M.K.’s Comments (group member since Jan 10, 2017)

M.K.’s comments from the Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie group.

Hi Friends!
I'm currently in the editing phase of The Alpha-Nina (book #2 in The Feminina Series- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...). But in the meantime, I need some help!

I'm trying to get more reviews for the first book in the series, The Infinite-Infinite (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...) ahead of the second book launch.

If you haven't read or listened to The Infinite-Infinite yet, you can claim a code to listen to the audiobook (https://storyoriginapp.com/.../0b4407......) or read the book for FREE (https://storyoriginapp.com/.../e2f9b2......) ! All I ask in return is that you leave a review.

Sound good?

Thank you for your help!! 🙂

Well, I guess I'll be blazing a new trail and I can fill everyone in later, lol.

Thank you!

Hello, A friend of mine has an online course in personal finance and asked me to use my self-publishing skills to help him put together a workbook to accompany the course. I've done several online courses before so I feel confident that I can deliver, but if anyone has any experience in this arena I would love your advice or insights on what to do or not to do when it comes to developing course workbooks.

Thank you!

Thanks Dale!

Thank you, Dale and Kimberly. Dale, can you send me whatever article you found that confirmed that? I'm just curious to find out when it might be working again...

Sorry if this topic is in the wrong section, trying to see if anyone else has has issues with Bowker/MyIdentifiers over the past few days. I needed to go in and purchase ISBNs. I went through the same steps that I did a few years ago but I was blocked from adding a payment method. I reached out to their tech support and they said that the payment functionality had been turned off because of a website issue and to purchase through a third party site. The purchased ISBNs would show up but I wouldn't be able to edit them for an unknown period of time. Has anyone else had this issue? Am I being paranoid, or is this really weird?

Thanks!
MK

Not sure if this question has a better folder to go into, but I am thinking of taking a novella that I have already published in a collection of short stories and re-releasing it as a stand-alone.

Has this been done before by anyone in the group? Is it allowed? Are any risks associated with this? What could trip me up in this process?

On my reviews for the collection of short stories, people say that they like the other stories in the collection, but that they love the last one. That story also happens to be the longest, qualifying it as a novella.

Any insights on this?

Appreciate any and all insight from the group. Thank you!
MK

M.K. wrote: "Hello Author Friends,
I was able to secure an Amazon Merch account to make book-cover tees and other merchandise to support my novels. I was playing around and made a shirt for 'Subversive Writers...."

Thanks Anna! If you have a specific genre that you would want, let me know and I can get that up!

Hello Author Friends,
I was able to secure an Amazon Merch account to make book-cover tees and other merchandise to support my novels. I was playing around and made a shirt for 'Subversive Writers.' I realized that others might want to sport a "Romance Writer" or 'Sci-Fi Writer" tee.

If anyone is interested in purchasing a Genre Tee please let me know. I'll put up the most popular responses first. Below is the link to the current one so you can see what they look like:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0756WBPDN

Thank you,

Mary wrote: "How much is it to produce an audio book of 79 k words."
Hi Mary,
I like a lot of that depends on the methods that you use and whether you decide to employ a voice actor or whether you decide to set up your own recording equipment. You can request a quote from the voice actor that I am working with here: https://www.voices.com/people/lmichkn

Denise wrote: "She did a great job with your book, M.K. I've wanted to make my books into audio but the funds are a bit low."
Hi Denise,
Agreed, if this friend wasn't trying to break into the business I probably wouldn't be getting the fair rate that I am getting. I am hoping to do a bit of a cost/benefit analysis after the audiobook launches to give other authors an idea of how well it was received. Obviously, each book is different, but if my learning experience can help others that is always nice.

I would still suggest reaching out and getting a quote. Then you will at least have something to work against as far as funds needed and a break-even point on sales to justify the investment.

L.E. wrote: "Does give prices though is there a web site?"

Yes, she just set up an account on Voices,com, you can request a quote based on the length of the book here: https://www.voices.com/people/lmichkn

Hello,
As an indie author I have been so lucky to have friends and fellow creatives support my efforts. One of my good friends who has built a multi-decade career as an actress has started to do her own voice recordings. As a fellow book lover she offered to read my latest book and record it. If you or any other indie authors are looking to have you book recorded as an audiobook I would highly recommend her work. You can listed to a sample here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-830376590...

If you like what you hear and want to work with her you can send her an email at lisamknegron@gmail.com

Best of luck out there indies!

I'll keep my to-do for this week short and sweet:
1. Read through manuscript to help break writers block on final 5 chapters
2. Set up next post on Facebook page to engage with fans

Good luck everyone!

Isaac wrote: "I think the only thing that could possibly be an issue is if you happen to share a title AND a similar story. Maybe see what those other books with the same title are about, just to be safe?

Your..."

That is my worst fear, that I'll spend years working on a story, have it perfect, then someone in passing will say "oh that sounds just like X."

Theodore wrote: "Yes, I experienced it...and I didn't let it stop me.

One of my mystery/thrillers is titled House of Cards, but the subtitle, Dead Men Tell No Tales, will distinguish it from others of the same ti..."

Wow, that is too funny. I was planning on a subtitle which could differentiate. I'll keep that in mind. Thank you!

R.L. wrote: "Oh I can relate. My book had about 20 titles because everyone I decided on was taken. What I did was to think of the emotion in the book, that correlates to the actions of my characters. So I'd say..."

I didn't even know that title generators existed, there goes another hour of my writing time today...

I am very happy to be 90% through the first draft of my next book. Yesterday as I started to feel my inspiration to write waning I checked my stats and sales and decided to pop my title into Google to check that it wasn't taken. I did some minor tweaks on the titles to my first two books to make them unique while still keeping to the title that had been in my mind for ages. For this next book, the title isn't only taken by another book. The book is a huge success with a movie. I'm so crushed, have any of you ever experienced this? How have you tackled this and what advice can you offer?

M.K. wrote: "Hello,
I'd love to participate in the next blog-go-round. What details do you need from me?"

Great! Just submitted, thank you!

Hello,
I'd love to participate in the next blog-go-round. What details do you need from me?