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Doing the work I was too lazy to do, ha ha. Thanks.
I might include my thoughts on which platforms work for serialization in the epilogue.
It was thrilling working on a blog badmouthing the very company where I worked (I never named it though).
Does it lose its lustre? Not really. Once you complete a project or publish something, you can just aim higher for next time. There is no limit.
Yes, I think that's how it works for 99% of writers. Even internationally renowned authors give talks, teach courses, and have to deliver work for publishers that they don't control 100%.
If you only write for money, that's a very odd choice. And if writing is only a hobby which takes up your time, it rather restricts you to being rich already or retired.
Thanks @Scoresby. I've really been buoyed by the support from SN and Nostr (I'll be writing about this in my epilogue).
Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think writing fiction SHOULD be hard. The time and effort invested is what makes it valuable. Proof of work and all that.
We all need to give things up to build something valuable. I'm reminded of this lovely monologue from Guy Swann:
https://bitcoinaudible.com/2sats-a-bit-about-time-regret/
Finally, The value of reading and writing fiction is much harder to pinpoint than informative texts. All the meaning somehow comes between the words.
Thanks for the time you spent reading my work, and keep going with your own projects.
The GM diet could be a good topic for ~HealthAndFitness, no?
Indie authors often source reviews on sites like Hidden Gems or Book Funnel.
You pay for access to the site, list your book along with others (free download), and promote the download page to your list in the hope that freebie-loving readers will write an Amazon review.
This doesn't work so well for kids' books. In reality, it only seems to work for Sexy teen vampire romances. I did manage to get friends (who have kids) to review it, and Caterina secured quite a lot of reviews, but that didn't really help sales.
Anyway, one of my best mates sent me a video of his little girl reading it, and that made all the effort worthwhile.
In general, Children's publishing is much more centralized than genre fiction (for adults).
Publishers have ties to reading lists, school library networks, supermarkets and book shops, parent networks etc.
That and the cost of illustration and book production makes it VERY tough to succeed as a self-pub author for kids.
If you can put the time in and do the work (school visits, book fairs, readings at libraries etc), you can sell copies. However, the time invested will not match the monetary return. As with a lot of writing projects, it's a passion project.
I'm sure there are examples of successful indie authors for kids, but they must be smarter marketers than me!
"When computers can make images as pristine as the most glorious art at the click of a button"... not that cover though!
Why won't authors with great ideas like this book, pre-built audiences, and the means to make their book HQ invest in the product? AI covers can be so much better than this! Just pay someone a couple hundred bucks.
AI-gen text means no editor was employed. A shame because the arguement could have been organized better and some of the GPT-isms removed.
*Sigh.
Ultimately, AI-gen books are published in service of egos, not in service of readers.
Thanks for this detailed review. I'm going to point any AI-happy 'authors' towards it.
I'm planning on selling my sperm for sats.
... As soon as I find a taker, I will fulfill my destiny as a Bitcoin wanker.
We are truly at the proof of work inflection point with content.
If a human put real effort into it (and it shows), we connect with it a thousand time more than a turn-key book of slop.
Interesting idea about experiencing new thought. Words are magic in that they can create wonderful novelty or tired dross.
My theory is that if you have a truly aligned mission and incentives with clients, you can be open, honest, and effective.
Signal and Telegram groups that would normally be disorganized are the opposite. Shit just gets done.
Many current bitcoiners are engineers and systems thinkers. They want to check off tasks and get to the next one. Sometimes payment takes 10 minutes, haha.
Of course, clients can have shortcomings in other areas (e.g. tact or creativity), but writers develop pretty thick skins. Mostly it's about setting clear objectives and being honest about the time you need from clients (as well as what you deliver).
Good to see bitcoin cropping up in more fiction.
Eventually though, the treasure narrative will get played out and the mysteries will go deeper.
If anyone wants stories that examine more than how to get the most fiat from bitcoin, visit 21futures.com
Funnily enough, the LinkedIn posts I enjoyed writing the most were slideshows about badgers on a quest to bring down the LinkedIn elites, and meme decks about insincere influencers.
These posts usually did very well, but they bring in empathic readers who share your sense of frustration at the platform bullshittery. These readers never become clients because they are penniless, ha ha.
Legacy media is a lose-lose.
no it was 'fuck', as in 'Those fuckers at Facebook can fuck the fuck off!'