I feel that first bit so deeply. It's so scary sharing yourself with the Internet. I thought about giving up on writing so many times because of this, but the writing bug won't leave me.
I'm sorry you were rejected by your dream publisher. It's good you had been thickening your skin for potential rejection, but it still stings. Luckily, we don't have to rely on gatekeepers anymore.
I'm mildly curious about the Netflix book club. We shall see how it goes.
Hi Kyle, I had this newsletter on my "to review" list for Janesberry, then put the pieces together on you doing "Tik Tik Gone" which I had already cataloged. I'm happy that's going on another channel well for you! Oh and congrats on the extra family member.
I wanted to comment on story platforms, etc. as I've researched this sector for over a year. They use authors to provide free content while monetizing the highest performers, which isn't about merit but luck. Like other social media platforms, their business model doesn't nurture direct author-reader relationships nor effectively help indie writers make money to support themselves. So serious writers will consider how a platform fits into each story's marketing and distribution lifecycle in terms of being promotional material for audience development.
I'd like to believe there's an opportunity for a co-operative magazine/catalog for writers for them to similarly share the work they'd like with the opportunity to collect email addresses, and sell individual works and keep 75-90%.
I feel that first bit so deeply. It's so scary sharing yourself with the Internet. I thought about giving up on writing so many times because of this, but the writing bug won't leave me.
I'm sorry you were rejected by your dream publisher. It's good you had been thickening your skin for potential rejection, but it still stings. Luckily, we don't have to rely on gatekeepers anymore.
I'm mildly curious about the Netflix book club. We shall see how it goes.
Hi Kyle, I had this newsletter on my "to review" list for Janesberry, then put the pieces together on you doing "Tik Tik Gone" which I had already cataloged. I'm happy that's going on another channel well for you! Oh and congrats on the extra family member.
I wanted to comment on story platforms, etc. as I've researched this sector for over a year. They use authors to provide free content while monetizing the highest performers, which isn't about merit but luck. Like other social media platforms, their business model doesn't nurture direct author-reader relationships nor effectively help indie writers make money to support themselves. So serious writers will consider how a platform fits into each story's marketing and distribution lifecycle in terms of being promotional material for audience development.
I'd like to believe there's an opportunity for a co-operative magazine/catalog for writers for them to similarly share the work they'd like with the opportunity to collect email addresses, and sell individual works and keep 75-90%.