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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 3:53:35 AM #1: |
Won't link it because I think that'll get me dinged by GameFAQs' self-promotion rules, but yeah. Self-published on amazon. Holy hell was that a lot of work. Totally worth it.
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XIII_rocks 09/16/21 3:54:49 AM #2: |
Congratulations!
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Grand Kirby 09/16/21 4:15:24 AM #3: |
Is it dinosaur erotica?
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 4:18:44 AM #4: |
XIII_rocks posted...
Congratulations!Thanks man. Been a long road to get here. Grand Kirby posted... Is it dinosaur erotica?No, but I'd probably make more money than I am now if it was. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SaveEstelle 09/16/21 7:26:20 AM #5: |
Awesome dude, congrats.
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Peace___Frog 09/16/21 7:58:19 AM #6: |
Well done! Congrats, man
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ChaosTonyV4 09/16/21 8:10:19 AM #7: |
Bruh I just realized you have a full TVTropes page. Nice.
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Leonhart4 09/16/21 8:15:03 AM #8: |
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 8:24:08 AM #9: |
SaveEstelle posted...
Awesome dude, congrats. Peace___Frog posted... Well done! Congrats, man Leonhart4 posted... Wow, congrats Thanks, everyone. It's nice to share this with B8. ChaosTonyV4 posted... Bruh I just realized you have a full TVTropes page. Nice.Hah, yeah, it's like I officially have my own little corner of the internet! Thanks for reminding me - I should update it with a link to the amazon page. As a side note, the launch is going well so far. Here's my story's progress up the amazon rankings at the moment: 3 AM START Best Sellers Rank: #38,680 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #655 in Fantasy Adventure Fiction #1,211 in Fantasy Action & Adventure #5,479 in Fantasy (Kindle Store) 3 AM - 5 AM Best Sellers Rank: #29,740 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #510 in Fantasy Adventure Fiction #947 in Fantasy Action & Adventure #4,359 in Fantasy (Kindle Store) 5 AM - 8 AM Best Sellers Rank: #13,731 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #222 in Fantasy Adventure Fiction #453 in Fantasy Action & Adventure #2,023 in Fantasy (Kindle Store) I'll post updates in this topic as they come. Which may sometimes come off as a brag post, assuming the story does well. I'm okay with that. Outside of the actual writing, preparing the amazon release took over 100 hours of my personal time, so watching it go up the rankings is well-deserved as far as I'm concerned! --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SeabassDebeste 09/16/21 8:25:19 AM #10: |
congrats man! remember you posting not too long ago you'd managed a successful web serial too!
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 8:27:30 AM #11: |
SeabassDebeste posted...
congrats man! remember you posting not too long ago you'd managed a successful web serial too!Thanks! And it's the same story, actually. Took Chapters 1 through 38 and put it into book form. It's a common strategy for successful web serials to use their fanbase as a springboard to amazon. My fanbase is pretty amazing - they've turned out to support my work whenever I asked. Can basically attribute this successful launch to them. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ngamer64 09/16/21 9:48:11 AM #12: |
Great work pal! I'll grab the paperback and check it out.
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ViolentAbacus 09/16/21 9:56:07 AM #13: |
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Raka_Putra 09/16/21 11:49:56 AM #14: |
Awesome! Congrats KP!
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Anagram 09/16/21 11:55:03 AM #15: |
Congrats.
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 12:03:11 PM #16: |
Ngamer64 posted...
Great work pal! I'll grab the paperback and check it out. ViolentAbacus posted... Awesome to hear man! Glad you were able to get it published! Raka_Putra posted... Awesome! Congrats KP! Anagram posted... Congrats. Thanks, everyone! Here's an update to Amazon Contest Stats and Discussion: Best Sellers Rank: #4,958 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #67 in Fantasy Adventure Fiction #188 in Fantasy Action & Adventure #727 in Fantasy (Kindle Store) Moving up in the world! --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sorozone 09/16/21 12:19:11 PM #17: |
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BlueCrystalTear 09/16/21 12:19:46 PM #18: |
Congrats! I wish I had the dedication/drive to do this, so good on you for actually pulling it off!
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segasaturn 09/16/21 12:24:11 PM #19: |
Congratulations!
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pjbasis 09/16/21 12:29:08 PM #20: |
yooooooo I wanna check it out
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Shonen_Bat 09/16/21 12:42:20 PM #21: |
Congrats, that's great. Always been a dream I've had too.
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Xiahou Shake 09/16/21 12:54:31 PM #22: |
Congrats, dude, that's seriously awesome!
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xp1337 09/16/21 1:02:54 PM #23: |
Congratulations, that's amazing!
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azuarc 09/16/21 1:32:29 PM #24: |
Great work. I assume this is self-pub given the lack of any mention of an imprint on the amazon page and the fact that it's almost 700 pages from a debut author, but you've got good reviews going so far.
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 1:53:42 PM #25: |
Not going to quote every single post for the sake of topic clutter, but thanks everyone. Really do appreciate the support.
azuarc posted... Great work. I assume this is self-pub given the lack of any mention of an imprint on the amazon page and the fact that it's almost 700 pages from a debut author, but you've got good reviews going so far.Self-publish, yeah. Took a hell of a lot of effort to do it right too! Reviews have been good outside of one unfortunate early one dragging down the score, but such is the internet. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChaosTonyV4 09/16/21 1:59:06 PM #26: |
Reading the bad review, luckily its an obvious overreaction and I doubt itd dissuade many people.
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azuarc 09/16/21 1:59:28 PM #27: |
KamikazePotato posted...
Took a hell of a lot of effort to do it right too! This is one of the reasons why I haven't been interested in self-pubbing my work. I'm pretty confident even if I tried really hard, I still wouldn't do it right. --- Only the exceptions can be exceptional. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 2:03:51 PM #28: |
azuarc posted...
This is one of the reasons why I haven't been interested in self-pubbing my work. I'm pretty confident even if I tried really hard, I still wouldn't do it right.I had a LOT of advice from another author I reached out to. Dude basically coached me. Would be stuck with a shitty publishing deal otherwise. ChaosTonyV4 posted... Reading the bad review, luckily its an obvious overreaction and I doubt itd dissuade many people.The review content isn't the problem - it's lowering the overall star rating that people see at a glance. I can't complain considering how well this launch has gone for me, but part of the reason it's gone well is because I've been hyper-focused on getting things right, so I pay attention to stuff like this. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mac Arrowny 09/16/21 2:32:58 PM #29: |
What'd you do for editing?
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 2:38:42 PM #30: |
Mac Arrowny posted...
What'd you do for editing?Read it three times total, used programs, and fixed errors that people pointed out. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 2:54:24 PM #31: |
Best Sellers Rank: #1,521 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#21 in Fantasy Adventure Fiction #79 in Fantasy Action & Adventure #212 in Fantasy (Kindle Store) Watch out Harry Potter...! --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dark Young Link 09/16/21 3:06:28 PM #32: |
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 3:08:29 PM #33: |
Dark Young Link posted...
Congratulations!Thanks! About three months I'd say. Book 2 has taken me about four. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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azuarc 09/16/21 3:11:34 PM #34: |
That's fairly brisk. If you can continue that trend and put out three books a year, that's pretty good. Not as fast as some of the people who truly earn their living on self-pub sales, but definitely faster than the majority of trad pub.
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 3:14:34 PM #35: |
Yeah, the writing speed - not to say the endurance - of some people is absolutely terrifying.
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 6:28:23 PM #36: |
Amazon.com Sales Rank #801 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#11 in Fantasy Adventure Fiction #44 in Fantasy Action & Adventure #120 in Fantasy (Kindle Store) Going to slow down significantly from here, but yeah, awesome start! --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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squexa 09/16/21 6:31:26 PM #37: |
Congrats! If you can't post a link, can you post the title of the book or does that still count as self promotion?
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Team Rocket Elite 09/16/21 6:37:09 PM #38: |
What's the title of the book?
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 6:39:32 PM #39: |
squexa posted...
Congrats! If you can't post a link, can you post the title of the book or does that still count as self promotion?Not sure- Team Rocket Elite posted... What's the title of the book?A mod asked, so I'm in the clear! You all saw it! An Outcast In Another World (Book 1 - Human Insanity) --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Whiskey_Nick 09/16/21 6:39:37 PM #40: |
I can't read
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Team Rocket Elite 09/16/21 7:15:06 PM #41: |
How did you handle artwork for the book? Did you do the art yourself?
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 7:20:09 PM #42: |
Team Rocket Elite posted...
How did you handle artwork for the book? Did you do the art yourself?Commission, and then photoshop editing on my part to fine-tune the details. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LiquidOshawott 09/16/21 7:22:38 PM #43: |
LitRPG huh, Ive never read anything from that genre before.
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 7:28:19 PM #44: |
LiquidOshawott posted...
LitRPG huh, Ive never read anything from that genre before. Lots of different ones. In terms of tone, Berserk, Wheel of Time, and Re:Zero are probably the biggest influences off the top of my head. I didn't intentionally use any plot elements from them, but the 'feel' of those works are kinda ingrained into me at this point. The core plot concepts of the story aren't ones I derived from any other specific works; I just ran with some ideas I liked and created a world that I thought would be interesting to write. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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NFUN 09/16/21 7:57:33 PM #45: |
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neonreaper 09/16/21 8:02:57 PM #46: |
nice going!
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 8:09:22 PM #47: |
neonreaper posted...
nice going!I submitted a fix of this to amazon! Let me check and see if it didn't upload right. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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neonreaper 09/16/21 8:19:14 PM #48: |
I ordered one hopefully this can unseat those Harry Potter books
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ChaosTonyV4 09/16/21 8:23:39 PM #49: |
LitRPG isnt for everyone, but as a fan of the genre Ill say that when KP originally posted about it, I marathoned the 25+ chapters that were out in like one sitting.
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KamikazePotato 09/16/21 8:29:06 PM #50: |
I tried to write the story to be entertaining for non-fans of the LitRPG genre as well by writing it with the framework of a fantasy novel, but yeah, the genre can be an acquired taste either way.
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