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Also for what it's worth there are a lot of great reads that are now in the public domain. Mostly old stuff by dead people, but still great works of literature worth reading. Not sure how this applies to copyright law outside of the US however.
You haven't read everything in fantasy.
On that note, you haven't read everything in epic fantasy, either.
The genre is just so big and so varied. Most fantasy fans will never read all of the books on lists like this one, and even if they have, there are always more epic fantasy series, both new and old. That list, for example, is missing The Realm of the Elderlings, The Crown of Stars, The Long Price, Stormlight, Lightbringer, Riyria, The Witcher, etc. And then there's stuff like Gwynne's Bloodsworn Saga that started this year. That's ~150 books, at least. And I'm leaving out a lot.
And then you've got all the other subgenres of fantasy and all the stuff that doesn't fit neatly into said subgenres.
There's just so much.
He's known for his novels, which tend to be huuuuge. But I think his short fiction is so much better. He has a number of collections, most all of which are excellent, and you'll get a lot more variety if it turns out you don't like something. Some of my faves in no particular order. . .
{Everything's Eventual} {Nightmares & Dreamscapes} {Skeleton Crew} {Night Shift}
This website lists all his collections in chronological order.
I second this! There are lots of excellent YA books that you can practice with and that you will still enjoy. Here’s a list of suggestions to get you started.
You could look into being an editor on a service like https://reedsy.com. I found the editor for my book there. Assuming of course you would want to be a copy editor! Lots of those kinds of services would allow you complete remote work from anywhere as long as you’ve got basic computing power and an internet connection.
Nothing like trying it for yourself- find a list of good graphic novels and try one.
Here is one list: https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-graphic-novels The top few are superheroes- keep scrolling down to non-fiction and memoir and you will see Maus, and March, and Fun Home and more.
I immediately was suspicious of her being a pastry chef once I saw her reaching for measuring cups in previous videos, but perhaps she was catering to Bon Appetit's main demographic that doesn't have a scale. Once she said she's never tempered chocolate before, I knew she wasn't a pastry chef. This explains her background.
Used to use Scrivener, and then GDocs.
After being disappointed with Atticus, I found Reedsy which does the same thing, only is free. Online writing, formatting, saves old versions, works on my phone.
Atticus may get better, but for now I'm really happy with Reedsy.
I found my cover designer on Reedsy. And if I can throw out a referral, her name is Sarah Beaudin. She's currently living in S. Korea, so we had to deal with the time difference. However, she's extremely knowledgeable about the publishing industry and taught me a lot on the side, as well as designing a great cover. Reedsy has a number of great professionals and you can query up to 5 at a time for quotes.
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Do NOT go to Fiverr. It's a real mixed bag over there.
If you have a library card, you can download audiobooks for free.
Neil Gaiman narrates his own books. I'd listen to that man read the phone book. I'd start with his Norse Mythology.
Here are some more ideas if you decide on an audiobook.
I really enjoyed reading In the Name of the Rose, which is a murder mystery set in a medieval monastery. And then There were None by Agatha Christie was also fun.
Here's a nice list of mystery books: https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-mystery-books
While you're definitely not going to find an agent, there is value to having some help/ coaching in getting your query letter in order. You can get a lot of tips from free sources. If you make friends with a traditionally published author, they might be willing to check out your query letter and give feedback. I'd go to reedsy.com or search for a legit writing workshop to get help on a query, though.
This is such a cool idea! If you're having trouble finding commissions, or if you're looking for that professional editor, I highly recommend checking out reedsy.com. It's a freelance service that focuses specifically on author resources and you can find some great illustrators/editors there for reasonable prices. I found my illustrator and cover designer there and they've been phenomenal to work with.
yeah it's a site here - Reedsy
It's site where you can format your writing into an actual book format. It's pretty basic so there's not a ton of customization, but you can get it into chapters and download a pdf/epub of the book, which then makes it easier to put it into something like Blurb to print or into an ebook format. They also offer a marketplace for editing for people hoping to publish in mainstream publishing. It's pretty neat!
Regarding #3, I recommend using Reedsy's book editor. It'll take some work to copy and paste everything from your word processor to the editor, but once you do, it will export a professional-looking file you can upload to Amazon for your ebook. And if you decide to add a print-on-demand print version later on, Reedsy can export a PDF for that as well.
Here's a link to the editor: https://reedsy.com/write-a-book
Former book publicist here at one of the big 5 publishers -- yep, each imprint or division has its own PR and marketing team and you'll have dedicated contacts assigned to your title about 9 months before the publication date, working with you on who to send to / media targets, etc. As someone else said -- although publicists of course have media contacts, proprietary databases, and know the right folks to send to and outlets from small to large, they aren't in charge of what editors/journalists choose to cover. All they can do is send pitches and books and follow-up, hoping for the best!
If you are at a smaller press that doesn't have resources to dedicate specific people to PR for your book, you could also look at hiring a freelancer -- reedsy.com is great for finding publishing professionals for projects like this. Kind of like Upwork for the book world.
> I love researching different subjects and synthesising the theories together. Does such a job exist?
Yes, in academia, and book critics exist. It's definitely not a career for someone who doesn't have financial support from above, however
He could probably do anything they would do just as good as them, if not better, for free or cheap.
Have him check out Reedsy.com. They have a free layout tool for both ebooks and print and it's pretty good. They also have a marketplace where you can hire freelance editors and other book professionals. He can use Draft2Digital to get the book into all the major ebook stores, and if he uses Kindle Direct Publishing, he can provide print copies via Amazon as well. Marketing via Facebook, Amazon, and BookBub ads can be effective as well, and he can get started with a relatively small budget on each platform to gauge their effectiveness.
Haha, what? Suspense is a huge genre. (And yeah, you don't need to say "adult.") Good luck on the querying!
Have you tried posting any samples for critique to writing communities? r/fantasywriters is great if you write fantasy. r/destructivereaders is also good, though their rules are very strict so make sure you read them thoroughly.
I haven’t worked with an editor before, but I’m sure lots of them would be happy to work with you. I bookmarked this site for freelance editors a while back for when I get ready to look for an editor. Might be worth emailing some of the higher-rated ones to see if they’ll be able to help with what you’re looking for: https://reedsy.com/editing/book-editor
Reedsy is a popular source for finding editors and other book designers.
Should go without saying, but editorial work is one of those things where you get what you pay for. If you're not willing to pay for a professional edit, you're probably not going to get a professional, publishable copy out of the process. Editorial work is a lot more than spellcheck and maintaining narrative continuity.
It really, really varies a lot based not only on the freelancer's experience, but also on how much work the book needs. Plus, there are different levels of editing… For a full professional edit on an 80k-100k book, I usually see prices fluctuate from $1000 to $4000, depending on all the factors above.
I'm not a ghostwriter, I have a hard enough time trying to writing my own stories let alone trying to figure out what someone else wants done. My personal take on ghostwriting novels is it's hard to get clients unless you sell yourself cheap. If you're a popular writer and have clout to your name then maybe it's easier but 99% of the time you won't get any work.
Fiverr is a bad site for freelance writers. There is so many people on there that it's hard to attract buyers. Most sellers price their work at $5 for a 10K short story, a few hundred for a novella and so forth. Buyers will go with cheap and ignore quality. Also, as a seller you have to "give" them the story to approve so that you can get paid. The buyer can basically download the story and file a complaint to the site saying the story is trash and wants to cancel the job. 9 times out of 10 the site will favor the buyer and they get the story for free and you don't get paid.
Go to Reedsy.com and make a seller account. I think they may be more trustworthy for freelancers. I've never used them except for their contests so I don't know how much work you'll get but Reedsy seems like a good writing site.
Looking forward to checking some of these out. For book discovery and recommendations, I like We Need Diverse Books, McSweeney's, and of course the Reedsy Discovery blog
AO3 is good for fanfic, mainly, but they do have an "original works" archive. However, I can promise that your work won't gain much traction if it doesn't have a semblance of porn in it should you be posting to the "original works" archive, since that place thrives on porn, basically. Everything else gets low hits/kudos/bookmarks.
However, I practically live on AO3, so I can glance over your work and let you know if it'll do good on that site.
AO3 also isn't the greatest for monetization.
Other good sites are:
- Tumblr - Blog-like chapters.
- Wattpad - Be warned, the audience there is known to be a bit...immature, and so the writing is always stereotyped as equally immature.
- Webnovel is just what you're looking for, I believe.
- Reedsy has some things? I believe? Somewhere in there?
- Fastpencil isn't bad, and has a few things I think you could use.
That's...all I can think of. Hit me up if you want more info on AO3.
Don't have a personal rec to make, but check reedsy.com under marketing pros. They vet the people pretty well, and many of them will do a brief consult for free to see if they're a good match for you.
If you're looking for someone to review what you've done and offer coaching, you'll probably have a few good hits. If you're looking for someone to take over management of the ads, that is more like finding a unicorn.
Hi-it's the retired librarian again. Check out this website for sites on which you can access free books and find out who might be offering freebees for a time. Hope it helps. I hate the idea of someone wanting to read and not having the resources (monetary and access both) to do so!.
Go release order
- A new hope
- The Empire Strikes Back
- The Return of the Jedi
- The Phantom Menace
- The Attack of the Clones
- Revenge of The Sith
- The Force Awakens
- The Last Jedi
- The Rise of Skywalker
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You can watch the spin-offs (Solo and Rogue One) after you are done with the prequels.
Also, try to watch The Clone Wars after the prequels
Its a lot to take in at first but trust me, when you start, it is near impossible to stop
After the movies and shows, there are books too
This is a guide to the books when you are READY: https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/star-wars-books
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Perhaps a collection of short stories?
{{O. Henry: Complete Short Stories Collection}} would be great. If you prefer something more modern, {{Night Shift by Stephen King}}.
Or check out this site with free short stories to get a feel for what you might like... https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-short-stories
I think Reedsy is a great place to find indie authors who are looking for editors. The site also looks for experienced editors so you'll probably fit right in!
This is a good list that breaks down common fantasy genres, with recommendations. That should help clear up some of your questions about differences between genres.
This is a much more comprehensive list of subgenre breakdowns, with recommendations as well.
Brandon Sanderson is a good one to start with for modern high fantasy. Mistborn is where most people begin with his work.
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series is a classic of high fantasy. Eye Of The World is the first book.
Many fantasy readers love Robin Hobb's Assassin Apprentice, which is a high fantasy character study.
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch is a fantastic heist story set in a world similar to Renaissance Italy, with limited magic.
Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite fantasy authors. He has many great works to choose from. I recommend starting with American Gods or Neverwhere to see if you like his style.
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman is an excellent example of steampunk, and one of the best fantasy novels out there.
The Magician's Guild by Trudi Canavan is a great rags-to-riches story.
Ursula K Le Guin's Earthsea series is a classic!
There are many many other amazing authors out there, but those are some good ones to start out with.
First, and foremost, there is nothing wrong with the titles you have read, nor with reading "big titles". There is no right or wrong thing to read, pursue what you want. Don't make the mistake of thinking just because some dead white guys said: "This Book" was a classic, that you need to read it, or that it will even be interesting.
What do you mean "engrossed in reading"? It would help to understand what more you are looking for: Story-based? Information based? Science Fiction? Romance? Dystopian? Social Justice? Research Dissertations? A recommendation would be a bit easier if you could narrow down your goals/interests.
If you have absolutely no idea, then start with a top 100 list you don't need to complete it, just use it for a jumping-off point.
Here is the Top 100 Books to Read Before College
Here is the Top 100 Books to Read in a Life Time
Here is 100 Modern Classics
Happy Reading
- We have people who can work on both (with bestselling titles in their portfolios in both cases).
- If you look at a freelancer profile, you'll see that we have a lot of information about them: portfolio, work experience, genres they work on, awards, certifications, etc. For example: https://reedsy.com/kiele-raymond It's then simple for us to make a decision. And if we happen to make a mistake, we take the freelancer off the marketplace immediately.
- It hasn't happened yet but if it does, we won't do anything as it'll mean the book isn't good quality enough…
- There is a LOT coming in terms of marketing. We will start by adding marketing professionals to the marketplace. Then we have many little things coming for authors (and completely free) but I can't unveil them now…
- We could, but then we'd be like Smashwords, while we want to publish great books. The reason why we'll take a (small) percentage is that we'll help with the marketing and the distribution ourselves.
I had a good initial consult with Shaun Loftus who I found on Reedsy: https://reedsy.com/shaun-loftus
They do whole book management, and seemed awesome, but when I was doing the initial consult/evaluation, we determined that my genre wasn't exactly her wheelhouse.
You might be able to put a query in with your genre and what you want and get some hits from Reedsy.
I also talked to another place who promised to get my book on the Bestseller list within 6 months, money-back guarantee... of course the $3000 did not include the cost of ads. I declined because high rank doesn't always mean high profits.
If you are able to train a marketing assistant, you can probably have them on for 2-4 hours per week once trained for $25-$30/hr. If you expect to find someone who brings their own expertise, the hourly rate is much higher.
https://reedsy.com Is made for writers. It allows your works to be divided into chapters. You can set goals for how many words you write a month. It's free. It has a built-in spell checker. You can import your works from docs. You can export your works into multiple formats.
Though, it does push you to use the marketplace on their platform to hire an editor, publisher, marketer and that stuff which is annoying
Hey, mangas are books! Graphic novels are a serious literary form, they just have a visual component.
Here's a list of excellent graphic novels. Some of them are mangas.
Okay so stormlight is definitely written for adults. Most children aren’t going to read a series where each book is 1000+ pages. It seems that what you mean by “Adult” is graphic books. Check out First Law (or any Abercrombie)! It seems like you would enjoy things that are generally falling into the Grimdark sub genre, check this out.
I don't think there is anything really wrong with opening with dialogue. Personally, I am a fan of the slow scene reveal. I think as long as you can still get that across (which you seem to be doing) it is fine.
I am noticing a couple of the same writing errors I made when I first started on my writing journey, so I'd like to help you out with that.
1)
>“I do.” She answered.
Should be:
"I do," she answered.
There should be a comma, not a period, since the quote is not the end of the sentence. Here's a link to a page that can probably explain this better than I can.
2) Watch your tenses. You are mixing a lot of past and present tense.
> He asks (present), lit dimly by a single pillar
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>“There is no greater honor.” she answered (past).
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>Seven blue flames ignites (present) to surround them, hovering in the air as seven gazeless witness. She knelt (past) on one knee.
I personally started out my books in present tense and realized what a mistake that was. Present tense can be done well, but it is far more difficult, especially when first starting. Things became so much easier for me when I started focusing in past tense only.
I'm still a beginner writer as well, but I hope these things help you like they helped me. Also check out Reedsy. It is a place for writers to find pretty much everything. They have a lot of great courses to help you learn to be a better writer and have easy access to finding editors, cover artists, pretty much everything. It's really helped me out a lot.
I really like what you have so far. Keep going!
Check your local library, we have one that applies to the entire country's libraries called ereolen. It has both audio books and e books.
To answer your second question, Reedsy Discovery is great for this. You can review indie books on the platform and sync your Goodreads bookshelf so all your reviews are in one central place. If it's helpful, here's the sign up link
Read some spy novels! watch spy movies (my recommendations are RED and RED 2 (Bruce Willis/Mary Louise Parker), Mr. And Mrs. Smith (Brad Pitt/ Angelina Jolie), and while these isn't 'spy' Mr. Right (Sam Rockwell/Anna Kendrick) and Grosse Point Blank (John Cusack/ Minnie Driver)
The best way to try to write in a particular style is to experience it and emulate. I could attempt to write a high stakes fantasy story, but if most of what I intake is police drama, its not going to come along as smoothly. Not to say there isn't benefits from having broader horizons, there are plenty of inspirations from other sources, investigation, how they build up recurring antagonists how they can make you feel... becoming familiar with the format and the expectations of the genre have tremendous impact on the finished product.
I have plenty of other suggestions, but my wife is dragging me to bed, let me know if there is anything else you'd like to know!
Hi! If you still looking for a book formatter, I can offer you my services: https://reedsy.com/joanna-bizior
I am an internal book designer with over 9 years of experience and I simply love designing books.
Safe travels u/BH2point0 !! Here is a list of 10 most interesting stories, that can possibly change the way you think...according to this list anyway haha!
I used Word, Google Docs, Scrivener, and none of them worked for me like I wanted.
Then I found Reedsy.
Not only can you write in it, but it formats your books as well. It's a mix of Word and Docs, split into chapters so it doesn't freeze with long stories, and you can use a Grammarly or ProWritingAid plug in to have your grammar checked in real time.
It's not as complicated as Scrivener, that has more features, but this was enough for me.
There are a lot of options if you look around, here are a few affordable apps that are dedicated to novel writing.
There's a free open source writing app called Wavemaker, which I like because it's flexible and minimalist. Link.
Another is Bibisco, a much more elaborate one that operates on a "pay what you want" model. Link.
Reedsy has a novel writing editor, haven't tried it, but it's free as well. Link.
Both word and Google docs have templates and add-ons that makes them more suitable for writing, it's worth a look around to see if you find something you like.
I've used Reedsy in the past for an "Editorial Assessment," which was essentially a 2,000 word book report with general suggestions for improvement and a one-hour consultation call. I paid $1,000 for a ~75,000 word manuscript. This was similar to, but on the low end of, the other quotes I received for the work.
A "Developmental Edit" in which an editor provides detailed suggestions throughout the manuscript, would be considerably more. I didn't get quotes for this, so I don't want to guess on a specific number. But you can extrapolate out on the amount of work.
Copy Editing is an entirely different service, and would have been an additional cost.
(Now, priced into these rates is the fact that the contractors at Reedsy are typically people with many years of publishing industry experience, plus the fees for Reedsy itself.)
But what you're describing is not only all three of these things, but is additionally actually ghostwriting the book. This is in many ways more difficult than writing your own book, because you will not only need to produce good writing, but will also need to manage a client. For example, if you write this person's book, and he doesn't like it... who's responsibility is it to "fix" your writing? Yours? His? What if your visions for the work come into conflict? How many drafts will you write? What if he loses interest three-fourths of the way through the process. What if you do? Who's job is it to re-motivate everyone? Will you still be paid?
You know your own talents and situation best, but I personally would not write someone else's book for anything less than many (many!) thousands of dollars, plus a slice of any advance or royalties on the off-chance it does get published.
I've never heard of those. I signed up for thestorygraph to see what it was like. I didn't see anything in there that would let me easily find another person who wants to read the same book that I do, or match books by their "to-read pile". It kind of looks like a clone of goodreads.com but just with a cleaner better UI. As for reedzy, I couldn't find that. I only found reedsy.com and reedz.com , both of which don't seem like a general reading list where I can match with others who want to read what I want (at least in a very easy way).
My debut is available for pre-order! In a nutshell, four famous gothic monsters are reimagined as teenagers with strange powers in a steampunk universe. (Think a YA League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.) Blurb, sample chapter, and Amazon link here: https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/children-of-the-night-zan-safra#preview
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If you're already a professional writer you can try working on https://reedsy.com/ with your credentials and seeing if people are interested in your editing work to start. It will get you reading and editing various styles of fiction then you can build up a portfolio.
Why won't you try Reedsy.com then? It's a place of many very experienced professionals in the author/writing/ books.
Also I don't understand line by line. Dont you actually mean line edit? or copy edit? or proofread in fact?
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Yes, I highly recommend a proofreader. The copyedit on my book made a huge difference (even though it was a big $$ investment for me). I found my editor on Reedsy.com and they have a bunch of verified independent editors who specialize in different kinds of editing for all kinds of genres. And Reedsy guarantees you get the work done before transferring payment (if that's something you're worried about). Though working through them does increase the cost of the process.
Now that I've used Kristi from Looseleaf, I'd probably just contact her through her website and work directly with her. But if you want to look for verified folks and guarantee the work, a place like Reedsy can help. To be fair, I've no idea how often scams happen with editors, so my fears may have been way overblown. I just know there were two or three editing companies I inquired with and I didn't like how they interacted with me and it made me really wary.
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I saw reedsy launch a new self-promotion thing. I haven't tried it myself yet though. I think it's $50.
I am not sure about whether I want to do Amazon or Gumroad yet. I just found out about Gumroad. I just released a book on Amazon as a "test run" for my upcoming book and it seems to have worked well.
I am using Reedsy.com to write it. The interface is a little clunky but once it is finished it seems to export to ebook and paperback relatively easily.
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Robert Saunders Teacher On the one hand, it is a social product, a result of various collective currents; and on the other, an individual driven by the desire to overcome inheritances from the past and to assume his profession based on the challenges imposed by his present.
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I've had good luck with Facebook and Amazon ads. If you're exclusive to Kindle for your ebook, you can take advantage of a countdown deals or free days--but when you do those (either of them), you'll want to engage some of the promo sites that push those deals out to their subscribers each day. (Depending on your genre, you'll find different promo sites targeted toward the readers you're looking for . . . One place you can find those lists is on Reedsy.com.) You'll find a lot of good information from David Gaughran, Joanna Penn, Sandra Beckwith (Build A Book Buzz) and many more like that. Otherwise, some of the best advice is to keep writing the next book and the next one and so on. The more books you have out the further your marketing efforts go. Particularly, if those books are all part of the same series.
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Ah, I gotchya. If you by chance wanted to dive back onto a book, take a look at this site for a bunch of links for free ones.
How about exercise or yoga? I know you’re stuck at home, but there’s a ton of vids on YouTube that could give some advice and tips.
I hope you pull through soon friend, I can imagine that’s a stressful situation.
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Jumping in as I'm one of the founders and it's not really the kind of comments I like to see at the weekend!
We present the different editorial services we offer from https://reedsy.com/editing/book-editor. By the sound of it, you hired a developmental editor (correct me if I'm wrong) and might have skipped copyediting and proofreading?
If it turns out you did pay for proofreading and the editor missed a number of things, please simply get in touch with our support team via the app and we'll make this right 🙏
Reedsy.com is a site that provides weekly prompts. Members submit short stories written for the prompts and fellow members can provide critiques. It may not be exactly what you're looking for, but it's a good site for getting feedback on your writing in general and flexing your creative muscles a bit.
The majority of members seem to be teenagers, though.
From what you've written in the comments, it sounds like you were doing this this. I know I'm a smug prick, but I feel it's kinda warranted when someone say they're a black belt, but don't even know what they're a black belt of. It's like someone saying they have a bachelor's degree, but they don't know what field it was in.
Thanks for asking this question. I've been planning on self-publishing but was second guessing myself.
You may want to check out a site called Reedsy. Freelancers can post their services related to publishing there. It's probably where I'm going to find my book cover designer and editor. They also have publicists and marketers. I've not purchased anything on the site, but unless something magical happens and someone wants to publish my book and let me keep my rights (lol), I am struggling to see why I would consider traditional publishing.
Good luck!
That’s a really interesting question :) Apart from Solaris, I cannot recall a title where the nationality of the author is something I specifically noted, which is a bit of a reflection on me!
Currently perusing titles in this list to find new reading.
You might like the Divergent series by Veronica Roth. It is in a class of books that librarians call YA (young adult) though many adults read and enjoy YA books. It would make comprehension a little easier. You could start with some YA fiction until you get better at the whole "listening to books" thing. Here is a list with some book descriptions so you can see if there is anything of interest. https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/young-adult-booksThere are a number of sci-fi type books on this list that I have seen recommended by others on this subreddit.
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I love Aimee Bender, too. If you like the Magical Realism elements of Lemon Cake, you might explore other authors known for the genre.
Here's a link to a short explanation of the genre and a list of fifteen suggestions:
https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/magical-realism
From that list, I've really enjoyed The Snow Child, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake* (of course,) and Life of Pi, though I personally wouldn't categorize Life of Pi as a Magical Realism.
I'd also add The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. It's full of Magical Realism and surrealism.
Depinde cine le scrie, dacă este un istoric e mai bine, pentru că altfel își fac singuri mult PR, vezi cazul lui Churchill și memoriile timpurii. Da, pot fi mai seci, dar se apropie de realitate mai mult. Altfel citești propagandă personală și nu mai e biografie.
Sunt mult mai mulți oameni interesanți care au fost importanți pentru umanitate decât personalitățile istorice. Poți începe de aici, chiar să faci testul dacă ți se par prea multe idei https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-biographies
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Here's how I think you should go about this. After you get some beta readers, get an editorial assessment. This is like a developmental edit, except the editor reads your manuscript in one go and critiques your novel in the form of one really long, comprehensive report that covers all the major issues in your novel. (Prose, plot, pacing, tone, characters, worldbuilding, so on.) For the full developmental edit (which would include an annotated manuscript), a 110k word novel would cost at least £1,800 from a professional, but because an editorial assessment isn't nearly as time-consuming on the editor's part, you could get one at half the price. Michael B. did an editorial report of my 83,000-word Sci-Fi novel for about £660, and it was 100% worth the price.
While a full developmental edit helps you become a better writer in the long run, if you're on a budget it's better to go from Editorial Assessment --> Copy Editor. It's the most effective way of dealing with the structural problems first, so that the line-by-line issues don't go to waste. The guy I linked to is good for line editing too, however if you really want to get the most bang for your buck, I'd suggest going to Kenna Morton. (Reddit blocks links to Fiverr, but to find her, google "Fiverr Kennarmorton.") She offers quality line editing at $5 per thousand words. I don't know how or why she charges so low, but she's about as good as a professional line editor at a fraction of the price. So if your novel's still at around 110k words, her line editing would cost you £490.
This strategy is probably the most cost-effective way to go about it. You've got the picture structural problems addressed and then the line-by-line problems addressed for about £1150.
I've been using the site Reedsy.com to get in touch with editors. You can also put ads out on Craigslist seeking editors, and I've had success with that as well.
As far as cost, it varies greatly depending on the type of edit you want, what the person's rate per word is, and the length of your works. If all you want is grammar and sentence structure, it sounds like you want a line edit, and in my experience those go for about 2 cents a word.
You should polish your work to the best of your ability before getting it to a developmental editor or beta readers. Otherwise, you won't get your money's worth and might even find yourself having to go over it again with one and spend even more money.
Here's a link to various things one might do to get their novel into publishing shape complete with thorough explanations of their use. This site is also great for finding freelance professionals. https://reedsy.com/#/faq/service-information
Dean Koontz has a fantastic catalogue, found his stuff before Stephen King & John Saul...
For those just starting out w/ Koontz, here’s a great place to start! https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-dean-koontz-books
Thank you everybody for the help. Just wanted to update anybody who might be following this....
I decided to have somebody else do the formatting (not me). I got a couple of bids via fivrr.com and a couple through Reedsy.com. The bids ranged from $500-$650 (US). The book is quite a job, 165,000 words and 80 pictures and I feel that these bids are fair and competitive!
Anyway, I remembered that an old high school friend of mine (from 39 years ago) is a career graphic artist. I contacted him and he told me that he is an expert with InDesign, having used it since its inception. I explained the project and he has taken it on. He is leaving it up to me to determine what the payment should be so I will probably use the average of the bids I got plus a bit more. I'm happy with this arrangement because we communicate very well, are in the same town, and he is eager to do it.
Hopefully this will work out well and I'll be able to submit it to a printer soon. I am still researching the suggestions I got here and will check in again when I decide what I will do.
> What do you guys think?
First I think you suck at research. Second, no matter how many dozens of examples I post, you will say yours is different -- having said not much of anything about your own idea.
Reedsy Book Discovery yeah ... you're only seeing the thirty seconds of effort I put in so people clicking wouldn't be wasting their frickin time.
I just finished reading Duma Key over the summer. I really loved it, great beach book. So I'm thinking about what to read next, and ran across this:
Thanks so much for all the info. I found a great editor on reedsy.com actually, and am going to go that route. What my editor said was the best way to get published is to get an agent first and then they can submit to publishing houses. I think I will be going that route. Thanks a ton for your help, redditors.
Reedsy.com has some good editors. Many of them have worked for many years with the big publishing houses before going independent. They're on the expensive end, but otherwise good.
If you decide to self publish, you can find editors and publicists on Reedsy.com. (There are other gig sites where you can find freelancers too, like Fiverr and Upwork, but personally I prefer Reedsy because it's publishing specific and the freelancers are vetted.)
When hiring any freelancer, always check the person's resume and ask for references and portfolio or samples of their work.
If your story is coming out as a game, have you considered querying agents? Having a tie-in book is something they might be able to sell.
I got an email about Reedsy Discovery today — sounds like they just launched. Not about to submit anything myself (haven't written anything long enough, lol) but the reviews look pretty decent so far <strong>https://reedsy.com/discovery</strong>
I'm sorry that happened. It can be really hard to figure out who's legit and what's a scam, and who's just completely unqualified.
If you're self publishing, Reedsy (reedsy.com) is a good place to look for editors and other freelancers. The people in their listings are vetted and you can see a resume and a portfolio of their work. Always ask for references and samples, and don't be afraid to ask other writers for recommendations.
https://reedsy.com/#/freelancers
That's where I went. However, I am marketing my first novel. I'm still very much a novice at this (despite my background). I'm getting better very quickly, but I would caution all of my advice with the novice tag.
https://reedsy.com/#/freelancers
That's where I went. However, I am marketing my first novel. I'm still very much a novice at this (despite my background). I'm getting better very quickly, but I would caution all of my advice with the novice tag.
I will say that you have the kind of library that might do well under a consultant. Especially the right one.
You sound like you're on the right track! Here's what I did when I finished the first draft of my first manuscript:
- Ignored it to give the story time to breathe ~1 month
- Read Story Engineering by Larry Brooks
- Re-read the manuscript and marked it up
- Tried to rework the structure and pacing of the story referencing the lessons from Story Engineering
- Deemed the entire thing a hot dumpster fire and dropped the project
- Started writing a new manuscript (that one was merely a warm dumpster fire)
Eventually I wrote a story that had the bones in the right place with structure, pacing, etc and I self published it last year. I may go back and rework one or both of those original manuscripts but I may not.
The better edited your manuscript is the more likely a publisher will be to look at it. They'll still hire an editor but getting one in the first places will make you better. I also appreciate the feedback an editor gives me because I know my English is bad (despite being a native speaker).
There different kinds of editors: developmental editors, copy editors, and proof readers. I use Reedsy.com to find mine, I think they're on the expensive side but they're all high quality professionals. However, there are countless other services you can find an editor through.
One sub that will give you feedback (if you have the guts for it) is r/DestructiveReaders You'll learn a lot from their feedback and giving feedback on other's writing is a great way to improve your writing as well!
Best of luck!
Hi chipette! We would definitely consider it. In fact, we started a weekly writing prompts contest (inspired by r/writingprompts) that's available from https://reedsy.com/writing. Each week, we reward the best short story with $50 and feature it on our Medium account: https://medium.com/reedsy.
Feel free to message me with more details and we can have a think!
There are a lot of pitfalls that cause a beginning writer to fail. One thing that can really help is a story coach - somebody who can give meaningful, productive direction at early stages of story development. If you're in the position to help with this, I'd suggest to setup a relationship with a story coach - offer to pay for any story development services he needs.
Reedsy is an emerging market for editors of all kinds, and they also have story coaches. A bad story coach would expect an up-front fee - find one where you can say "My dad will send you stuff. Bill me for it." - and then present it to your dad like a fait accompli (he doesn't need to know the details of your arrangement).
A good story coach will be able to look at a story synopsis, and ask your dad to break it down to a scene outline. Then work with him through each draft, encouraging best practices (a lot of beginning writers will write twenty drafts of chapter 1 before moving on to chapter 2, which is a big trap).
After that, I'd hand-hold him through his first submission to the story coach, if possible - so that he can get a look at the feedback and see if he finds any value in it.
If he's used to an Ipad, I don't see why he'd need to switch to a laptop. A bluetooth keyboard would be fine. Scrivener is great for story development. Make sure to hook it up to a cloud backup so that nothing gets lost (and he can easily share his project with others).
Have you had a look at Reedsy yet? We're a marketplace of pre-vetted editors and designers, and have a copyediting section. We offer the guarantee that whoever you work with, you will be happy with the collaboration and end result. Here's an IAMA our founder did: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2q6pmw/iama_founder_at_reedsy_where_authors_meet_the/
Hi TCP,
I've founded the startup Reedsy for this very purpose. We have attracted thousands of editors and hand-picked the ones with real talent and experience (around 200). It's free to use to browse for vetted editors in your genre and ask for quotes, samples, etc. We then offer a nice interface to compare the quotes, a secure payment system, a set of online collaborative tools, etc.
Check it out if you can and let me know what you think :)