"Without sounding critical, why post this question if you have connections with copy editors? I'd think if your wife is a copy-editor, you could've answered your own question, or am I wrong?"

"What kind of edit are you talking about? Line-edit, proofreading, copy-edit? Are looking for someone who will tear your grammar and spelling apart, or do you want someone who'll point out plot holes? Before you look for 'an editor',…"

"I understand that you want 'hard evidence' that adding sample chapters is detrimental to ebooks. I used to add the first chapter of Peccadillo to Reprobate (and that was after Peccadillo was finished, so there was no 'waiting…"

"In a paperback, I can (sort of) imagine the benefit of reading a sample of the next book, because to read the next book, or a sample thereof, would require a trip to a bookseller. In an e-book however, a sample of the next book would be redundant,…"

"I think the main issue is that people expect the story on an e-reader to be the full 95/100% of the file, and get disappointed when the story ends at 80% with 20% 'filler'. As most e-readers are capable to buying the next book with a…"

"From what I gathered on different fora, I found that generally most writers and readers dislike 'extra' material at the end of a paid e-book. With my free short stories I include the first chapter of the first book, but not with the paid…"

"Hello, Am Pamilar, I really want to have a good friendship with you. i have something special i want to discuses with you. You can get back to me, directly to my e-mail. frpamilar@yahoo.co.uk"

"Are you referring to trade published books or indie/self published books? I notice that lots of trade published novels have mistakes that should've been caught by editors, even half asleep. Of course, self-publishers have the rep that they…"

"I prefer a witty remark or an original insult to a coarse vulgarity, unless the vulgarity is used to expound the character's lack of sophistication. With dialogue, anything goes, as long as it's within character. I just hope I don't…"

"$500 per what? Per year? Per book? Per book series? Per lifetime?"

"There are 350,000 books published a year, so there are more books to be read than anyone can read in a lifetime. The only time I read something and have to force myself to read on, is if the author expects feedback. If I read for pleasure, and the…"

"Jackson, you asked about the rationale for free books and you've received an answer - it's for exposure. You yourself brought up, 'what if I did my legal work for free' and I said that if you'd take a few high-profile…"

"You're comparing apples to oranges. Products with a fixed value to services like legal representation or medical services. If a surgeon who usually ask 5,000 for a surgery, offers to perform the surgery to a homeless person for free, do you…"

"The only problem I have with free is that people tend to download without reading, so they become Kindle filler. Which is why I only have two short stories (with teaser chapters) available for free, the novels are 3.99-4.99 [Reprobate is 2.99 until…"

"Oh, I believe you. And you don't even have to be an artist - anyone who is slightly famous, like the anchor of a local TV channel or a cute flight attendant can fall prey to a stalker. But stalkers won't get much attention stalking me. Or…"