Pages of Infinity

Jacob H Ramm here, and this is where I post my most up-to-date information on the books I’m writing. This is usually in the form of daily records of how much I wrote the previous day, but sometimes other things.

[morhawven]

I believe one should always be skeptical of writers who write about writers...

[morhawven]

My first real book festival thing at the downtown library. Looking around at the others, I'm wondering if I should have brought more books.

[morhawven]

Gonna do a book thing tomorrow (today) at the library!

[morhawven]

Guys! Totally awesome Marble Hornets stuff that I just have to show off!

Now, Marble Hornets is an independent YouTube webseries inspired by the whole Slender Man mythos. It’s also really awesome and you should totally go check it out if you like Slender Man or horror at all.

You can watch it for free on YouTube if you want, but I’d recommend watching it through the wiki site that has it all in order. Also the whole series is complete, so there’s no reason not to watch it now.

marblehornets.wikidot.com/introduction

Also if you want to support the awesome people behind the project, click on the photo to go to their webstore.

[lauralot89]

Call to Action

The official POTUS Twitter account being used to attack Nordstrom for dropping Ivanka’s line, as well as Sean Spicer calling the business’s actions a direct attack on the president, is a clear conflict of interests and a clear violation of the Constitution.  Don’t stand for it.  Call your senators and representatives now.

Here’s where to find their phone numbers.

Here’s the script:

Hello, my name is [Name] and I am a constituent from [Full Address].  I am calling today because I am deeply concerned by the president’s clear conflict of interest.  At a press conference, Sean Spicer stated that Nordstrom dropping Ivanka Trump’s line was a direct attack on the president.  The official presidential Twitter account also retweeted an attack on Nordstrom from Trump’s personal account.  In other words, a taxpayer-funded account was used to benefit the president’s child.  This is a violation of the Constitution, and I want to know when Senator/Representative [Name] will begin impeachment proceedings against the President.  I will be asking this question regularly and will remember the answer when the time comes to vote.  Thank you.

Remember, leave your full address on a voicemail so the call will be tallied.

[morhawven]

Guess who’s gotta get more on top of his online life?

This guy, right here. =P

[morhawven]

Hey there, lovelies. Just wanted to let you all know: Black Slender on Kindle is currently free to download for a few days right now. Enjoy this spooky story if you dare!

Here!

[morhawven]

You know, after another day of thinking about the results of the election, I do think there is still reason to be optimistic.

According to the most recent numbers, Trump only got 47.5% of the popular vote. The majority of Americans did not vote for him. The majority of Americans do not believe in the things Trump had to say. The rest of America believed in either Clinton or some other third party candidate. Trump might have won, but only because of the system, not because of belief.

I still believe in the People. Fighting for the right thing has always come from the People, never from the people up on the hill. Regardless of who is in charge, the People will have their voice and the People will the the ones to decide the future of America. Not Trump. Not Congress. Not the Supreme Court. The power is still with the People, and I still believe in the People of the United States. (Which coincidentally is also a very good reason not to leave America.)

[morhawven]

I thought things were getting better.

[morhawven]

YOU CAN’T TAKE THE SKY FROM ME!

[morhawven]

So, I saw Zootopia today, and I liked it. I’d give it a 4 out of 5. A few elements of the story were very formulaic, and the entire plot structure hinged on a single scene, interestingly enough. The characters were good. I will probably write out more on this topic later, but let’s just say that if you have any interest in seeing this movie, then you probably should go see it.

[morhawven]

Release Date!

Black Slender is going to be out on April 8th, 2016!

[morhawven]

On Editing

Black Slender has been sent off to an editor to get it polished and greatly reduce the error count. Annoying little grammatical and word errors were the biggest thing that held Warp World back when I published it a little over two years ago. They’re still a minor issue and they’re something I’d much desire to get polished too, but the catch is (surprise, surprise) money.

Editing is really expensive. The only reason I really was able to slip editing in for Black Slender is because it is half as long as Warp World, so half as much money to edit. A basic, single round editing process is around $0.02 a word, and it only goes up from there to get more extensive editing or additional rounds of editing.

In many ways I would say this is the biggest drawback to self-publishing: the editing.

In traditional publishing, the book goes through many, many rounds of editing. I’ve read that it’s usually at least four rounds, but even then a handful of errors can still make it to print.

Now, for self-publishing, editing is a bit of a catch-22. If you send the extra grand or two to get your book edited, it should theoretically sell more copies because it is a higher quality product. But editing requires more money upfront and puts you further in the negatives such that your book sales will have to climb even higher before you start turning a profit. On the other hand, if you forego professional editing, it is likely that errors will be in the book that make it look very unprofessional and hurt your reviews. Even though your initial cost lower, there might not be as many sales to make up for it anyways.

And that’s not even talking about promoting your book.

That’s all I really have to say on this topic right now. No answers, just things to consider. Also just thinking out-loud, so-to-say. I have a few other “pre-release musings” that I plan to write about in the following days as well.

[morhawven]

Hey! I should post stuff on here!

Yeah! That’d be a great idea!

[leovaldezdemigod]

[aru]

Tumblr Code.

[geekishchic]

If I ever see any of you in public, the code is “I like your shoelaces”

that way we know we’re from tumblr without revealing anything

I’m just going to say this to strangers until i find a tumblr person

must keep reblogering!! Im going to be so suspicious if any one tells me this now!

Remember the answer is: I stole them from the president.

always reblog tumblr identification

[hobbinch]

This is an absolute tumblr relic. I feel like an archaeologist right now. This is incredible that this is on my dash.

[morhawven]

Geez, I was just remembering this yesterday... Nice to see it coming back around.

[morhawven]

Wow, yoga is a lot harder than I had anticipated.