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Do you put 'Easter eggs' in your books hoping readers will get them?

I love finding them and I love write them for readers to discover.

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Thank you!

Why every marketer starts super nice and then suddenly became like "hey how many book do you published?"

Oh wowowow!
Are we THIS intimate?
What is this, the Literary Inquisition?

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Matte or glossy?

Glossy: darker black, lucid light
Matte: better touch, better back cover text contrast

Less than two weeks to decide and I've no idea which one looks better 😩

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On Feb 17 my book will be out and since that day I'll be able to see how many pages people have read. That means if the number is lesser than its length, I'll probably cry on my pillow for the rest of my life

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I've got a couple of jury prizes and been finalist in some writing contests but no actual winning.
So I can't call myself an award-winning author.
I'm more of an award-losing one?
An award-participating?

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I can't decide which kind of #cover I'd pick. Heeelp!

Big question: matte or lucid cover?

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Like "here I am! don't look at me!"

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Did someone close to you ever be the inspiration for one of your stories?

Behind every book there's a core reason.

For Remission, it was witnessing a woman go through suffering accepting she couldn't control destiny, but choosing to keep going anyway. That kind of resilience broke me open.

What's the thing that pushed you to write your last story?

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Do you believe in Skynet?

Automated service/AI/etc are nice tool for info gathering but nothing like human editors or readers.
AutoCrit just suggested me to remove all refences to two of the main characters and to implants—in a cyberpunk story about a neural implant.
Nice try bot

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Question: how far can worldbuilding alienate from canonical views without being uncomfortable?
Like: what if in a dark fantasy the colour of the darkest and most corruptive power isn't black or violet, but pale matte white?
Is it too much or refreshing new?

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I had a lucid dream of an old FBI agent under heavy rain thinking out loud his tired sarcasm in front of a tortured corpse.
I had the full inner conversation, dark atmosphere and sad jokes.
Now I want to write a novel around him.

It's only me or your mind work the same way also?

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My FMC Dr. Karin Amani is alone on a hostile planet, psychologically breaking down with the sole support of Nav—an AI who is supportive in a practical way but has the empathy of a fridge.

What's your MC's companion like and how important are they in your story?

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Bubble or not AI is still a hot topic and probably it's here to stay, what's your relationship with it?

About writing, AI could be useful for what it's meant to do: search and elaborate info. I've used AI for diving into medical stuff to be consistent for my last WIP.
Exactly like Wikipedia made research faster than paper encyclopaedias, AI is the new tool.
That's it.
AI cannot create.

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Since my book is available for pre-order, I've received fake emails from:
- The Guardian Book Club
- New York Times
- various literary agents
- Nebula Award
- countless editors promising a contract with one of the top 5
- 4 of the top 5

Now, I'm expecting an email from the Pulitzer soon

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I make the FMC a doctor instead of engineer/soldier because doctors are trained to save lives. That's their purpose.

But what happens when everyone is dying anyway?
When your purpose fails but billions still depend on you?

How did you chose your MC job/main trait?

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Apparently paperback cover is ready: it took 3 people (graph, model, myself) to be almost done—waiting ISBN.
I've to change the front background to make it consistent with side and back but now it's even darker. I like it. Darkness, around and inside is what this story is made of

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Looks like obtaining an ISBN takes longer than expected so here I am postponing Remission launch to Feb 17, hoping they'll give me code in time to put it in the ebook and paperback.

Another indie rookie mistake ✅
(But learning. Hopefully)

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Reader question: ever hate a decision your favorite character made?

Not "bad writing" hate. But the "I understand why they did it and I still think it's wrong" type

That's how you know character are real

What MC choice still haunts you?

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I'm looking for ARC readers to complete the squad!
Hard sci-fi. Around 170 pages. Lot of mental breakdowns.

DM or comment if interested

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Looks like my first—and surely not last—rookie mistake as indie writer was thinking that obtaining an ISBN would be fast. Apparently it is not. So yeah, launch postponed to mid Feb 😩

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Me: "I'll just quickly research how alien atmosphere may works"

*8 hours later*

Me: knows everything about exoplanets, consumed Wikipedia, questioning about NASA projects

Writing hard sci-fi is just giving yourself new irrational fears.

(worth it for REMISSION though)

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Wow, this is the kind of 'supportive' we all should share, thank you 🙏

Honestly? Mostly terrified but a bit excited as well

Is a hard sci-fi novella (~49k words) a bit of The Martian merged with Annihilation, it'll be out on Amazon or free on KU. Thank you so much for asking 🙏 It feels great to be seen by an actual proper author

Hello! I've trad published a book in 2024 (not available from 1.1.26 cause I didn't renew the contract, it'll be out again next year) and on Jan 23 my first indie work will be out