The Random Thought Thread, Part 6

[mylolita]

Anyone ever published a book? 
 

[dias]

2 hours ago, mylolita said:

Anyone ever published a book? 
 

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202172740

[Jibralta]

No, but my friend has. It was weird, though. I don't think she's a good example. 

You can also look into Lulu:

https://www.lulu.com/

[Wiseman2]

[mylolita]

On 10/10/2021 at 7:20 PM, dias said:

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202172740

Thanks Dias!

Helpful as always chuck!

 

x

[mylolita]

On 10/11/2021 at 12:03 AM, Jibralta said:

No, but my friend has. It was weird, though. I don't think she's a good example. 

You can also look into Lulu:

https://www.lulu.com/

Cheers Jib!

 

I’m intrigued now! Was this a corny cringe book that your friend was hyped up about and you glance read and then couldn’t bring yourself to say it’s only good for the fire love? 😉

 

You are making me think of a similar situation I was in a year back! Hard if you don’t have a poker face! 
 

Lo x

[Jibralta]

5 hours ago, mylolita said:

Was this a corny cringe book that your friend was hyped up about and you glance read and then couldn’t bring yourself to say it’s only good for the fire love? 😉

Sort of. I can't say for sure whether the book was good or bad because I didn't read it. I love her dearly, and for her sake I wanted to read it (and still want to), but I will probably never find time. And that is because my expectations for it are (unfortunately) not very high. I know her well, and my suspicion was that her 'author' phase was just another one of her strangely ambitious quirks. She has never, ever been a writer. In fact, I spent many a night in middle school and high school helping her write reports. I hope her book was great, but I will leave that a mystery.

What I found weird about her publishing experience was the cult-like social media miasma that cocoons (at least some) self-published authors. My friend started accumulating all of these followers and developing online friendships with other authors. It gave her a feeling of success. But closer inspection revealed that all of these followers and 'friends' were other aspiring authors seeking to create their own following. So they were following each other to create this illusion of volume, but in reality it was actually just one big hairball. Nonetheless, these girls (they were all young mothers) took it very seriously.

The weirdest was when my friend invited me to a book signing at a library close to where I live. The book signing was in the basement, and it was more like a bake sale than a book signing. Moms setting up tables with their books on display, kids running around or sitting at a table coloring. An occasional husband sullenly sitting next to his wife. I don't think there was a single outside visitor, just the authors visiting each other's tables. I sat at the table with the kids and colored lol. One look at their lush advertisements told me everything I needed to know about their books. Sorry to judge books by their covers (or advertisements), but... hairball.

So like I said, I don't think my friend is a good publishing example for you. 

[Jibralta]

It seems like there's a lot of threads names "Miss" lately. 

[Coily]

Sheesh, you get sick tell someone you're seeing that you are and don't want to text everyday all day. They get in a huff and end thing, hahaha, trash takes itself out.

[dias]

Legend haha

[Wiseman2]

Burger King announced it will be using "low fart cows" in it's Whopper to reduce methane admissions which contribute to climate change.

Wow how ecofriendly is that? Yes. Greenwashing at it's finest. Not a joke. Google it.🐄🍔

[mylolita]

On 10/15/2021 at 11:31 AM, Jibralta said:

Sort of. I can't say for sure whether the book was good or bad because I didn't read it. I love her dearly, and for her sake I wanted to read it (and still want to), but I will probably never find time. And that is because my expectations for it are (unfortunately) not very high. I know her well, and my suspicion was that her 'author' phase was just another one of her strangely ambitious quirks. She has never, ever been a writer. In fact, I spent many a night in middle school and high school helping her write reports. I hope her book was great, but I will leave that a mystery.

What I found weird about her publishing experience was the cult-like social media miasma that cocoons (at least some) self-published authors. My friend started accumulating all of these followers and developing online friendships with other authors. It gave her a feeling of success. But closer inspection revealed that all of these followers and 'friends' were other aspiring authors seeking to create their own following. So they were following each other to create this illusion of volume, but in reality it was actually just one big hairball. Nonetheless, these girls (they were all young mothers) took it very seriously.

The weirdest was when my friend invited me to a book signing at a library close to where I live. The book signing was in the basement, and it was more like a bake sale than a book signing. Moms setting up tables with their books on display, kids running around or sitting at a table coloring. An occasional husband sullenly sitting next to his wife. I don't think there was a single outside visitor, just the authors visiting each other's tables. I sat at the table with the kids and colored lol. One look at their lush advertisements told me everything I needed to know about their books. Sorry to judge books by their covers (or advertisements), but... hairball.

So like I said, I don't think my friend is a good publishing example for you. 

Jib!

 

I thought I replied to you here! Apologies! 
 

Y’know, if you wrote a book, I’d definitely read it! You have a way with words!

 

Fab that she had her own crazy cult of about 2.5 people! LOL! Well, if you can reach just one, as they say 🤣

 

x

[mylolita]

People who manage their time well always seem kinda… boring.

 

x

[dias]

He says the same things I say. All independent people think the same way it seems lol

[Capricorn3]

Dreading Christmas this year. Two empty chairs and nothing feels right or the same anymore. Second Christmas without my dad, I miss him 😢 and miss my sister too 😢.

[mylolita]

On 11/29/2021 at 9:55 PM, dias said:

He says the same things I say. All independent people think the same way it seems lol

This has been a long time in the making Dias - he has spoken and joked about politics quite a bit in previous interviews over the years.

 

On 11/30/2021 at 5:25 AM, Capricorn3 said:

Dreading Christmas this year. Two empty chairs and nothing feels right or the same anymore. Second Christmas without my dad, I miss him 😢 and miss my sister too 😢.

I’m sorry Capricorn.
 

You are stronger than you know though x

[dias]

21 minutes ago, mylolita said:

This has been a long time in the making Dias - he has spoken and joked about politics quite a bit in previous interviews over the years.

Actors, sales people, hustlers, story-tellers, politicians ->potayto, potahto

I like politics too. Business first though.

[ApocalypseDreams]

I check back in occasionally seeing if imsuperman has come back to the forum. I hope he's okay. 

[Coily]

The end of November has been wild, and not in a good way. Lost two friends, a great aunt, and I decided to hangout with pneumonia for 3 weeks. Then there's the wedding I was supposed to be best man at in the middle of all that. Add in a flaky potential customer who I'm fed up with, I wouldn't mind catching a break.

[Coily]

If this project is so f-ing time critical, then why are you bidding it? You stupid idiot!!! This stuff doesn't grow on trees, espcially with the shipping problems of 3rd & 4th quarter.

 

[Capricorn3]

Best Christmas present ever would be to see my son, but that's not going to happen (thanks Covid).  Going on 5 years since I saw him last.  My heart aches. 😢

[Seraphim]

Hugs to everyone here that is in pain. 

[-CallingAllAngels]

Wow...it's dark outside again.  *SIGH*

[-CallingAllAngels]

I need to let him go...I hope I can.

[dias]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-59958872

 

It's a parody at this point hahaha