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Comment on Grammar Shorts: I Wish I May, I Wish I Might … Be Sunk, All Right by http://www.aqbrigade313.info/

http://www.aqbrigade313.info/ — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:31:23 +0000

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Comment on Freedom by authorcarawallace

authorcarawallace — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:29:34 +0000

I think you’re right about the NF. Not just writers, but artistic endeavors in general. Dreamers we be.

Comment on Freedom by Amy Rose Davis

Amy Rose Davis — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:27:45 +0000

I think a LOT of writers are that “NF” temperament. That’s a great way to say it–we can adapt, but we’re never fully comfortable.

Comment on Freedom by authorcarawallace

authorcarawallace — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:20:36 +0000

Amy, I’m an INFP, so we’re very similar! Just that one tiny difference, lol. I had a job once where I tested as an INTJ — which was exactly what they wanted, of course — and it was the only time I ever tested that way. So I know what you mean; we can adapt to other roles, but we won’t ever be fully comfortable in them.

Comment on Freedom by Amy Rose Davis

Amy Rose Davis — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:12:22 +0000

Oh man… I’m like a 9 out of 10 on the J side. I always have been, from the time I first took that test as a middle schooler. I’m the type who’s always saying to my kids, “just make up your mind, for the love of Pete!”

That sounds like I’m really regimented and evil, but I’m not. I’m actually fairly laid back, and with the exception of my kids, I really don’t mind if other people take forever to decide things. For me, I HAVE to decide and move forward. No Man’s Land makes me crazy!

I’m an INFJ, BTW. Solidly. Oddly, the only time I EVER tested differently was when I was at this painful, soul-sucking job where I tested as an INFP–isn’t that weird? I think that job had me questioning my ability to make choices so much that it actually affected how I tested on the MBI. As soon as I was out of that horrible place and in a job I liked again, I tested back on the J side.

I love deadlines, self-imposed or otherwise. They’re so clarifying. I’ll work right up to them and pull all-nighters sometimes, but I almost always meet them. When I don’t, it really ticks me off.

Fun post…

Comment on What Zoe Said by zoewinters

zoewinters — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:40:15 +0000

@Amy maybe it’s just writers who are cheap about buying ebooks. Sad commentary, huh?

Comment on What Zoe Said by authorcarawallace

authorcarawallace — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:11:42 +0000

Amy, I think the free samples are an excellent selling tool. Some readers can be pretty patient with a story; I personally prefer a faster pace, and I don’t know if I’d even get to the fourth chapter of a sample I found dull. Conversely, though, if a sample’s engaging, then the reader’s much more likely to be willing to buy the book, unless it’s more than they’re willing to pay for any book. But for ebooks in the $5 range, I just don’t think that’s an issue for most readers.

As for the apostrophes, they’re sly little things, aren’t they? Always going where they’re not wanted, and refusing to show up where they are. I think that happens to all of us in creative mode.

Comment on What Zoe Said by Amy Rose Davis

Amy Rose Davis — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:02:47 +0000

And good heavens–why do these dang apostrophes keep sneaking into my “its” all the time? I can’t spell today. This happens when I’m in creative/muse mode….

Comment on What Zoe Said by Amy Rose Davis

Amy Rose Davis — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:01:55 +0000

I wonder, too, how sample downloads will influence pricing/purchasing across the board–indie and traditional. I know that when I go to a bookstore, I’ll flip through to see if the quality of writing is decent, or I’ll buy a book based on a recommendation, but I don’t really sit down and read the first few chapters right then and there.

But now… I downloaded a sample of something that a lot people rave over, thinking if it was good, I’d bite the bullet and pay the $9.99 (or whatever it was–it was high) for the e-book. But I thought the sample was slow and unengaging, and I honestly couldn’t see the point. Someone told me it started slow and got better, but really, if you can’t engage me by chapter four, I’m not going to pay $10 for your book.

On the other hand, I might download a sample from an indie and be so engaged that I have no problem paying $5 or $10. For me, it’s about entertainment.

Yes, I think VigRoco is right about e-book hoarders and impulse shopping. It’s easy to shell out 99 cents and never read something. Shell out $5, and you’re more likely to read.

I also read something a while back about consumers perceiving books as art/luxury purchases. Supply/demand economics kind of get reversed with luxury purchases. The rarer/more expensive something is, the higher it’s perceived value to the consumer. I think books fall somewhere at the lower end of the scale on this, but they do seem more luxury oriented than stuff you get at the dollar store…

The discussion continues.

Comment on What Zoe Said by authorcarawallace

authorcarawallace — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:50:02 +0000

As Nathan Bransford puts it, VigRoco, it’s the “perception of value.” People may not think an ebook is worth $12.99, for example; but they may not think a 99-cent ebook is worth reading at all.

Amy, “Is that all?” Good to know. I think there will always be readers who want the cheapest thing they can find, and there will always be readers who are willing to pay more for quality material.