Jay Long
@JayLongWrites
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New York #Author, #Writer, #Poet, & Dreamer. 2006 Time Magazine Co-Person of the year 🏆 Proud NAVY Dad ⚓ Cat owner 🐱 & lover of pens🖋 Cowboys 🏈 Yankees⚾️ ⬇️
New York
Joined April 2011
If you want to start a new #writingroutine make a commitment to do it every day. Even if you write just a sentence and spend 5 minutes doing it, it’s still better than doing nothing. This 🔋 will help start you off in the right direction.
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Unfortunately, 99% of the solicitations indie authors receive are shady at best. These unsolicited offers: book marketing, book reviews, book clubs, editors, agents, freelancer, publisher, etc., prey on unsuspecting authors and use the excitement and "not knowing" to hard sell
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When a dollop just won't do.
I asked my husband to pick up a large sour cream. Here it is next to a gallon of milk. 5 lbs. The damn thing weighs 5 lbs. 😆
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Tomorrow
In ONE word, what prevents people from becoming millionaires?
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If you are trying to go doen the traditional publishing route, you'll want send your best, polished manuscript to an agent who requests it. You're trying to get represented. This isn't about, "look what I can do." Agents are bombarded with queries on a daily basis; you want
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As someone who has been in the indie author community for the past twelve years, what's been happening within KDP is concerning. Unfortunately no other companies have stepped up to level the field. But with my experience being 72% of all sales coming via Amazon, and no other
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And there's the reason why I haven't put a full size tree up in 5 years.🎄
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For many writers, books are the gateway to their craft. Many of us start off as readers first. I was a late bloomer but once I reached middle school and high school, I actually embraced the mandatory reading list.
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The written word when by itself is simple, and sometimes holds no meaning whatsoever, but when certain words are grouped together, it can be magical.
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Can you name a movie you like that features a scene in the rain ??
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O'Captain, My Captain
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We are outnumbered by machines. If you are listening to this...You are the resistance! (Who knew Terminator was a prophecy)
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What are 2️⃣ or 3️⃣ of your finest moments in 2025? What's 1️⃣ goal you're hoping to achieve in 2026?
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It's amazing to see how many people are paying vanity presses and think that's being chosen by a publisher. It certainly explains how vanity presses are staying so prevalent and popping up at an alarming rate.
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There are ethical ways to use AI, just like every other tool. Having it take over your voice is not one of them. The story gets compromised by allowing AI to actually write parts of it.
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Nothing Compares to You written by Prince and made popular by Sinéad O'Connor
What’s a great song written by one artist and given to another?
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Soooooo... You have to spend $100K in one day. The rules are: you can't buy the same thing twice and nothing can be more than $2,500. If you succeed, you get $1,000,000 tax free. Can you do it?
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It amazes me how anyone trying to pitch a book or sell a story sends it out with spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.
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