[ SECRET POST #3507 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3507 ⌋

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

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02.
[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]


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03.
[Star Trek: The Next Generation]


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04.
[Shameless (US Version)]


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05.
[Breaking Bad]


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06.
[Movie: Mr. Right]


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07.
[Sherlock Holmes]


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08.
[Jacob Frye/Maxwell Roth, Assassin's Creed Syndicate]


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09.
[Gravity Rush]











Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 19 secrets from Secret Submission Post #501.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Non-fandom confessions

[(Anonymous)]

Dear self-publishing friends,

You still need an editor.

Your husband or wife or mom doesn't count.

Re: Non-fandom confessions

[(Anonymous)]

Oh god thiiiiiiiiiiis. So many of those "editors" can barely proofread well, never mind pointing out more serious issues like weak characterization, plot holes, etc.

Re: Non-fandom confessions

[(Anonymous)]

Dear self-publishing friends,

Who cares?

- Sincerely, me


[but for real, what's the point of self-publishing, except to see your story bound in a fancy cover you know isn't Real?]

Re: Non-fandom confessions

[(Anonymous)]

That used to be true, but self publishing isn't just something people do on a whim anymore. It's a business. Or rather, it CAN be a business, and a very lucrative one for the right person. If someone wants to self publish with the intention of making a name for themselves as an author, then they need a good editor.

Re: Non-fandom confessions

[(Anonymous)]

A friend of mine started self publishing her books because she couldn't get any agents/publishers interested in her novel. It took her 4-5 years to get on a rolle, but her earnings for 2015 were 60K+. Obviously not everyone can do that, but I'd argue that for some people, there IS a point to self publishing beyond pretending to be a "real author".

Re: Non-fandom confessions

[lb_lee]

Money, my dear boy. MONEY.

Re: Non-fandom confessions

[(Anonymous)]

To get the attention of a non-self-publisher.

Publishing houses take even fewer risks now than they did in times past. If an author does really well on the self-publishing circuit, established publishers sit up and take notice. I mean, look at the infamous "Fifty Shades of Grey". That was fanfic, then self-published, then picked up for publication by a publishing house.

Which is really why an author should at least try to put their best foot forward.

Re: Non-fandom confessions

[(Anonymous)]

You don't even have to be 50 Shades level famous before it sparks interest in agents and traditional publishers. My friend who self published now has an agent, someone who contacted her solely because her books were doing so well.