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Started this discussion. Last reply by scribbler Oct 6, 2011. 5 Replies 1 Like
Hi everyone, hope its all going well for you. My thing is am I too old for all this internet stuff? When I started out Geo works was the main OS, Microsoft wasn't around, and Bill Gates was in high…Continue
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W.J. O'Neil replied to SR Clowes's discussion 'Createspace' in the group Self Publishing"Hi SR, I've used Createspace for all 3 of my books so far and will continue with them for more. Granted, the promotional aspect is all you but the costs of actually getting in print & ordering your own copies is the lowest I've found…"
Humberto Sachs replied to W.J. O'Neil's discussion 'Book Printing Prices' in the group Self Publishing"Well, the question you should be asking is how much of the retail price is your royalty? And how much will the book sale pay for marketing? Please understand this, real marketing costs more than the book print. My book POD lowest price…"
W.J. O'Neil replied to Carly Jean Montgomery-Wildermuth's discussion 'Wasted' in the group Poetry"Short, nice, and so true! Self inflicted pain is as much or more so to those who love you dearly. There are no wasted lives in life as each life has a ripple effect on so many others around it."
W.J. O'Neil replied to Stanley S. Thornton's discussion 'Problem with my publisher' in the group Self Publishing"Hi Stanley. After a lot of research I've used createspace for all of my first 3 books. It is an absolutely free service offered by an amazon owned company. Your only real costs is for the proof books you choose to order, and once approved the…"
W.J. O'Neil posted a blog postProfit vs Popularity vs Promotion
Recently a discussion came about concerning what was most important to authors. Is it creating a highly profitable sales base? Or is it to become so well known you become a daily household name? Or is it simply to see your works so well promoted in a cost efficient manner that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy your work? For me personally its become more of a promotional thing. All my books are currently sold through my website at basically the cost of printing, shipping to me, and…See More
W.J. O'Neil left a comment for Brittany McNemar"Hi Brittany. Thanks for the friend invite and nice to meet you. Looking forward to sharing thoughts and ideas with you about our writing endeavors in the near future."
W.J. O'Neil replied to Brooklynn Macey Derryberry's discussion 'What Do You Do For Ideas When Writing?'"Hi Brooklynn. For me its the "what" word. I'm not sure how much it applies to others but for me it works. For example, What if there were alternate realms-what would they be like? or What type of character might make a child laugh? or…"
W.J. O'Neil replied to Brittany McNemar's discussion 'Favorite books and Authors'"My favorite would probably be The Wizard of oz, since I believe it really opened the door for the imagination to take off. Being such a favored classic for so long and by so many its what inspired me to write "Reeshard and The Great parish…"
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Profit vs Popularity vs Promotion
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:42pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Recently a discussion came about concerning what was most important to authors. Is it creating a highly profitable sales base? Or is it to become so well known you become a daily household name? Or is it simply to see your works so well promoted in a cost efficient manner that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy your work? For me personally its become more of a promotional thing. All my books are currently sold through my website at basically the cost of printing, shipping to me, and…
Continue Baby Steps!
Posted on October 3, 2011 at 3:07am 0 Comments 1 Like
Hi everyone. My full name is William O'Neil but I go by W.J. O'Neil more often than not. I'm a father to 5 and a grandfather to 9 (with yet another on the way!) I've been making up and telling stories to my kids for about 20 years now. About 5 yrs ago my wife (Mary) & the kids coaxed me (more like hounded) into putting one of them into print. In order to keep the kids out of a swampy area by the house I told them about what was in it. I've spent the last few years writing "Reeshard and The… Continue
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- At 3:22am on October 3, 2011,
Chuck Keyes (The Chuck!) said… W.J., Welcome aboard authors.com, …from The Chuck!
I write thrilling sci-fi novels filled with adventure, mystery, romance, drama, horror, comedy, and many more genres mixed in... Sci-fi for everyone to enjoy. I'm also a published poet. When you have a moment, please check out my Authors page along with some of my many videos and blogs... Many of my Blogs include my free to read, short sci-fi fantasy stories for everyone to enjoy.Yeah, I totally agree with you. There could be anything living in nasty swampy areas. My swamps generally contain strange aliens from faraway planets, and sometimes I call my brain a swampy area.
Let me know if you'd like to become friends.
The Chuck!
- At 10:50pm on October 3, 2011,
Stacy Eaton said… - Welcome Mr. O'Neil!!!
- At 12:41am on October 6, 2011,
scribbler said… - Nice to meet you William. Welcome aboard. :) I hope you enjoy being amongst us and I’ll look forward to hearing more about your writing.
- At 7:04am on October 10, 2011,
Kay said… - Hi W.J! Great to have you here and a warm welcome to Authors.com. :) It’s a very friendly community. We’d love it if you could drop by this thread please and tell us how you discovered Authors.com. :)
- At 1:13pm on October 11, 2011,
Remigious Tebajjwa said… - Thank you so much Mr.O'Neil, am still a junior writer and right now am writing a book about my life, but since english is my second language, am looking for a person who can help me edit my grammar and help me in publishing my book. I will be happy to get back from you.
- At 10:11pm on October 11, 2011,
Cleveland W. Gibson said… Hi WJ
I'm puzzled . I read your except ands posted a comment to the discussion. But it never went to print on the screen.
Did you see it ?
Best Cleveland W. Gibson
- At 3:11pm on November 11, 2011,
Brittany McNemar said…
i had just messaged you.
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