Killswitch
FH is my second home
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Soooo....
I've always figured I'd be a decent writer if I put my mind to it. I have a grasp on the English language that veers between mediocre and tenuous depending on my caffeine intake during the previous 4-6 hours and a variety of exciting mental problems which often lead to an original and idiosyncratic turn of phrase. All this on top of a vocabulary and knowledge of grammar that would put to shame the vast majority of Scandinavian children in the 8-10 age bracket.
Anyway, I had some stuff published (poetry mainly) when I was a nipper but then got sidetracked by the pressing need to be as drunk as possible as often as possible for as little money as possible which was a challenge of optimization of much greater magnitude than any of my Comp Sci courses and my plans for writing fell by the wayside.
I have recently come up with an idea for a story (Sci-Fi/Fantasy - pretty clichéd but with a couple of twists and some nice narrative on the fragile nature of relationships, the psychology of belief and so on) and with the recent development of being able to self-publish in eBook form, I'm thinking about having a crack at it. If I can knock it out in my spare time and sell a few dozen copies at £0.79 a pop then it might pay for a celebratory Big Mac and fries down the local McHostelry.
Does anyone here have much experience of writing and (specifically) self-publishing? Would they be willing to share any choice titbits of information that might help me out?
I've always figured I'd be a decent writer if I put my mind to it. I have a grasp on the English language that veers between mediocre and tenuous depending on my caffeine intake during the previous 4-6 hours and a variety of exciting mental problems which often lead to an original and idiosyncratic turn of phrase. All this on top of a vocabulary and knowledge of grammar that would put to shame the vast majority of Scandinavian children in the 8-10 age bracket.
Anyway, I had some stuff published (poetry mainly) when I was a nipper but then got sidetracked by the pressing need to be as drunk as possible as often as possible for as little money as possible which was a challenge of optimization of much greater magnitude than any of my Comp Sci courses and my plans for writing fell by the wayside.
I have recently come up with an idea for a story (Sci-Fi/Fantasy - pretty clichéd but with a couple of twists and some nice narrative on the fragile nature of relationships, the psychology of belief and so on) and with the recent development of being able to self-publish in eBook form, I'm thinking about having a crack at it. If I can knock it out in my spare time and sell a few dozen copies at £0.79 a pop then it might pay for a celebratory Big Mac and fries down the local McHostelry.
Does anyone here have much experience of writing and (specifically) self-publishing? Would they be willing to share any choice titbits of information that might help me out?