Jay Long

If you want to start a new #writingroutine make a commitment to do it every day. Even if you write just a sentence and spend 5 minutes doing it, it’s still better than doing nothing. This 🔋 will help start you off in the right direction.

@SDDonovan If it's a brand new release I always get the hard cover. A lot of times, with older books, the hardcover is less expensive. When that happens, I definitely jump on the hard cover.

So, serious question. When you buy an indie book, do you ever get the hardcover? Or paperback/ebook only?

@NatashaCL7 I still use it. The problem with AI is it uses it incorrectly and far too often.

I’m actually pretty pissed that we can’t use the em dash without people assuming you used ai. It was literally my favorite form of punctuation. 😔

@stephenRB4 So far. I'm only about 100 or so pages in. Started it this weekend.

@JayLongWrites Any good?

What was the last hardback novel you bought? 📚

Brilliant ideas don’t wait for you to be at a desk. They hit while you’re washing dishes or driving. Don't lose them.

@77king_nothing @NatashaCL7 🤣🤣

@JayLongWrites @NatashaCL7 Ya I mean, everyone knows it should be “camed” 🤦

FYI sending me a pic I posted with a comment like this gets you blocked.

@rebelwithyou Unfortunately the screens are the convenient route

@JayLongWrites It’s sad to see books slowly disappearing , mostly computers now and many libraries are closing .

I miss going to the library as a kid and even a younger adult. There was just something about it... the feel... the smell... the overall atmosphere. It was my first recreational drug of choice. 📚📚📚

It's not necessarily social media by itself. It's a platform of followers of any nature. Whether thats social media, or from a website, or newsletter, or any number of ways. But yes, a following is definitely an advantage. And that's simply because it's a built-in group of people who have shown interest in you and what you write. You're not reinventing the wheel with them. You're just rolling out new rims.

I didn't really think about what it was going to take actually get people to read my book until after I published my first one. Which was less than a month ago. I'm a little disappointed as it is dawning on me that much of it has to do with a social media presence, which is not something I've ever purposely tried to cultivate before. In fact, it's something that I've definitely shied away from. I expected to join x and find all these readers, but instead I'm finding all these other authors. Which is really great, and I'm learning. But I can't tell if it's better or worse. My question is, how critical is social media really it comes to marketing your book? Is it a necessary evil in this day and age? Or is there some other pipeline that I'm not aware of?

@rebelwithyou I can't disagree.

@JayLongWrites A great album , i never get tired of listening to it

Remember? 🚀💙 #KissArmy #AceFrehleyForever #legendsneverdie

@tyromper Excellent 🤩

@JayLongWrites Thx Jay!! We did that one a few weeks ago! Really good!

Doing a family movie night tonight. Kids are 5,5,10. We loved THE LORAX last Saturday. What's a good kids movie we could all enjoy?! Thanks for the recommendations. 🙏❤️

@NatashaCL7 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but seriously what level to go and to think you'd actually be OK or honored by the news.

@JayLongWrites Right?

@ThrillaRilla369 Just outside the box

What would you call this piece of art?

@priyapandaxo So, AI is not just lacking in human emotion, it's predictable as well?

You can tell it’s written by AI when it says “it’s not just “this” - it’s “this” For example: “it’s not just survival, it’s instinct” Or whatever. I guarantee you will now start seeing this robotic text formula everywhere, if you haven’t already noticed it.

@KupcakeProse Developmental editor in the making

Told my 5yo daughter a bit about my book and she’s like, “that’s what you named her? We should change this. Also she shouldn’t die. It’ll make your readers too sad.” If you need sharp editorial advice she is free every day after kindergarten

@author_clentz Yes. Being an indie writer is like being a small business. Invest in yourself. You'll have more freedoms in the long run, and as many can attest, our goals as a self-published author changes--even if right now the thought is KDP only.

Does anyone have advice on if purchasing my own ISBNs is worth it? 🫣✨ Please forgive if this is a naive question.😬

@KISSopolis 1️⃣5️⃣

How Many Times Have You Seen KISS In Concert? 🤔