Elliott Wink

If you like the tone of #SciFi movies like Annihilation, Ex Machina or Sunshine, you'll probably dig After Io & District Five. #booktwt #readingcommunity amazon.com/dp/B09QKKRK2Y

@lhallwriter That Darke Blood cover is so good!

Here are 4 which are currently discounted in digital author.to/leehall

Authors, show me your awesome book covers and I'll happily repost some Be sure to include links also 👇

And for the curious, I haven't stopped writing. In fact, since I last published Mara the Bold, I've written three 80k+ novels and I'm working on another. I'm just trying to give trad publishing a shot for awhile, since I never really had a knack for the marketing side of indie.

I haven't been on here in forever. Partially because I don't like the owner of the platform and partially because I've been busy with life (welcomed my second child into the world!). But I like to periodically shout into the void that I've published several books I'm proud of 👇

@KayleighSuggett Lol I have a toddler. I'm amazed I get any writing done at all 😂

People without (young) kids be like: “I’ll just draft from 10 am to 10 pm on Saturdays!” Those of us with kids be like: “I don’t remember the last time I had 12 hours of uninterrupted free time.”

@SheenaH33 I'm 99% sure that's a maybe! Good luck! My first offer of rep came from a month+ maybe query.

I wish I could ask this agent, did you hate it so much you skipped it? Or is this a maybe? 😂😂😂

@author_VV I think it's poor wording on the agent's part. I did have a few agents use the wording "if you're ever looking for representation in the future, keep me in mind," which seemed fine to me?

@CatherineBowse2 Ahh, that is awesome! Thanks, Cat ♥️

@WinkAuthor Still have a place of honor on my shelf.

I don't really market my books anymore, so sales are very low. But it always makes me smile when I log into KDP and see that someone is reading through one of my series. I'm glad there are still a few people out there enjoying those books.

@lhallwriter Actually, 21... Lol I can't handle horror movies.

@lhallwriter 18 and I was born in the 90s 😅

I got 14 How about you?

@KayleighSuggett I'd love to see the source behind that number. Is it including small presses? What's the definition of trad published that's used? In any case, you might consider what publishers your agent would be targeting (you can ask!). Bigger pubs would have a longer reach for your book.

@WinkAuthor 20% of traditional books don’t even sell 13 copies. The majority don’t reach 300 sales in their lifetime. That kinda thing. I think going trad could be amazing provided they put the marketing $$ behind it, otherwise you end up in the same boat! Just love to hear lots of

You guys I’m vague… 👀 But I don’t know if I want to be. Self publishing is really calling my name. Especially with the doom and gloom surrounding trad publishing. I’ve got some hard choices to make. Definitely not the jumping up and down vague tweet I thought it would be.

@KayleighSuggett Get much traction. It's exhausting trying to market yourself, especially when there are so many other options. I felt swallowed by the noise. I want a team behind me, and I'm tired of trying to do it alone with, honestly, little return. But everyone has a different experience.

@KayleighSuggett What's the doom and gloom surrounding trad publishing? I'm a former indie author transitioning to trad (signed with my agent in October!). I found indie publishing fun at times (loved designing my covers, hearing directly from readers, etc), but I haven't been able to

@CatherineBowse2 It's gorgeous!! What an awesome gift.

It was a #fantasy Christmas at my house! When your hubby knows your #LOTR loving self so well… “May it be a light for you in dark places…when all other lights go out.”

Ugh, now would be a really great time to miraculously sell a few thousand books. Just putting it out there in the universe.

I've added 13k words to my MS based on my agent's comments and I've never been happier to be an underwriter 😂

I've let my tea oversteep so many times that my taste buds have just accepted it's a way of life and upped my tolerance for bitterness.

@rainstatebear Oh awesome! I hope you like them! They're definitely different from the Far Light books, but I adore how they turned out 😃

@WinkAuthor You’re welcome

Today is my birthday and I realized I sold TWO books yesterday. Thanks, kind stranger, for adding a little extra icing to my day!