[ SECRET POST #3335 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3335 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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(Red Dead Redemption, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)


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02. [repeat]


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03.
[Star Trek: The Next Generation]


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04.
[One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"]


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06.
[Hanayome wa Motodanshi]


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07.
[Driver: San Francisco, Jun and Ayumu]


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08.
[Naruto]


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10.
[Ash Ketchum/Professor Oak]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 070 secrets from Secret Submission Post #477.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

see I don't even care about the find-and-replace names, the thing that would make me sit with OP and feel awkward about this is if the author is going around claiming that she's been "published" when she's really just self-pub. There's a world of difference between shopping your tale until it finds a backer and simply uploading something onto kindle with a shittyass bad photoshop cover. We all know there's a million and two of the latter giving self-pub a bad name.

[(Anonymous)]

Penned through the heart and she's to blame.

[(Anonymous)]

You have a point, but being accepted by a publisher isn't really a mark of awesomeness.

1) There are so many "publishers" out there, some of which are downright frauds or do little if any editing, provide terrible cover art, poor if any promo, etc., that being accepted by a publisher doesn't really have much meaning.

2) We're at a point in history where, if an author can do a reasonable job getting their product out (i.e. hire cover artist / editor, or do a great job themselves) and get pricing right and promotion right, they have a better job of earning a living than they do with a publisher.

That is proven by many, many experiences. So if you think people should hold out for a "publisher's stamp of approval," unless they are a rare publisher who pays decent rates, actually bothers to promote their authors, and doesn't keep them in restrictive contracts (e.g. only one book a year, etc.), you are basically saying that people are more professional if they write and publish as a hobby than if they earn their living at it.

A self-published author, who really puts the work in, has a better chance of earning a living than they do going with a publisher. That is the reality of the current publishing industry, and it's not going to get better unless the publishers up their game.

It pays to pay attention to what's going on, and learn as much as you can, and not sign up with first "publisher" who gives you a little kiss of acceptance on the forehead.

Here's the thing, though. It's not a game. It takes hard work, educating oneself, and consistency. And yes, luck: but not just luck, and certainly not just a publisher. A publisher is going to do as much harm as good if you're not fortunate.

If an author doesn't have what it takes, they'll quietly disappear. It's not EASY.

I'm saying all this not because I think you're really interested, but in case any aspiring authors are reading this. To you let me say DO YOUR RESEARCH. Be careful what you sign, and learn as much as you can. :-)