Day 4 of dealing with kidney stones. My back hurts so goddamned much...

I've dealt with them before, but this time it's causing so much back pain. I can barely move.

Not much else to say really, so I'll once again remind you that I have an Instagram to try to promote my novel. If you would be so kind as to check it out,...
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wolfwood1203:
@wizard0 Yeah, I try to drink more cranberry juice too, ever since the first time I got them.
cerebus666:
👍👍💪💪

If I can't even get friends and family to read this damn story, what hope do I have reaching strangers? The thing is, I know it's good this time around. I have faith in my story, I just can't seem to convince anyone else to.

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cerebus666:
@wolfwood1203 You don't have to be ashamed, Daniel! I'm waiting since Day 1 to read your book or chapters from it. PM is on it's way 😀!
cerebus666:
@fredhincanada Your opinion is always welcome, my friend 😀👍!

Tried something new today. I saw a video of someone making these and I had to try it. They came out so good! I present to you, mozzarella stuffed potato cakes. Also, I'd appreciate it if you checked out my Instagram. I'm trying to generate an audience for the novel I'm going to publish and I would be grateful for any help.


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fredhincanada:
Dude.  Those look amazing!
cerebus666:
😋😋

Quick follow-up to yesterday's blog. I now have an Instagram and Twitter account that I'm going to post on. It's going to be bits about the novel, and I guess now about myself. I'd really appreciate anyone willing to follow!

Side note, this shit is already stressing me out...

fredhincanada:
I will get in on that Instagram action.  I'm sorry it is stressing you out.  Necessary evil?
wolfwood1203:
@fredhincanada Yeah, and I still have a lot to figure out on how I want to handle posts.

Alright, I know I've posted about this a lot already. So I'm sorry if you get tired of hearing about it. But the reality is that I'm going to be posting a lot more about my novel in the future. I've decided that I'm going to self publish. Which is going to mean a lot of work, I'm aware of this. I'm going to have...
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wolfwood1203:
@fredhincanada Hopefully it is.
wolfwood1203:
@headshot I'm grateful for that. ❤️

Thinking about what the story is about, the world building that I did, and the characters I created... I finally came up with a title.

It's set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, where most of humanity has left the planet. It follows the descendants of humanity who stayed behind for various reasons. And it's actually somewhat descriptive of the protagonists, and a few other characters.

I...
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After surviving an alien attack, humanity has moved forward into space. While most of the population has left the Earth behind in search of new worlds, some people stayed behind. Their descendants now must survive in the ruins.

For twenty years, a lone wanderer has been traveling East in search of something he has long ago forgotten. Avoiding people at any cost, the man hasn't...
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headshot:
@WOLFWOOD1203 You have your trusted friends who you gave your book to try out. Ask them that question. The issue of promoting a book is already the work of a specialist. To begin with, you just need to set an age rating and give a general idea of what the reader will find in your story.
wolfwood1203:
@headshot And this is officially all I've been thinking about for the whole day. It would really help if I could get some feedback from people, but that's not always easy to accomplish. Thank you, by the way. This is honestly very helpful.

It's a good start. A good friend of mine finished my book today. He liked it, liked the characters, some of the descriptions that I was a little unsure of, and he liked the ending. I know it's just one, somewhat biased opinion, but it's nice to hear.

Still finding mistakes. I don't have the best keyboard, and every so often words and phrases that...
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headshot:
❤️❤️❤️
fredhincanada:
That's excellent to read!

Okay, I'm working through the editing process. So far so good. I'm finding a lot more than I expected that needs fixing, but that's okay. Reading through, I think the pacing is okay. Right as I was starting to wonder about it, something happened in the story to get my attention back, which is a good sign.

I was thinking about it, and I really...
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wolfwood1203:
@cerebus666 I should not be laughing this loudly at 4 in the morning. 😆
cerebus666:
Laughing is good for the soul @wolfwood1203! No matter what time it is 😂😂!

Okay, I'm posting this on the first, but as it happens, I finished it in February after all. By virtue of it being a leap year...

Next up comes the fun part... Editing. Insert long dramatic sigh.


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cerebus666:
😎👍👍
fredhincanada:
I really can't say it much better than @headshot .  I know I've said it before, but I'm really proud of you, my friend.  I hope you take a moment to enjoy the satisfaction.