tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post5615580973138977852..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: What Do You Think?Charles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-32501954982580290392012-08-18T22:04:56.919-05:002012-08-18T22:04:56.919-05:00eric1313, I appreciate you keeping an eye open for...eric1313, I appreciate you keeping an eye open for me. That's the only way to stop this kind of thing, because the authors can't be everywhere. It's a shame how some folks will pirate something illegally to cut the author out of a 35 cents or so.<br /><br />Snowbrush, I could see that. I'm probably just gonna wait until I get enough material to publish a collection of all new stuff.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-87185047767372894072012-08-15T23:09:49.835-05:002012-08-15T23:09:49.835-05:00I wouldn't like it. What's wrong with it i...I wouldn't like it. What's wrong with it in my mind is that it dispels the illusion of reality that promotes the enjoyment of fiction.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-79240667623998193922012-08-15T00:06:39.204-05:002012-08-15T00:06:39.204-05:00Yes, I know you've been on your way for a whil...Yes, I know you've been on your way for a while now, lol...<br /><br />Don't mean to sound like a downer regarding epub and file sharing. The impression I am getting is in a few years all of this will be moot, as there will be sophisticated protocols in place that will allow purchased copies of files in any format to only be read by a machine that they are specifically licensed to be stored on, be it kindle, PC, whathaveya. If someone buys it, only their computer will be able to the encryption on it. There will be ways around that system as well, but it will be nothing like it has been since the dawn of the internet and before. People were selling cracked copies of games on BBS boards back in the late 80's and 90's... behavior adapting rather quick to new environs, as my friends and I used to do this same thing on cassette tapes, especially the old metal scene. That's what I meant about the WIld West, it's all been literally free-ranging on the net until recently. The stuff on the way will do a lot to help out people like you, as only the ones who can either code their own way of cracking PDF's and Kindle files will be able to do this, or those whom they share the file with, which will still likely be somewhat considerable, but still much better than the present and recent past when everyone's machines could do anything simply because they had nothing stopping them from doing so. <br />eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-78683228687719131632012-08-14T23:53:06.140-05:002012-08-14T23:53:06.140-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-14376467972755441222012-08-14T23:34:38.331-05:002012-08-14T23:34:38.331-05:00The clickable table of contents on my PDF's ar...The clickable table of contents on my PDF's are nice, but they are not deal makers or breakers I think. If you want to add it to Killing Trail, I would do it anyway.<br /><br />One of the problems with e-publishing is termed piracy (at worst) or "unauthorized sharing" at best. Some people will literally put everything they get in a e-format onto file sharing torrent sites, making the e-pub business dicey. Your friends will certainly buy your work, but people who don't know you but still like to read your type of work have no compunctions about downloading stuff from wherever they can get it. I've been investigating it a little bit and reporting findings to the publishers who are interested (they don't know I have my bloggerland ID so they'll never see this conversation, though the details must remain quiet all the same). It's good to find something to put my education to work with, something I can do from home especially. Still hoping for better and brighter.<br /><br />If I see your stuff anywhere, I will definitely let you know about it. It may not be much, but it will cut into sales, free stuff folks can get in the privacy of their own home always draws. From there it will be up to you to quash it or let it ride. Sometimes free is simply a way of paying for advertising without opening a checkbook, it's still a mixed up bag as the technology settles and is further controlled (or restricted). We're in a Wild West here on the net, one that is being fenced and railroaded as we speak, but it's still here. If I see something I'll holler. Until then keep up the awesome work when you can and however you can, and keep putting your name out there with the best that you have. You're on your way.eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-71589687340926502442012-08-10T21:04:57.309-05:002012-08-10T21:04:57.309-05:00Jess, I will be taking care of that soon. I'm ...Jess, I will be taking care of that soon. I'm just wondering if it's going to mess with the images I put in there.<br /><br />Patti, all my other works have chapter links, except Days of Beer, which is kind of a one piece.<br /><br />cloudia, lol.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-81535070664760071792012-08-10T17:10:39.050-05:002012-08-10T17:10:39.050-05:00Your scholarly biographers will appreciate it!
...Your scholarly biographers will appreciate it!<br /><br /><br /> Have a sweet weekend!<br />Aloha from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <(-'.'-)><br /><br /> > < } } ( ° ><br /><br /> > < } } (°><br /><br /> ><}}(°>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-2083395119423092592012-08-10T16:06:19.609-05:002012-08-10T16:06:19.609-05:00Chapter links help so much. If it's not too mu...Chapter links help so much. If it's not too much trouble, I'd go for it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-85595661933864734702012-08-10T13:39:14.709-05:002012-08-10T13:39:14.709-05:00I just looked at my copy of Killing Trail and yes,...I just looked at my copy of Killing Trail and yes, I prefer a clickable TOC.Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-64799269563388448942012-08-10T12:28:53.868-05:002012-08-10T12:28:53.868-05:00Erik, I do occassionally watch those alternate end...Erik, I do occassionally watch those alternate endings for DVDs. I think it's cool anyway.<br /><br />Shauna, yeah, once I have another western ready to go, I figured to make Killing Trail free for a promotional effort. I'm definitely gonna try the "here's a piece of the next work" too in the future.<br /><br />Greg, I've got a plan for an article that will feature three different versions of the same flash fiction story, and how that came about <br /><br />Sage, very buys. Unfortunately, only a small amount of that has been writing.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-82661975143219244462012-08-09T20:30:36.202-05:002012-08-09T20:30:36.202-05:00as we move away from paper, I wonder if the trend ...as we move away from paper, I wonder if the trend will be for multi-endings to stories and books? You have been keeping yourself busy.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-54136055139197144422012-08-09T19:22:37.313-05:002012-08-09T19:22:37.313-05:00I think the clickable TOC is a good idea. Anythin...I think the clickable TOC is a good idea. Anything that makes it more convenient for readers is probably a good thing.<br /><br />I think the alternate endings would be cool, also. It gives readers the chance to go back to worlds and characters that they liked, and see things differently. I know I like reading alternate endings (as long as I still have the option of reading the original too).Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-43001619419587527212012-08-09T16:01:41.713-05:002012-08-09T16:01:41.713-05:00I agree that you should update the table of conten...I agree that you should update the table of contents. <br /><br />I doubt people who own it will have to buy the book again. Amazon offers me free upgrades when someone whose book I own makes minor changes such as removing bad formatting, correcting mistakes, or adding a new cover.<br /><br />Since your sales are flat, you might offer it as free when your next book comes out to draw attention to both. Be careful, though, to market the free book as a temporary means to highlight your new book, by such means as including a chapter or story from the new book at the end of the free book to hook people and announcing the new book first in anything you post and announcing the freebie at the end. <br /><br />If your next book is self-published, you could put at the end a blurb about the books whose sales are flat and include a story from it.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-22620830507363357082012-08-09T12:30:39.973-05:002012-08-09T12:30:39.973-05:00Yes and yes -- approval & approval.
CLickable...Yes and yes -- approval & approval.<br /><br />CLickable ToC makes sense, and it's value-added. As are al. endings. DVDs for movies do it fairly often, as well as album alt cuts. And books, for that matter -- so go for it, say I!Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-13836482476267392442012-08-09T07:25:13.298-05:002012-08-09T07:25:13.298-05:00Keith, thankee, manKeith, thankee, manCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-9473132984988221632012-08-08T22:57:11.258-05:002012-08-08T22:57:11.258-05:00I prefer a clickable ToC. And I think Ty's id...I prefer a clickable ToC. And I think Ty's idea about a special edition is a good one.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-79778893429323342342012-08-08T21:59:11.460-05:002012-08-08T21:59:11.460-05:00Rick, thanks, man. I appreciate it.Rick, thanks, man. I appreciate it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-7009318106515264112012-08-08T20:55:46.636-05:002012-08-08T20:55:46.636-05:00I'd love the clickable TOC. Great idea. Abou...I'd love the clickable TOC. Great idea. About the alternate endings, though, I'd say scrap them and add more new material. My selfish reason is that I'd love to read more stuff from you.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-30414746983545537212012-08-08T17:43:14.986-05:002012-08-08T17:43:14.986-05:00Ron, that's true. I've been thinking of th...Ron, that's true. I've been thinking of that kind of thing for a while, but it will certainly take a considerable amount of time to get it right. I've got to give it more thought.<br /><br />Laughinwolf, yeah, I don't like the overly familiar approach, particularly in nonfiction.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-80496248577918128482012-08-08T15:41:12.041-05:002012-08-08T15:41:12.041-05:00i'm with mark, on most
was a time when severa...i'm with mark, on most<br /><br />was a time when several alternate endings were 'cool', in movies on dvd... hated em!<br /><br />why make ME work for YOUR story, choosing how I want it to end?<br /><br />you write it your way, the first time, end it way; the rest is hype, being 'cute', and/or mass confusion - i can't see it as adding to sales<br /><br />YOU'RE the writer, you do the work... as the reader, I don't want to do any work... i just wanna sit back and be entertained, esp if I paid for it!<br /><br />FORCE me to work, i'll remember it next time i see your name<br /><br />KISS!<br /><br />aside: i REALLY despise the current fad of EVERYONE writing as if i'm their close friend, i'm not, nor do i wanna be, after reading some of the crap you try to pass off as 'writing'...<br /><br />get back to professional writing, that's what you're paid to do - pretending to be my friend [in the way you write, turns me off - i'm still capable of choosing whom i want to befriend - you, as the article writer have no business insinuating yourself into my life as 'my buddy'!]<br /><br />end RANT....laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35785001780959116532012-08-08T15:29:05.423-05:002012-08-08T15:29:05.423-05:00Carol Buchanan has been talking about interactive ...Carol Buchanan has been talking about interactive storytelling; that is, making multiple versions of a story that a reader can click around in and follow as their curiosity leads them. I'm not sure yet that I'm crazy about this idea, but the technology is there and someone will figure out how to make it work.<br /><br />It requires a more active than passive role for the reader, which is where I think I balk. But the brain, as we now know, is amazingly adaptable to new ways of processing input. You may be opening the door a crack to a new way of thinking about your fiction, and what you're talking about may just be tinkering with it rather than taking it to a whole new level.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-38304970896911807282012-08-08T15:16:01.926-05:002012-08-08T15:16:01.926-05:00X-Dell, I've wondered about that. I should giv...X-Dell, I've wondered about that. I should give it a try but I'm not all that sure how to go about it. I can get Lana to help me since she has uploaded videos to you tube before. thanks for the good idea.<br /><br />Paul, I like that idea too. Definitely something to look into.<br /><br />Golden Eagle, thanks, definitely worth considering.<br /><br />Alex, cool, thanks for the input, man.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35104128163409319882012-08-08T14:22:28.395-05:002012-08-08T14:22:28.395-05:00No idea on the first one, but as for the alternate...No idea on the first one, but as for the alternate endings, I say go for it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35822461400864782382012-08-08T13:42:54.611-05:002012-08-08T13:42:54.611-05:00A clickable table of contents sounds like it could...A clickable table of contents sounds like it could be useful for readers.<br /><br />Alternate endings would be interesting. It can be cool to find out what other directions an author might have taken a story.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-54975170818051662682012-08-08T12:28:00.705-05:002012-08-08T12:28:00.705-05:00I do prefer clickable TOC. Maybe the first straig...I do prefer clickable TOC. Maybe the first straight read-through doesn't matter, but going back to re-read - clicking is easier than inputting search index numbers.<br /><br />I'm even willing to pay a little more for a public domain e'book if it has a working TOC.<br /><br />For your second question, I like Ty's idea of special editions.Paul R. McNameehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498380385001618758noreply@blogger.com