Posted on 08/18/2024 6:26:07 PM PDT by think4yrsf
I’m writing a book. Looking for anyone with experience on the process that would willing to assist. I know my experiences are extremely noteworthy. So much so , that I have to share. DM me if you’d like to help. If successful, I would definitely be willing to give a portion to FR. Thanks in advance!
What kind of book? Non-fiction, fiction, general topic, etc.? That might make a difference. I wrote a science fiction about 20 years ago and am finishing a project management book now, should be working on it instead of spending time on FR. Those two have very different needs.
get some kind of dictation program...
it’ll save time in the long run
>get some kind of dictation program...
You can get chrome to speech-to-text for free.
Use AI.
I’ve never published one, but I have been working on one for years, and I anticipate that it will be published by the end of the year. I’m not the expert that you need, but I will mention a very few things that I have come across.
1. Proofing and editing can take a lot longer than you might anticipate. Be sure to get friends or relatives to look it over. Other eyes can sometimes see things that yours will not.
2. Copyright infringement is a big thing. However, if you use photos, many of those with Creative Commons licenses can be used for free.
3. One of the biggest no-no’s on copyright infringement: Never use the lyrics to a song. Just don’t. Could cost you thousands of dollars. Song titles are fair game. Song lyrics are not—even if only a single line.
Best wishes to you.
Nonfiction, it’s all experiences that have fallen into my lap. I’ve been hesitant to comment much here even though I’m a longtime lurker. I have had personal interaction with many individuals discussed here. While employed I have been very hesitant to share but I’m recently retired
I bought a digital recorder but have added up using notepad on my iPad
I’m beginning to realize how much work it actually is. So far I’ve been typing on train of thought and fingered I’d wordsmith later
I believe there are FReepers who had wrote and published books.
Hope they see your post and can help.
Good luck! 👍
Hope that helps!
Biggest challenge is the organize the effort, do a bit each day, don't get upset if you find a spot that you aren't ready to work on, jump to another. Progress is better than sequential.
I'll send PM with more details and happy to chat.
Give us your elevator pitch.
Good luck with your project. I’ve loved writing and have been lucky to have found friends to proof and edit. And I’ve done the same for them. You can read the same page 10 times and someone else will STILL find your mistakes. You mentally fill in the corrections and don’t even recognize that you did it. A friend will not be as tolerant.
Long ago I wrote for an agent and that means following a specific format that is easy to find.
If you’re going the self publishing route, as I did for the last 3, then the hardest part, in my opinion, was learning the correct system to work in so that your results are automatically ready to go. Deep bow of gratitude to husband.
The copyright issue is a big deal. You do have to watch dates of when things become copyright free. I get a lot of my images from vintage postcards, and antique editions that are illustrated. I can buy damaged images cheaply as long as I photoshop the corrections.
Hahaha.... 🤣😅
I was just thinking exactly the same thing!
I like you user name... :)
My daughter is an editor. She once told me that publishers won’t consider an author who doesn’t have a very robust social media presence. They won’t the advertising for the author anymore.
A girl who lived down the block from us has a huge tik toc following. She wrote a novel and sold it Print on Demand. My daughter proofread it. She proofed it for grammar. The book had numerous continuity errors. My daughter gave her a great price on proofreading and didn’t have the many hours for other editing. She didn’t really think the book would do well beyond her tik toc crowd.
Well, she was wrong. The book made the girl a millionaire at 20. The sewer just released through a major publisher and there’s a movie deal in the works.
It does show the social media power.
I was the university photographer at UVA for 19 years, if anything memorable happened, I was there. The experiences I had first hand or as a fly on the wall were amazing. I’m humbled by having had the opportunity.
You have most likely seen my work
Be aware that sharing your experiences may cost you paid opportunities.
As for writing, hit the keys.
Read and rewrite.
Read and rewrite.
....
Done!
Try selling....
Keep trying....
Note 1: I pay what to me is substantial money to use Jim’s bandwidth.
Note 2: My brother loved to write and was quite good at it. He never made a decent living at it.
I worked for ten years for TAN Books and Publishers, and briefly had a tiny, failed publishing operation, Blue and Gold Media, LLC.
Please send information on what kind of book it is, and what you hope to accomplish with it.
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