The genAI stuff is why I decided to self publish. I was on the fence but had decided to query and I’m very glad I never got agent interest. The whole “good sales by 3 months or you’re out” must be devastating too.

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I would imagine most books have a few sample chapters available, amazon shows three whole chapters of mine (around 10k words) and I personally would not purchase any book without looking up the sample.

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Also like.. if I can confirm they actually have / used an editor? I should say I am more likely to get a book from an indie author if I've seen them talking about it and they mention 1) editor 2) a great story 3) their artists.

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I've never yelled 'NO' out loud over a celebrity death, but Patrick Stewart hits hard.

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I was 9 years old when ST:NG aired, & Captain Picard had a huge impact on me. Against a background of 80s aggression, here was a man of principle, a thinker, someone who thought before reacting, & who usually erred on the side of kindness. He upended the definition of masculinity that I knew.

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