it.
I just don't have that type of patients or endurance, is why so important to hire someone who'll help do it for you, cause they'll keep you focused.
I did research into that and they're very hard to find, ghost writers that is.
I may start the process up again though, I don't know...I just jump around way to much, is my problem.
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Post by X factor on Jul 30, 2021 21:22:24 GMT -5
Self Publishing book writers may find this info useful on the cost of printing up books, if doing it yourself gorhamprinting.com/prices-book-printing/price-charts.html But if printing up books yourself, of course you'd then have to sell above your costs, in order to make a profit. Normally publishing companies cover all this for you, and just take % out of your earnings. But still, some may prefer to order books themselves, promote themselves and keep all the profit yourself. But if self promoting book, need big enough platform to do it on...twitter, for sure, now days, not, repeat, not, on of those platforms, with how they control so much behind the scenes views people are allowed to get now.
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Post by X factor on Jul 31, 2021 20:12:14 GMT -5
If you're like me, than you initially do need a ghostwriter to help you organize and format your first book
I probably write more than anyone else on the planet, or at least the top 10% of non paid writers.
Yet, I find it hard to sit down and write a 5 page book, let alone a 100 page book, why?, cause I'm not that patient.
Where as with a ghostwriter, they'll listen to you, feel you, let your tell your story and then they'll put it to words, and break it up into chapters ect...in other words they get the ball rolling.
And that's what most new Authors need is to simply get that first ball rolling, that book published, and from there things get much easier.
And even if first copy doesn't sell well, the pride and confidence in knowing you're a published Author, I believe, will, or would, do wonders for ones self esteem.
As such I'm pretty sure I'll be hiring a ghostwriter sometime next week, so I can get the ball rolling.
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Post by X factor on Aug 2, 2021 10:11:17 GMT -5
Will be meeting with a ghost writer here in a bit, over the phone
Will be meeting with a agency that provides ghostwriters and formatting and ect, for new Authors.
It's not free, nor should it be, as other people simply do what people like me way to lazy to do, or more accurately not focused enough to do, is why a ghostwriter can help keep you focused, and organized enough to get that book completed.
I just have to decide ebook vs paper back book.
Paper back costs more, of course, cause involves distribution, where as ebook, well, anyone can read a ebook if have ebook device or any computer or cell phone.
More pride would come from a paper back book, but also more loss if book doesn't do well.
So, if this is going to be my first book, almost thinking about doing short ebook first, less money, seeing how that goes as far as sales, then if that does well, revising it, adding more stuff, and turning it into a hard copy book.
I think that would be the smarter thing for me to do.
Is why you have to write these things out to yourself first, cause if not, when call place up, they're more interested in getting your money and so will tell you what's best for them, not you, but their bottom line, is why gotta know what you want before you start talking with them....and always realize you can say 'no', if don't like the offer or deal.
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