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Brian Niemeier
Mar 02, 2024 07:00 pm
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AMA Questions: February, 2024
I didn't think my awesome neopatrons could top January's AMA for audience participation and creative questions. Then they took our most recent Q&A into overtime with lively discussion and creative questions.
Seldom have I been happier to be proven wrong!
Without further preamble, here's the text of all February AMA questions for you to meditate on:
- Aside from Oratorios composed to be performed during Lent, do you know of any Lenten music or hymns? If so, what's your favorite?
- For new writers, what expenses and budget should be considered for publishing a book? (Cover, editing, etc.)
- Are you considering trying the web novel route, like I’m doing with The Venus Spectacular?
- Plus, I’m shocked at how full my local Catholic church is on Sundays. How could this be? (It’s good, though.)
- Taking from Pulp's question I'm siting on 6 covers and Three manuscripts of series I was planning to launch.
- Should I just finished up the other six books and then going to editing or get the first three edited formatted then launch them to see if the series worth continuing investing in.
- Did A.I. bot spamming and algorithm manipulation kill the internet?
- Are we going to see forums and restrict Chat Rooms come back as the internet falls apart?
- Can patrons exchange stories for beta reading?
- How do you do different languages in fiction?
- "What is Discord for $500, Alex?"
- Are there more bots on X now, or are they just more obvious?
- Will you do a Fumoffu thing for XSeed?
- Did you decide to split Burned Book up into two?
- How do you know that book outline in the last part is turning from conclusion but into inciting incident and building action again?
Now that's variety! And I know that patrons who're diving into the wide world of newpub found my practical publishing answers helpful.
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Brian Niemeier
Feb 11, 2024 12:05 am
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AMA Questions: January, 2024
Last month's author Q&A saw a great turnout. And as you might expect from such a solid group, we had some fascinating questions.
Here is the text of all January AMA questions for your contemplating pleasure ...
- Do you have your popcorn recipe posted anywhere?
- Why did you choose "Margrave" instead of any of the cognates like marquis?
- So why Margrave instead of Marquis, Markgraf, etc.
- What do you think of series novels written by indies? I heard that in the comic space, this is a problem due to creators going too long between issues. Would you say the same for novels and authors hurting the credibility of series (GRRM being a well-known example)?
- Are there dragons in the Soul Cycle setting?
- Mind if I opine when you're done?
- What do you think on writing sequels vs episodes?
- Do you have time to read? If so, are there novels or other works you read every year?
- How do you pick book and chapter titles?
There you have it! Last month's questions ran the gamut from the everyday to the esoteric; from the general to the intimately personal.
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