Comments for Unstressed Syllables

Comment on Writing in Drafts by Ben

Ben — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:10:44 +0000

Thank you so much! I am planning to write a novel once school ends and now the task seems much more artsy and less worky, THNX!

Comment on Stressed and Unstressed Syllables by Salem Al -Saadi

Salem Al -Saadi — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:51:13 +0000

Pr.Naceur Ben Mesbah is really unique in his way of teaching .I still remember the different techniques he used ; so as to make of his class a resounding success.I would like to thank him for the exceptionally important he played in helping us acquire proficiency in pronunciation.We got a lot from him and he has never ceased encouraging us to speak English the way British people do.

Comment on On Self-Publishing: How to Start by Aaron Pogue

Aaron Pogue — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:50:52 +0000

Thanks for your comment! I love feeling helpful.

Honestly, as a business decision, I wouldn’t recommend paperbacks. They’re the miserable relics of an era that made artists into the slaves of manufacturers.

That said…man, I still gotta have ‘em. And all my other writers feel the same way. It just doesn’t feel real until there’s a paperback.

We use CreateSpace to print and distribute our books. They make the books available through the major distributors (I think Ingram is the main one), so you could walk into a bookstore, request a copy of any of my books, and the friendly clerk would have no trouble ordering it.

In nearly two years, we’ve probably made about twenty bucks off those sorts of orders. We’ve probably made a couple hundred dollars on paperback sales overall, but not enough to turn a profit on our manufacturing costs.

And we’ve come to terms with that. We buy the paperbacks as mementos and promotional giveaways. But we make all our money off digital sales.

Do with that what you will. And don’t be surprised when this comment shows up as its own blog post in a week or two. Sometimes I’m sneaky like that.

Comment on Stressed and Unstressed Syllables by Pr.Naceur Ben Mesbah

Pr.Naceur Ben Mesbah — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:18:34 +0000

Almost all words which have a strong and weak form belong to a category that may be called function words -words that do not a dictionary meaning in the way that we normally expect nouns , verbs ,adjectives and adverbs to have .These functions words are words such as auxialiary verbs ,prepositions ,conjunctions ,etc…,all of which are in certain circumstances pronounced in their strong forms but which are more frequently pronounced in their weak forms.

Comment on On Self-Publishing: How to Start by Dragonfan

Dragonfan — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:37:06 +0000

I have been reading your blog for a while, and am considering self-publishing myself.

The one question I have is this: Is it necessary to have a paperback edition of your book available? I know a lot of people prefer a paperback (myself included)–but how much do you actually make on paperbacks in comparison to ebooks?

Also, do you use a distribution service? (And how does that effect sales?) Or are your paperbacks Amazon-only?

Sorry, that was more than one question.

Thanks for the informational blog! I really enjoy it.

Comment on Amazon Imprint Submission Guidelines by Belinda Vasquez Garcia

Belinda Vasquez Garcia — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:11:39 +0000

I know exactly how you feel, Aaron. I almost got broken by those horrible gatekeepers, literary agents, and their rejections. One even yelled at me at a writers conference in Los Angeles because I was unlucky enough to be up first and she had gotten lost in traffic driving up from San Diego. Several months later and numerous rejection on my witches fantasy series, I was practically crying at my computer and thinking of stopping, but I love the writing too much. I then decided to take control of my own destiny and not let the agents or publishers dictate to me. I was going to do things on my own terms and F them. The forget that they need us and thanks to the internet, we no longer need them. It’s the fans who count and we now have access to them. Readers and writers is what it’s all about. Good luck on your books!

Comment on The Big Reveal by Aaron Pogue

Aaron Pogue — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:20:00 +0000

Thanks, Andi! I hope you love them all.

Y’know, your review of the first book was hugely inspirational to me. That was one of the first times I got such positive feedback from a stranger, and it gave me the confidence to stick with The Plan and see what I could accomplish in self-publishing.

Thank you. I cannot possibly say it enough.

Comment on The Big Reveal by Andi

Andi — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:22:22 +0000

OMG I can’t believe it is up to 4! You know I loved the first. You sent the second, but I just bought 2, 3, and 4 Kindle versions so that I can read them on my iPad – cannot wait to catch up on them!

Comment on On Self-Publishing: Where to Start by Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:19:03 +0000

Something I’ve done in the past is purchased (or had Copy Central crop) paper exactly sized to the volume, then send it through my printer set for, say, B5 paper. Works well.

It’s also possible to send the draft through the laser printer with the crop marks, but that just doesn’t have the same sort of feel to it.

Getting a bound proof, even if perfect bound, is pretty cool.

Comment on On Self-Publishing: Where to Start by Heather

Heather — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:50:22 +0000

Wonderful information! Thank you for filling us in on this overwhelming process. I look forward to hearing what you have to say on the “how” of self-publishing.