Recent content by DoubleBlind

So I've had this story up for quite some time now. I feel like it's been seeing good success, so I'm not taking what I've gotten for granted, but something fairly consistent that I run into is that it seems a good number of people drop off during the beginning sections. Mostly the first 10...

Typically, about 1k-2k. What's important here isn't the word count, so much as making sure I stay consistent. I find that works best for me.

Don't obsess. This is very easy to do. The truth is, no matter how great of a writer you are, you will always find a flaw somewhere. Whether it be word choice, theme, repetition, characters, the overall plot, anything. It cannot be helped. This is an art form, and like any art, it's going to be...

Depends on how I'm feeling that day. It can vary wildly from "hey, this is fun and I made up a couple cool plot points," to "wow, this is garbage, why does anyone even like this?" It's a swingset of emotions, but I suppose it would be kind of strange if I was excited every single time. Getting...

These are the sorts of issues I try to avoid when possible. I can't speak for every author obviously, but pandering is like dancing on a knife's edge. The readers don't know how it ends. They don't know what your outline looks like. They don't know your plans. Sometimes, events in the story are...

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Self-publishing is the way to go now. From my experience, the ones who do well on RR and SH are those who keep a steady stream of content going out on the website, then self-publish whatever works they've completed and edited. They'll make additional sales from either Kindle Unlimited or going...