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So, there's a dirty little secret in indie publishing a lot of people won't tell you, and if you aren't aware of it, self-publishing feels even scarier than it actually is.

There's a subset of self-published indie authors who write a ludicrous number of books a year, we're talking double digit releases of full novels, and these folks make a lot of money telling you how you can do the same thing. A lot of them feature in breathless puff pieces about how "competitive" self-publishing is as an industry now.

A lot of these authors aren't being completely honest with you, though. They'll give you secrets for time management and plotting and outlining and marketing and what have you. But the way they're able to write, edit, and publish 10+ books a year, by and large, is that they're hiring ghostwriters.

They're using upwork or fiverr to find people to outline, draft, edit, and market their books. Most of them, presumably, do write some of their own stuff! But many "prolific" indie writers are absolutely using ghostwriters to speed up their process, get higher Amazon best-seller ratings, and, bluntly, make more money faster.

When you see some godawful puff piece floating around about how some indie writer is thinking about having to start using AI to "stay competitive in self-publishing", the part the journalist isn't telling you is that the 'indie writer' in question is planning to use AI instead of paying some guy on Upwork to do the drafting.

If you are writing your books the old fashioned way and are trying to build a readerbase who cares about your work, you don't need to use AI to 'stay competitive', because you're not competing with these people. You're playing an entirely different game.

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Soooo I got a cat! I've been busy getting cat things and helping her adjust and scheduling for a vet and trying to find new healthcare for myself as well with endless phone tag. I should be settling back into writing and things soon. As my life goes haha. It's storming today and poor Nova is very anxious. Keeps going between sleeping it off or panting and meowing in the saddest way.

#Nova my Familiar #she has what was called a witch's mark and everything #the cat chose me at a cat cafe new in town and it was only my second visit. had to adopt. hnnnn.

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Red Dwarf Star

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#I'm a pessimist and my art rarely reflects that #I need dark stories that end up alright and are hopeful #If the world will inevitably suck and betray me and hate me #then at least I can make the characters able to overcome similar odds my body or class won't let me in this world and even greater obstacle

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The amount of papercuts must be unreal.

Follow me for more ❤️

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thanks to pictomancer, i can now project my weird artist mentality onto my wol

#omggggg #the smut drawing got me lmfao #ff14 #ff14 art

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You said you wanted questions but I don’t know a lot about your WIPs, so if you want this is your chance to give some unusual fun facts about as many of your characters as you want!

Thanks. Sorry I passed out soon after receiving this. It was a really rough night. Let's see... Character Facts from Arigale Series - Judith - Her hobby is wood whittling. She learned it from her dad and he made the staff she carries around for her magic. She was a handful as a kid with the abilities she had flourishing, so he made it to help her learn to channel it and not be ashamed of her differences to those around her.

Chit - Chit was named by the leader of the Dark part of the Dark/Light factions of the Order of Yani. His name is intended as an insult meaning he never stops making noise or 'chittering' like an animal, but really his name has many good meanings. Both leaders share a building and work together, but there's always some tension between the heads. The Light leader who found him as a babe and wanted to take him in was relegated to a caretaker for early ages, while the Dark leader named him in disgust but took on the job of training him in later years against Chit's will. All for the glory of Yani. Rahat - Has a number of talents from traveling for many, many years. You could ask him to do something and he'll be disinterested most times at first, but hes a softie at his core and will likely come around if there's a good reason. Pearl - She has a lot of money from her parents, much as they never got along and she chased them out of their leadership role in her city. She used this to help develop guns in this world and special ammunition that helps her use her cunning and quick eye for detail to protect herself, as her body isn't always cooperative to more physically draining activities. Skye - A bard through and through, Skye loves to write little diddies on the spot to annoy his friends, though really he's trying to be helpful. He sees through everyone but himself and can be a bit of a busybody about it. Aldric - Aldric had to get really good at sewing in addition to his medical pursuits with his magic. His power upon 'reawakening' especially revolves around using grim arts and bloody, bone-ridden means of combat that spring from his own flesh. So better get lots of thread and spare cloth to keep up that posh outfit. Aka - While she used to be quite shy and reserved, years upon years of standing guard over an area alone have left her bitter and monotone in nature. She rarely cracks a smile or makes a scene. She'll simply be the one to put a quick end to things if something needs doing. Inside though, the same turmoils are there deep down, she just can't figure out how to express it anymore. Toshi - A man with a LOT to make up for. He put himself in an awful spot and it led to a spiral of bad events. Most characters have some beef with him, but he takes it on the chin and tries to wisecrack and schmooze his way through while he tries to make up for all that happened. It's a seemingly impossible task, but better to get halfway than nowhere.

#thanks for the ask! #It's nice to have something else to think on for a bit #arigale

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Hate I'm feeling broken tonight and have like two people I can reach toward. I need to move so badly and make more connections but thats money I don't have atm.

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Destroy the myth that libraries are no longer relevant. If you use your library, please reblog.

#not often as I should but yesss

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I'm having a trauma flashback day apparently. Woooo... So, if anyone has asks about my projects or anything I guess. I'm gonna have some drinks and see if I can least clean my space some or something productive today.

#fox chatter

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Some Carbuncles! And also a moogle too I guess

Possible future keychains/stickers!

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And, most importantly...

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"but aces and aros can be in relationships"

Yes, I know that, but do YOU know that aces and aros in relationships are still aces and aros? Do you internalize that? Are you aware that we don't just suddenly turn straight, or gay or anything else?

Yes, even demis

Are you aware that a sex repulsed asexual will still be sex repulsed even in a relationship, and so, might never fuck you?

Are you aware that a romance repulsed aro will still be romance repulsed even in a seemingly normative relationship and might not like doing typical romantic gestures and activities?

Are you aware that a sex neutral or positive asexual might not actually be sexually attracted to you at all even if they do fuck you?

Are you aware that a romance neutral or positive aro might not actually be romantically into you even if they are comfortable with typical romantic gestures?

Are you aware that our identities are just as permanent as yours?

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my favorite romance trope is like. you dont want to hurt me but i am asking you to hurt me. i need you to stab me. i need you to carve this out of me. i need you to cut something off of me. this will hurt both of us in incredible ways. yours are the only hands i trust enough to weild this knife. you do not want to hurt me. i am asking you to hurt me.

#aka and toshi #arigale

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i'd love to follow some writeblr blogs, even though i don't have my projects page up atm. my name's noah, i'm 30, and i like to write horror, sci-fi, romance, fantasy, supernatural, and occasionally stuff that has to do with superpowers.

i would love to follow other people's projects because i get a kick out of commenting on other people's stuff and interacting with people and making friends.

please be 18 if you follow, and 22+ if you decide to interact, thanks.

my main current projects are:

death is the maiden: which is essentially a story of a woman from a war-torn planet summoning death, becoming death's maiden and head reaper, and eventually becoming death itself. it's kind of a comedy, fantasy, and horror somehow.

the palms universe: various stories in an au 1980s involving people who have superpowers, but keep them on the down-low (mostly) and the struggles that come with that. the main character is a character who can't die, and who's struggling with the feeling of loss and living with it. these stories are a mix of horror, psychological thrillers, and loosely noir.

#fantasy #romance #some horrific elements over here hello #also 33 so hello fellow 30s tumblr user!

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Every month is autism month for me!

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