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  August Chapman replied to a topic in the forum Kindle Unlimited Promotion Forum:

  Hi Max,

  
  

  Great cover and title font. Contratulations on your excellent ranking on Amazon as well.

  
  

  If you're keeping this in Kindle Unlimited, feel free to add it to the FB group "Kindle Unlimited Select" and help promote it, and other authors as well.

  
  

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  Hi Max,

  
  

  Great cover and title font. Contratulations on your excellent ranking on Amazon as well.

  
  

  If you're keeping this in Kindle Unlimited, feel free to add it to the FB group "Kindle Unlimited Select" and help promote it, and other authors as well.

  
  

  https://www.facebook.com/groups/KindleUnlimitedSelect/
  

   

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  • January 20, 2016
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  August Chapman replied to a topic in the forum Wattpad:

  Yeah, a TON of terrible fanfiction.

  
  

  Even the General Fiction category is primarily ChickLit ( and labeled as such ) and it's difficult to find readers looking for mainstream fiction.

  
  

  But when you find those readers, the results are gold. Especially if

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  Yeah, a TON of terrible fanfiction.

  
  

  Even the General Fiction category is primarily ChickLit ( and labeled as such ) and it's difficult to find readers looking for mainstream fiction.

  
  

  But when you find those readers, the results are gold. Especially if you're testing a certain style or new novel concept.

  
  

  A reader left a great review comparing a segment to Elmore Leonard - "The idea is great and the execution is very good; this is Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross crossed with Leonard's Get Shorty, shaken - not stirred!- with a dash of Chandler. If you can pull this off, you'll have a great story." Which was great, because it was exactly the tone and pacing I was looking for.

  
  

  Looks like your book was just published last month on Amazon, and is ranking very well. Going to check it out.

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  • January 11, 2016
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  August Chapman replied to a topic in the forum Marketing for Writers:

  You nailed it. I always think the same thing.

  
  

  I see these same books promoted via Facebook ads and elsewhere, even in emails that I never recall signing up for, and want to post a reivew that says "Really? Sell a million books when your rank is in the

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  You nailed it. I always think the same thing.

  
  

  I see these same books promoted via Facebook ads and elsewhere, even in emails that I never recall signing up for, and want to post a reivew that says "Really? Sell a million books when your rank is in the basement?"

  
  

  If they were selling even a book a day that sales rank would be under 100,000 in the Amazon algorithm.

  
  

  I think for some of those books they just churn out dozens of titles and hope to sell a few here and there for a steady sales stream.

  
  

  Still, no value in my opinion.

  
  

   

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  • December 7, 2015
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  August Chapman posted a topic in the forum Wattpad:

  Promote your Wattpad Fiction

  I created this thread for Wattpad writers who want to promote their profile and their fiction.
  If you are on Wattpad, please post your profile link and a link to the cover of your story. Please only post once to the thread.
  I will start it off myself...  moreI created this thread for Wattpad writers who want to promote their profile and their fiction.
  If you are on Wattpad, please post your profile link and a link to the cover of your story. Please only post once to the thread.
  I will start it off myself with these:
  Wattpad Profile: https://www.wattpad.com/user/AugustChapman  

  • October 20, 2015
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  August Chapman replied to a topic in the forum New Writers Q & A:

  I am working on extending this  post to include email submissions, for when agents request the sample pages attached as a document ( easy ) to when they want the pages pasted into the email itself ( a little more detailed ).

   

  • October 28, 2014
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  August Chapman commented on Patricia Ross's article: Thanks letting everyone know about this new Amazon service.

  • #Kindle Scout

  • October 28, 2014
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  August Chapman replied to a topic in the forum New Writers Q & A:

  Great question.

  
  

  Before the Kindle and other e-readers, your options for publishing your book were limited to hard copies printed through a vanity press, usually a few dozen copies to give away to friends and family because you had zero opportunity to

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  Great question.

  
  

  Before the Kindle and other e-readers, your options for publishing your book were limited to hard copies printed through a vanity press, usually a few dozen copies to give away to friends and family because you had zero opportunity to have your book on the shelf of the brick and mortar stores like Barnes and Noble and Borders, until the launch of the Print on Demand publishers.

  
  

  Around 1997, the launch of Print on Demand publishers tied in with the open marketing aspects of the Internet made online publishing viable. Then came the juggernaut Amazon...

  
  

  Amazon, and other companies since, have streamlined the process of independent publishing. Now, I think it's just a matter of what benefits any specific publisher offers.

  
  

  Amazon has an incredible reach and through their review system, the opportunity to get your book in front an enormous number of potential readers who have already purchased on, or are preparing to purchase from their site. ( See: Other's who bought this book also...  

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  • October 28, 2014
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  August Chapman replied to a topic in the forum New Writers Q & A:

  Hello Varina,

  
  

   

  
  

  The basic industry standards are:

  
  

   

  
  

  One inch margins and double spaced text with a half-inch indentation ( or five spaces ) at the beginning of each

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  Hello Varina,

  
  

   

  
  

  The basic industry standards are:

  
  

   

  
  

  One inch margins and double spaced text with a half-inch indentation ( or five spaces ) at the beginning of each paragraph, and no extra space after a paragraph. The line spacing should appear uniform throughout unless you have an extra break for a hiatus or scene change, in which case you use a space, then a "#" alone on a line and another line space as a separator. It is usually also acceptable to double space twice and leave out the #.

  
  

  Text is always aligned left, ( also known as 'ragged right' ). When a manuscript is published, the typsetting will adjust for the uniform layout your are used to seeing in printed material.

  
  

  The font should be a standard 12 point monopoint font - Times New Roman is always a safe font, though others use Courier New as well.

  
  

  Your first page has no header, but should include your name, address, phone number and email in the upper left corner. In the upper right corner include your approximate word count.

  
  

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  • December 19, 2012
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  Patricia Ross is now friends with August Chapman.

  • September 12, 2012
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  August Chapman replied to a topic in the forum New Writers Q & A:

  Hello Leonard. Have you had anyone read and critique your work? First and foremost, I would suggest having someone familiar with your target genre read your work and give you honest feedback during the final re-write phase. It should be someone who will

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  Hello Leonard. Have you had anyone read and critique your work? First and foremost, I would suggest having someone familiar with your target genre read your work and give you honest feedback during the final re-write phase. It should be someone who will not pull any punches and understands the critique process isn't the same as a pat on the back, it's a valuable tool that helps you see the elements of your work that only a reader will notice.

  
  

   

  
  

  After that, when you have the final manuscript polished, get another critique before beginning the quest for an agent. You want to be sending out your very best work when you query an agent.

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  • August 9, 2012
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  August Chapman → Leonard Smith: Hi Leonard - my first bit of tongue in cheek is advice is to use the space bar in your query. Seriously though, you could post your query in the New Writer's Q & A section and see what kind of responses you get from other writers. ...  moreHi Leonard - my first bit of tongue in cheek is advice is to use the space bar in your query. Seriously though, you could post your query in the New Writer's Q & A section and see what kind of responses you get from other writers. http://www.marketlist.com/forums/6/new-writers-q-amp-a  

  • August 8, 2012

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  • November 17, 2011
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  • November 13, 2011
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  • November 2, 2011