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Books could almost be immortal

I have seen many debates over that last few years about whether the introduction of the eBook has killed the publishing industry. Many have asked whether books are a thing of the past. It's a valid question, but this is not the first time the question has been asked.

Think about all the old doomsday stories. In many of them, society has been left to flounder, and the knowledge of the past is frequently lost. Reading becomes a lost skill or something that only a select few know. Languages evolve and unless certain knowledge is passed down from generation to generation, history becomes this mysterious thing that none of us understand.

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We can tell you didn’t edit your book.

There are many out there now self-publishing. Their decisions to head down this path have come about for a variety of reasons, and there is nothing wrong with it. There have been many successful writers who have self-published, just as there has been many writers who have been traditionally published that  bombed.

In some cases, writers elect to push for self-publishing because it's the fastest way to get your book out there. For time-sensitive, non-fiction books, this is likely the path you'll take. However, there is a HUGE difference between (1) producing a quality product that was self-published and (2) self-publishing because you want it out there.

In a previous post, I spoke about rushing the process. One flavor of the rush-the-process beast is the publish-without-editing variant.

I’m self-publishing, but I can’t afford to get it edited right away. I think I’ll just publish it on Amazon. After a few reviews come in, I’ll take it down, then edit it.

This is a MASSIVE mistake for any writer to make.

Time to take a look at the reasons why.

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Space… The Final Frontier…

Every time a new Star Trek movie comes out, the geek in me is getting incredibly excited. Yes, I am a BIG Star Trek fan. I won't go as far as saying that I dress up like the characters or anything, because I don't, but I love the stories, I'm in love with the characters, and I get excited with the big space battles. But more importantly, I have many fond memories that are all connected to Star Trek.

(And before anyone asks... Although I'd likely be wearing either a red shirt (original series) or a yellow shirt (TNG and later), I'd prefer to be wearing a blue shirt. The red/yellow shirt were always the first to die on away missions.)

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Can’t is an evil word… It shouldn’t exist.

The word can't is a word that needs to disappear from people's vocabulary. It's an evil word, on so many levels.

But for me, the word can't is a challenge that my brain subconsciously accepts, for good or bad. If I hear the word can't, my brain goes, "Watch me!"

Most of the time, it's a good thing, because it's not about focusing on limits, but accepting that the solution on how to do something will be made up of strategies that might be a bit oddball. But everything can be done, even if we don't know how. However, there have been times when I heard that horrible little word, and I got myself into big trouble.

"You can't get lost." And it wasn't just a 2-hours drive in the wrong direction. I totaled the boss's car.

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