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Newbee warrior

by Epictetus
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Evening fellow warriors. I'm reminded of the movie.. Anyways I wanted to introduce myself. I've taken the plunge and have committed to doing this. I've wanted to write for a living for years but life happens, then it's I'll do it later. I'm not getting any younger. I'M DOING THIS NOW and am happier than I've been in a long long time. Ultimately I want to be a Novelist. Till then (thanks to Shaun's advice) I'll stick to one, maybe two endeavors to eat and put a roof over my head. I sure have alot to learn, but that's the fun part of this whole thing. I'm looking forward to meeting you all and reading all the good info I'll find on here.
#newbee #warrior
  • Profile picture of the author InitialEffort
    Welcome to the forum.
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    • Profile picture of the author Josh Richardson
      Welcome to the community, enjoy your stay.

      if you have any questions IM related, feel free to drop me a PM

      Josh
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  • Profile picture of the author imon32red
    Originally Posted by Epictetus View Post

    I've wanted to write for a living for years but life happens, then it's I'll do it later.

    Ultimately I want to be a Novelist.
    It's a great time to be a writer. There are numerous opportunities available today that were not available 5 years ago.

    Print on demand. In the past if you wanted your book published you had two options. You could try to find a publisher to publish it. Or, you could self publish. If you self published, that meant you had 1,000 books published, and payed for it up front. Kind of an expensive way to test the market.

    Today there are many services that allow you to print on demand. So if you want to order one book, you can have the publisher publish one book for you to get started. If you go with createspace, this will cost you about $10 for your first book. Quite a bargain.

    Ebooks. Five years ago we didn't have the ereaders like we have today. With the Kindle and Nook platforms you can have your books uploaded and for sale in no time. The best part, it doesn't cost you a dime.
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    I'm not selling anything.
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    • Profile picture of the author davidjames42973
      Welcome to Warrior Forum.

      Yeah definitely check out creatspace dot com

      You can publish your books there and have them selling on Amazon.

      All it costs is $10 for a proof copy. After that anytime buys a copy of your book, Createspace makes a copy and sends it out for you. It's awesome!
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  • Profile picture of the author midwest1
    Welcome to the forum! I'm new also and everybody is great. You'll learn alot and hopefully learn to launch a new and profitable career!!
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  • Profile picture of the author chrisbiz
    Welcome!!! Im also a newbie here and already find a lot of good stuffs in the forum and started to make friends. This is the best place to be.
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  • Profile picture of the author SpicyRobby
    Hi Epictetus,

    Do you plan to set up your own website to sell your work or use Amazon.com and other outlets?
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    • Profile picture of the author Epictetus
      Originally Posted by SpicyRobby View Post

      Hi Epictetus,

      Do you plan to set up your own website to sell your work or use Amazon.com and other outlets?
      Hi Robby Actually I do plan on a Website. Before I do however I'm looking for ideas and some good how too's in regard to links to other web sites, adverts, and stuff I know nothing about. It's not about the money, although that's important. It's about doing a good job and referring good information.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kristy Taylor
    You can pay as little as $2.50 per copy if you use the right POD (print-on-demand) printer and stay away from the subsidy/vanity publishers who make their money by grossly over-charging their so-called authors.

    Ta
    Kristy
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