My experience writing and selling a short story

Re:My experience writing and selling a short story by eloff on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @05:44PM (#32076077)

My brother writes Sci Fi for a living. He's self taught and self published. He does well, he's sold over a million books. What many people don't know is he suffered from severe tendonitis that really narrowed his career options. He started writing because he could write using voice recognition software. Now he writes with a keyboard, as the pain is more manageable. I'm extremely proud of him for how well he's been able to carve out his own path in life, in the developing world, against adversity.

https://www.amazon.com/Jasper-T.-Scott/e/B00B7A2CT4%3Fref=db...

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Re:My experience writing and selling a short story by Enderboi on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:17PM (#32078679)

I've been reading Jasper's work for a quite a while, and given your brother's very regular output would never have guessed!

It's hard to even visualise the effort it must have taken to overcome those obstacles to become one of the better self-published sci-fi authors. Respect.

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Re:My experience writing and selling a short story by superamit on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @05:52PM (#32076165)

30+ novels! Very impressive.

How long did it take him to get to 1 million copies sold, and was there anything he did along the way that had an outsized impact on his success?

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Re:My experience writing and selling a short story by eloff on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @05:57PM (#32076213)

He's been writing for about 12 years, and he crossed the million threshold at least two years ago - so about a decade.

I'm not sure about the answer to the second question, I'll ask him over a beer next time we get together. I would say that an important factor was investing in professional cover art, editing, etc. He also more or less timed the rise of Kindle books, quite by accident, and I think that also helped his career.

But there's no substitute for caring about his work and putting in the time, which he definitely does.

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Re:My experience writing and selling a short story by jotato on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @07:56PM (#32077363)

I want to read one of his books. What is your recommendation for a book lover (although a casual sci-fi reader at best)

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Re:My experience writing and selling a short story by eloff on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @09:17PM (#32077890)

I just finished Planet B which I quite enjoyed and I think is very approachable for casual Sci Fi readers.

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Re:My experience writing and selling a short story by xiaolingxiao on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @09:18AM (#32082244)

Hey I’m making a product for self publishing. Could I ask your bother a few questions as one of the people who have successfully done it?

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Re:My experience writing and selling a short story by ankaAr on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @06:32PM (#32076596)

Wow, just wow.

And thank you to share your brother's work.

You don't need to say you are proud of your brother, I can see that in your words.

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