Hi everyone,
This is really just to say hello, and a big ‘thank you’ to the early followers of my manuscript. It mean a lot to me so, thank you, thank you, thank you!
To be honest I’ve been completely taken aback by the reception to The Lonely Pixel. I really just wrote a story I wanted to read, and I sent it to the Launch Pad competition as a way of getting some critical feedback. Now I’m through to the top 50, and the feedback I’m getting is anything but critical.
So here I am on Inkshares as part of that competition, and I’m very pleased to be here, but also a little overwhelmed. It all seemed to happen at once, and now I’m looking at a countdown of just two weeks and wondering how in the world I’m ever going to sell 250 copies - that’s like ten copies to every man, woman and child I know!
I’ve always loved the idea of creators cutting out the middlemen and going straight to the public and have considered myself a fan of Inkshares since I heard about it a year or so back on the Nerdist Podcast. I’ve been poking around in the background since then, but I’ve never been sure if it was the right platform for me, mainly because the idea of having to sell my own stuff scares the ever-loving bejesus out of me.
As a stereotypical British bloke, my attempts at selling go something like, ‘so I wrote this thing - just something to do in the evening really - but I guess it turned out sort of okay. To be honest it’s probably not your kind of thing, but if you get a moment it’d be real swell if you could take a quick look and let me know what you think. Or not. it’s up to you.’
So I’ve decided I’m in for the long haul, and I’m going to consider this process a learning experience, while I watch and take notes, and try things out to see what works. At the same time, I’m going to be reading other people’s books and getting to know the community, because you guys are clearly all way more knowledgeable about this stuff than I, and I’m keen to learn from your experience.
Anyway, that’s my first post done. Thank you again for following, and if you get a moment, it’d be real swell if you could take a look at my manuscript and let me know what you think. Or not. It’s up to you :)
Hi everyone,
This is really just to say hello, and a big ‘thank you’ to the early followers of my manuscript. It mean a lot to me so, thank you, thank you, thank you!
To be honest I’ve been completely taken aback by the reception to The Lonely Pixel. I really just wrote a story I wanted to read, and I sent it to the Launch Pad competition as a way of getting some critical feedback. Now I’m through to the top 50, and the feedback I’m getting is anything but critical.
So here I am on Inkshares as part of that competition, and I’m very pleased to be here, but also a little overwhelmed. It all seemed to happen at once, and now I’m looking at a countdown of just two weeks and wondering how in the world I’m ever going to sell 250 copies - that’s like ten copies to every man, woman and child I know!
I’ve always loved the idea of creators cutting out the middlemen and going straight to the public and have considered myself a fan of Inkshares since I heard about it a year or so back on the Nerdist Podcast. I’ve been poking around in the background since then, but I’ve never been sure if it was the right platform for me, mainly because the idea of having to sell my own stuff scares the ever-loving bejesus out of me.
As a stereotypical British bloke, my attempts at selling go something like, ‘so I wrote this thing - just something to do in the evening really - but I guess it turned out sort of okay. To be honest it’s probably not your kind of thing, but if you get a moment it’d be real swell if you could take a quick look and let me know what you think. Or not. it’s up to you.’
So I’ve decided I’m in for the long haul, and I’m going to consider this process a learning experience, while I watch and take notes, and try things out to see what works. At the same time, I’m going to be reading other people’s books and getting to know the community, because you guys are clearly all way more knowledgeable about this stuff than I, and I’m keen to learn from your experience.
Anyway, that’s my first post done. Thank you again for following, and if you get a moment, it’d be real swell if you could take a look at my manuscript and let me know what you think. Or not. It’s up to you :)