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Jul 16th, 2006 06:24 PM
Sethomas I can help out with part one of that, Pauly Shore.
Jul 16th, 2006 06:18 PM
Courage the Cowardly Dog to die and be reincarnated as a womans leotard
Jul 16th, 2006 02:37 AM
CaptainBubba I want to get paid to do impersonations of Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs where he is talking to himself about how he would have sex with him. If that falls through I'd like to do some office work.
Jul 16th, 2006 02:29 AM
ziggytrix
Re: Author

Quote:
Originally Posted by Novelist1982
Someone has to be very motivated to get books published and try to actually become known.

I mean, I got a Bachelor's Degree in Media Communications from a University. I work as a Merchandise Supervisor and make enough to survive and save up money (watching my spending on DVDs, video games, books, etc.)

But I will not realistically expect to quit my day job for writing (for decades at least). It sucks to fathom, but unknown authors do not have an easy path. Even if I got a book on the market and would get 10% on royalties (which normally it is less), I would never make enough to quit my job.

If a book sold for $6, and I would get 10% off each sale, that only equals 60 cents from each book sold.

Small publishing companies expect no greater than 1000 copies of a new book to sell in the first year on the market. So the most money I could hope for would be $600 for the year before tax.

Larger publishing companies expect no greater than 5000 copies of a new book to sell in the first year on the market. So the most money I could hope for would be $3000 for the year before tax.

That's kind of depressing, really.

So, the plan is to crank out two to three books a year and start getting them published with great publishing companies. Even then, if sales are weak, the company would stop publishing a book.

I have one book that had been published (and it cost me more to print it than I made off royalties so far, dang company with no advertising). I have another book being represented by an agent, and a third book I will get represented soon.

I am beginning to write an epic science-fiction novel, expected to be around 250-300 pages long. The last two books I wrote were around 122 pages long and took three to four months to write. So, this epic novel will at least take seven months to get right. I would put all my money on this one if it turns out the way I plan for it to be. It will be awesome to say the least.

The only way I could quit my day job and focus on my writing would be to have my two recent books get on the market and sell thousands of copies, and for this epic novel I am working on to become a bestseller with the New York Times and within a few years from publication get me a movie deal (which normally pays an author at least $10 Thousand bucks, plus highly increases the sales of the book.) I also have a spin off set of prequels planned.
A for effort, but that wasn't quite novel length...
Jul 15th, 2006 11:09 PM
7odd the greatest janitor ever.
Jul 15th, 2006 09:50 PM
Novelist1982
Author

Someone has to be very motivated to get books published and try to actually become known.

I mean, I got a Bachelor's Degree in Media Communications from a University. I work as a Merchandise Supervisor and make enough to survive and save up money (watching my spending on DVDs, video games, books, etc.)

But I will not realistically expect to quit my day job for writing (for decades at least). It sucks to fathom, but unknown authors do not have an easy path. Even if I got a book on the market and would get 10% on royalties (which normally it is less), I would never make enough to quit my job.

If a book sold for $6, and I would get 10% off each sale, that only equals 60 cents from each book sold.

Small publishing companies expect no greater than 1000 copies of a new book to sell in the first year on the market. So the most money I could hope for would be $600 for the year before tax.

Larger publishing companies expect no greater than 5000 copies of a new book to sell in the first year on the market. So the most money I could hope for would be $3000 for the year before tax.

That's kind of depressing, really.

So, the plan is to crank out two to three books a year and start getting them published with great publishing companies. Even then, if sales are weak, the company would stop publishing a book.

I have one book that had been published (and it cost me more to print it than I made off royalties so far, dang company with no advertising). I have another book being represented by an agent, and a third book I will get represented soon.

I am beginning to write an epic science-fiction novel, expected to be around 250-300 pages long. The last two books I wrote were around 122 pages long and took three to four months to write. So, this epic novel will at least take seven months to get right. I would put all my money on this one if it turns out the way I plan for it to be. It will be awesome to say the least.

The only way I could quit my day job and focus on my writing would be to have my two recent books get on the market and sell thousands of copies, and for this epic novel I am working on to become a bestseller with the New York Times and within a few years from publication get me a movie deal (which normally pays an author at least $10 Thousand bucks, plus highly increases the sales of the book.) I also have a spin off set of prequels planned.
Jul 5th, 2006 09:47 PM
DamnthatDavid Going into the Coast Guard, (pending delayed entry, Paperwork is in)

Then buying my own Sail Boat to sail around the world. A pirates life is a wonderful life... or so I hear.
Jul 5th, 2006 06:57 PM
executioneer
Re: Rule the world

Quote:
Originally Posted by Novelist1982
Ruling the world would be short lived. Sure you could control peoples lives or deaths, do anything you wanted to do to or with almost anyone, but it would not last.

Every country would eventually hate you and nuke the planet worldwide, resulting in a landless sea of water with the few survivers living on boats rowing through radioactive watse and having their rotting skin held on to their bodies by thick layers of duct tape.
not if you were good at it
Jul 5th, 2006 06:56 PM
Esuohlim Novelist1982,

no
Jul 5th, 2006 06:45 PM
Novelist1982
Rule the world

Ruling the world would be short lived. Sure you could control peoples lives or deaths, do anything you wanted to do to or with almost anyone, but it would not last.

Every country would eventually hate you and nuke the planet worldwide, resulting in a landless sea of water with the few survivers living on boats rowing through radioactive watse and having their rotting skin held on to their bodies by thick layers of duct tape.
Jul 1st, 2006 11:58 PM
ziggytrix Geeze, am I the only one who wants to "Rule the World - mwah hah hah"?
Jul 1st, 2006 12:08 PM
DeadKennedys One of those guys who rehabilitates injured wolves or trains them for movies.

Or a pilot
Jul 1st, 2006 06:50 AM
Tropical HR guy incharge of telling people they're redundant.
Jul 1st, 2006 05:39 AM
Fathom Zero LICENSED Pyrotechnician.
Jul 1st, 2006 04:53 AM
Dole comedy abortionist
Jul 1st, 2006 03:48 AM
Wiffle Bat I want to be a Fast-Food-Technician!
Jun 30th, 2006 01:29 PM
Old Pink
Quote:
Originally Posted by Trash
Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Pink
I'm going to teach the dolphins at Seaworld to attack all children under 5 years of age.
You think that's funny, but it isn't.
yea, you're right, that was stupid
Jun 30th, 2006 12:00 AM
ArrowX KITTTENS!
Jun 29th, 2006 11:57 PM
WhiteRat I'm going to get out of the military without getting married and having kids.
Jun 29th, 2006 08:12 PM
Trash
Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Pink
I'm going to teach the dolphins at Seaworld to attack all children under 5 years of age.
You think that's funny, but it isn't.
Jun 29th, 2006 05:30 PM
Esuohlim Say that's pretty maniacal of you! What kind of response did you get when you posted that in your DeadJournal?
Jun 29th, 2006 04:56 PM
Old Pink I'm going to teach the dolphins at Seaworld to attack all children under 5 years of age.
Jun 23rd, 2006 11:18 AM
sadie
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ihach
your goal is to mould young minds and you know it missy!
hey, now, mister. i never planned to do this forever and ever, amen.
Jun 22nd, 2006 04:14 PM
Novelist1982
Sup

Esuohlim,

There's never really used copies for a brand new book, for that was available at the same time the book hit the market

Don't you love the publishing business?

Russo,

Getting a literary agent is not an easy thing to do, especially one with a good conrtract. I did not have an agent for "Ariona", and the publisher I chose did not require one.

All the great publishing companies require an agent, so I got one for my second book, unrelated to "Ariona" and a regular book, not an interactive story. The contract lasts for one year, and if they don't make a sale, then I get to leave them and try elsewhere. Also, when a publishing company makes an offer, I get the final say whether or not to accept it (which is very important).

My current style of writing is similiar to that of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, for they were my greatest influences over the years.

I like writing fantasy stories, and trust me, the whole "Middle Earth" thing is over (very funny, A Chimp, really). I create my own worlds, realms, cities, characters, and will never assume a mythical place is un-copyrighted and/or a general term used to describe a place and setting (even if I couldn't find the copyright info on the government's official websites).

Besides, they spell it "Middle-earth"...totally different
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I wanted to be a preschool teacher once, but where's the fun in that?

And I tried the whole "I have no goal thing" but if you can't convince yourself that, it just doesn't work :P
Jun 22nd, 2006 07:28 AM
Ramco I want to be typecast as the quirky accident-prone comic relief best friend in midbudget theatrical motion pictures.
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