Hello Unregistered,
It looks you have never posted to our site before! Why not make your first post today by saying hello to our community in our Introduce Yourself forum. Why not start with your first post today and become an active part of our growing community of writers!
| How was your week? So, how was your week? Let me tell you about mine! |
09-10-2008, 02:47 PM
|
#1
|
|
Mentor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 6,059
|
Here's How Much I Suck
I posted my book in .pdf form on a piracy forum I frequent. They have a Literature section where people post eBooks, and I put it in there. A comparison of how popular my book is based on views:
Everyday Madness: 5 Views
Men's Sexual Health: 236 Views
How To Raise Chickens: 55 Views
Yes, the chicken book is killing me. My book is officially less interesting than chicken raising.
__________________
There Is A Policeman Inside All Our Heads: He Must Be Destroyed
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 03:08 PM
|
#2
|
|
Mentor
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Gender: Male
Posts: 5,195
|
I suppose pirates raise chickens aboard their ships for food on long voyages. Not sure about sexual health, but they're likely exposed to nasty diseases in port -- if they aren't having sex with each other while at sea.
Remember too, there is no honor among thieves. Or taste in literature, apparently.
__________________
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
-- Albert Einstein
"I am really only interested in a fiction of miracles."
-- Flannery O'Connor
Last edited by JosephB : 09-10-2008 at 03:16 PM.
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 03:12 PM
|
#3
|
|
Ink Slinger
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Bandit Country
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,385
|
Damn, that's depressing. Sorry, Malone.
__________________
Don't unlock doors you're not prepared to go through.
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 04:28 PM
|
#4
|
|
Best Seller
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: South of nowhere and north of somewhere.
Gender: Male
Posts: 606
|
Think of it this way. There are people who search for "how to raise chickens", but not a lot of people are going to think "Everyday Madness" when looking for a good novel.
The views are not the sad part of this story, they are understandable. The sad part is that you posted it on a piracy site. Is it really that bad?
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 04:33 PM
|
#5
|
|
Mentor
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Western PA. Again.
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,815
|
Chicken is really good eats, though. I mean, can you blame them? OK, sorry. You know I'm joking though.
Hmm, you know, I don't know why I didn't think of it before, but since I've had precious little to blog about lately, I think I'll do a short plug for your book. I just have to finish it first since I'm only about halfway. Fortunately, I've got fuck all to do tomorrow, so... heh.
(I've only got about two dozen or so readers though, so it's not like I'm going to be doing you a huge favor or anything.  )
I've heard about some people working wonders with publicity for their novels through myspace and facebook and such. Have you tried them? |
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 04:38 PM
|
#6
|
|
Best Seller
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Cali
Gender: Female
Posts: 711
|
How long have the other two been posted in comparison to yours?
If that doesn't explain it away. . .Post the site on here and we can all go click it a bunch and boost your self esteem =)
__________________
"A happy ending is just a story that hasn't ended yet."
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 05:11 PM
|
#7
|
|
Mentor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 6,059
|
Haha. Thanks everyone. The forum in question mostly deals with technical books, not novels. I share anything I can there, since it's a good group and they share lots with me. I'm going to continue to offer the novel for free online after publication, so I'm just trying to do any little thing I can to spread word of mouth at this point. I was happy with the five clicks, imagining that maybe 2 of those actually downloaded and will read the book (I didn't tell them I wrote it, I use a more covert username there) pleases me, but when I saw the fucking chicken book blowing me out of the water, I had to laugh, and I thought I'd share it here.
It's a private forum, by the way, so no googlers or members from here can come in and click.
__________________
There Is A Policeman Inside All Our Heads: He Must Be Destroyed
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 05:15 PM
|
#8
|
|
Profound Writer
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: big sky country
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,439
|
Damn it. I was hoping this thread would be about something else.
__________________
Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum europe vincendarum
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 05:38 PM
|
#9
|
|
Profound Writer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Near wild heaven
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,211
|
... 
__________________
Don't worry if I write checks, I write rhymes.
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 05:49 PM
|
#10
|
|
Best Seller
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Cali
Gender: Female
Posts: 711
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by alanmt
Damn it. I was hoping this thread would be about something else.
|
LOL 
__________________
"A happy ending is just a story that hasn't ended yet."
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 06:08 PM
|
#11
|
|
Mentor
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Western PA. Again.
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,815
|
Lol, Alan.
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 08:39 PM
|
#12
|
|
Profound Writer
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: rottenchester
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,365
|
Malone, If you can stand to do it, I'd recommend the MySpace promo angle. While the site is problematical as far as some of the habitues, you can't beat it for exposure. You might also consider doing up a small logo.
As an example-clickthroughs to my homepage from modspace average forty unique visits/day. That's a lot of peepers. That's gone up 30/day since I went to a graphic link rather than a text link. Almost 90% of the total visitors to the myspace page.
__________________
Here are some ways to waste your time:
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 10:39 PM
|
#13
|
|
Best Seller
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Nebraska
Gender: Female
Posts: 564
|
Damn, I want to learn to raise a chicken. Too bad you can't post that link. : (
Uh, do people still log into myspace? Today was the first day I checked mine in a week, and all it was spam and one random message from my little sister.. I wish I had 30 views a day.. :\ Maybe, I'm just awkward though.
You have an amazing book. You know that. : )
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 11:14 PM
|
#14
|
|
Best Seller
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: South of nowhere and north of somewhere.
Gender: Male
Posts: 606
|
But is it anywhere near as good as how to raise chickens?
I think not!
|
|
|
|
|
09-10-2008, 11:24 PM
|
#15
|
|
Best Seller
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Nebraska
Gender: Female
Posts: 564
|
Damn the chickens!! Damn them all!!
uh, unless they're fried with a side of mashed potatoes and cole slaw. :\
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:45 AM. Powered by vBulletin, Copyright ©2000-2007, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
LinkBacks Enabled by vBSEO 3.1.0
|
|
Link to Us: 
|
|
