Mark Gardner

Someone said I should have links to my book series as my pinned tweet, so... My stories are available in EN,ES,PT,DE,IT,FR & CN. #MYSTERY: amazon.com/dp/B0B4GZBS1B #superhero: amazon.com/dp/B07ML3BR12 #scifibooks: amazon.com/stores/Mark-Ga… #audiobook: audible.com/author/Mark-Ga…

@TMobileHelp Not yet. It’s installing about a mile from my house. You guys need to hurry up so I can dump those clowns at @sparklightcares

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.@sparklightcares seems to not know that @TMobile is bringing fiber to my area cheaper than I pay Sparklight, because they’re raising my cable rate by $5. My garbage plan that is 500% slower than t-fiber…

Erika: Why do you take such long showers? Me: Tinnitus. Erika: what? Me: Tinnitus. It’s the only time during the day I don’t hear the ringing. Erika: … Me: They have hearing aids that pump in white noise. I think the shower must be the same sound or frequency. Erika: Carry on.

@brclothwrites I’ve eaten snails before. As long as it’s prepared well, they’re quite good.

Would you ever eat snails? I’ll be in France in less than a month and I’m contemplating if I should order escargot. 🫢😮‍💨😬🎉

@ClaireLLLW81 Yup. Although this that know, know…

Is there still snobbery towards comics?

@jules_macleod No error detected. Also, KDP are crooks when it comes to paperback royalties, shorting each unit sold by $1.10 - $2.70. Then they play dumb when you call them on it and show them a year of shorted royalties. “We need to research this!” Never to be heard from again…

Spot the error....or is it correct?!!! 😂🤣

@justcastellon Haven’t hit the promo in a while. Check out my mystery series. Lesbian MC. Trans/gender fluid characters and characters dealing with their trauma. Available in many languages and formats: amazon.com/dp/B0B4GZBS1B

I’m putting together a Top 20 Indie Novels to Read feature… and I want to include YOUR book! Drop below: • 📖 Book title • ✍️ Author name • 🎭 Genre • 🔎 A short reading guide (who it’s perfect for) • 🌐 Your website or shop link (for backlinks!) Let’s spotlight incredible works of #indieauthors in this #WritingCommunity 📚 via justreadingnook.com

@brclothwrites I block that crap. Nothing but taking away features and cramming AI garbage in.

I hate the new Apple iPhone update. Has anyone else done it? Am I overreacting?

@ClaireLLLW81 Publisher: you’ve never dedicated any of your past books. Why is your debut mystery dedicated to your dog? Me: now that he’s passed I have someone to dedicate the book and his character to…

Have you ever written your pet into a story?

The VA sent me a denial letter back in '21 in error. They actually approved my service-related bi-lateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Could’ve gotten hearing aids five years ago. Wouldn’t’ve known if I hadn’t met with a VA benefits counselor. We’re getting paperwork started…

@jwgoblewriter @JRLarriba Plus they’re part of my favorite scenario: Them: using AI is bad, and you can’t have any AI in your submission, because using AI is bad, so we’ll just pop your prose into this AI to check it out…

@Article_94 @JRLarriba The “AI checkers” are absolute garbage.

Sooo, I just ran a piece of literature though one of those AI detector sites, and it flagged my original work as AI generated! This is unacceptable. I taught myself how to write. Writing well takes time to learn, and now this bs detector flags my work! What is the point of writing well then? Here is the piece, you guys decide. "The last of the tobacco curled from his smoldering pipe—his eyes fixed on the sinking rays. The Polar night was upon them. So was the ice. Behind them, safety, family—and failure. Before them, glory and the relentless cold—the pass. “Gather the men, we shan’t fail.” The captain said. The grumbling began almost immediately, curses and concerns rose in plumes of ragged breath. Clenched teeth and narrowed eyes foretold the dissent brewing among the men. Lieutenant Winthrop—the captain’s first mate—raised his hands with paternal care. “Easy now you scurvy lot, you heard the captain, this be our moment of truth, our defining hour that proves us mice or men.'" @AMerritt39681 @JasonWMizer @ToraBrinn @FawnPoet @DanNEO_SS @NatashaCL7 @CatArthurian @kathrynhall_

@FawnPoet At least you got hold music. I get dead air and then after about five minutes I hear click-click telltale that I’m disconnected.

My life this morning. Been on hold for over an hour. PHONE: The estimated wait time is ZERO minutes. ME: 😃😃😃😃 PHONE: Proceeds to play hold music.

@ToraBrinn I’ve been burned out for a a while, so I’m glad to see *someone* is getting it done.

Today’s progress: • Reading through my chapters to narrow down the specific dates. • Getting all excited like, “Did I really write this?” I want these stories to see the world. I accomplished it, writing what I want to read.

@JasonWMizer For me it’s the comma—I have too many; I have too few. I can’t win…

The ' is my mortal enemy. It will always be this little bugger ' I have to fix in my draft. Someone else besides me must feel this pain, right?

@CatArthurian Nope. And this is the worst month in sales in a long time!

Anyone know how to do this to sell books? 😬🥰

I’ve gone back a full year, the farthest back the Royalties Estimator goes, and every paperback sold has been shorted $1.10 - $2.10 per unit sold. @AmazonKDP is probably stealing your royalties too! #WritingCommunity

Hey, @victoriastrauss has anyone else reported this to Writer Beware? They say their back end shows a lower royalty for expanded distribution…

September theft. It’s a ~$4.50 print fee, and their cut is supposed to be ~$4.20 leaving ~$6.20 for royalties.

August theft. My filters are only retail paperback distribution. They’ve been ripping me off for months.

Hey, #writingcimunity I think @Amazon @AmazonKDP is stealing from me. They sold a paperback of Sixteen Sunsets in the USA, but they’re only reporting $1.50 royalty. But the lowest possible royalty for a paperback sold in USA is $4.19.

September theft. It’s a ~$4.50 print fee, and their cut is supposed to be ~$4.20 leaving ~$6.20 for royalties.