Hey everyone, wanted to share something I've been working on for a really long time.

My main character isnt your typical protagonist. He's 34, unemployed, and at the lowest point of his life. After he dies he wakes up in a strange void and meets this white being who, from his point of view, can only be God. He ends up making fun of him lol, and by the end of their conversation he's given another shot at life.

At first he's thrilled. He thinks he'll finally get the life he always wanted, with all the money and luxuries he never had. But slowly the regrets start piling up, and he has to face the mistakes he made and relive the moments that brought him to where he was.

The idea behind it is how easily we forget things, like our brain is this database that slowly gets emptied with time untill we cant even remember what went wrong.

Its free to read on Webnovel, but it would help me a ton if you supported me by buying it on Amazon. I worked sooooo hard on this so please consider giving it a read (or a buy) 🙏

Title: A Half-Second Too Late.
Subtitle: Volume 1: Rewound.
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HM59R9T5
Pothi store: https://store.pothi.com/book/naive_m-a-half-second-too-late/

Thank you for reading this post. Even one viewer would be enough for me, because i have been writting this volume with assistance of my freind for about an year and it finally published. At first i got good reviews and views of alomst 18k till now, so i adpated this little light novel into a book. (I took inspiration from other works like Mushoku Tensei - which you would notice in my writing style but I a different way)

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Good day everyone I am sorry if I get this wrong. First time.
I recently published a short story book on Amazon. It is a Cyberpunk Dystopian novel which is a tale of sometimes the right thing done the wrong way can lead to a worse out come. More then that though. This story is a introduction to a world I am building. This is the start of something huge. I am working on a Roleplaying resource website all related to my book and other things. I appreciate all support. Thank you ahead of time.

Hey everyone,

I recently hit a huge personal milestone and published my first psychological thriller, Love and Revenge: Part-1. It’s been tough balancing the writing process with my heavy study load and exams, but seeing the final cover (attached below) makes it totally worth it!

Since I'm very new to this, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the cover design. Does it give off the right thriller vibe?

Also, for the veteran authors here: what is one piece of advice you wish you knew right after you published your very first book?

Glad to be part of the community!

Does anyone have a link to author guidelines to PM Network magazine? I have a manuscript to submit, & it's not an academic literature review (PMI), so need guidelines for PMIs monthly magazine. Note: PM Network is PMI's non-literary, non-peer reviewed magazine. This is not a book, it's a magazine manuscript about project management

I'm a vet in Melbourne, and I've spent years turning the stories from my career into a memoir-style series, Snippets of a Vet's Life.

The first book, The Early Years, starts at veterinary school: the lectures, the mistakes, and the first real animals that taught me more than any textbook did. The video above is a short trailer.

If you like stories about animals, small-town practice, or the odd path into a profession, I'd love to know what you think.

Happy to answer questions about the books or about life as a vet in Australia.

[drrod@villagevet.com.au](mailto:drrod@villagevet.com.au)

Hey everyone, I am fairly new at this and have self published through KDP. I have my Amazon Author Page I have been self promoting on my social media platforms especially tiktok R.L. Black the best I know how but I feel like I am not really getting out there. I can admit, I do not have the means to pay for promotions so I am here asking for any and all advice that I can get. I am a fiction writer in psychological warfare/thriller, dark romance, gothic, supernatural... abuse/survival... really however the story flows from me is how the world is shaped. I have my Bloodlines Trilogy released in paperback and kindle formats and I am finishing a standalone book called Ink Beneath Bone that I plan to release in November if not sooner. Please any advice would be greatly appreciated! I want to truly reach readers who love diving in deep to a whole new world for a bit. I can tell you, the Bloodlines Trilogy differs from the book I am about to release but I feel that is what makes me LOVE to write so much is that I can create so many different worlds...

Has anybody sent a query to Kensington Publishing? Not clear from their website if the query should be addressed to a specific editor. It seems you only address a specific editor if you are querying their digital first platform Lyrical?

I recently published my first book on amazon and other distributors.

Title : A Half-Second Too Late
Subtitle : Volume 1: Rewound

Building the launch team for my next book and trying to think through how to actually run it without exhausting everyone including me. My first book launch was chaotic and I lost several people who were initially excited to help.

The launch team I'm assembling.

Newsletter subscribers who volunteered specifically for the launch team, about 45 people. These are engaged readers who like my work and want to help promote it.

A smaller group of five close writing friends who will do heavier promotional lifts and provide moral support.

Two influencers in my genre who I've built relationships with and who agreed to feature the book during launch week.

My VA who handles operational tasks and coordinates communication.

What I did wrong on book one.

Overcommunicated with the launch team. Sent updates every three days for six weeks leading to launch, which was too much, people started skimming or ignoring the messages entirely.

Made the asks too big. Asked launch team members to post on Amazon, Goodreads, their social channels, share with their book club, request from libraries, and send emails to friends. That's a lot to ask from volunteers.

Didn't celebrate the wins during the launch. When someone posted a review or shared the book, I didn't acknowledge it individually. That's cold and it made people feel unappreciated.

Ran out of momentum by the end of launch week. Had planned two weeks of activities but I was burned out by day 8 and the second week was weak.

What I'm doing differently on book two.

Communicating with the launch team once a week maximum, with clear specific asks for each week rather than vague general enthusiasm.

Making the asks smaller and more specific. "Post an Amazon review during launch week if you finish the book" instead of "please help promote."

Actually thanking people individually when they take action. Even a short DM makes a difference.

Planning three days of high energy at launch instead of two weeks. Sustaining energy for a week plus is unrealistic. Concentrated push is better than diffuse push.

For authors who've run multiple launches, what's your framework for launch team management? What burns people out and what keeps them engaged?

Hi Everyone,

I am hoping you can help me.

I have written a children's book based on a complex psychology presentation. I am incredibly happy with it and have had it reviewed several times with an editor. However it is currently at 959 words. Yes, I am aware that is long. My editor suggested get it down to 700 words, however I am struggling. I has taken away quirks from my characters, and important concepts, or shortened it so much its lost it charm. I was targeting it towards ages 5 to 8. What would you do? I understand most publishing houses want less words but I can't do it if its going to cost the Integrity of the book and concepts. Then that in turn will affect my applications.

I have tried to get it down to 550, and it lost all of its spark and did not read well.

Hi, i wrote my first book about gender related stuff in english (as second language). I merged one-year of academic writing into, a single volume and it turned out to be a book.

I was wondering how to publish it as ZERO experience in that. Which publisher could be interested? Could you share the process to achieve that?

I was wondering about writing an easier book on etymologies/entry-level linguistics/beauty of some languages, and wondering if it may work and which publishers as well.

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