your humble hostEach week we’re taking five, maybe ten, of YOUR writerly questions and setting about answering them for you.
Ask Dan ANYTHING
Skill level doesn’t matter. Newbie writer, veteran writer, you have questions. I’ll opine; maybe some others will chime in with their thoughts, and hopefully YOU will get several good solutions to choose from.
Or something like that.
Wanna know what dialogue tags are, and why you don’t want them in your story?
Wanna know how to create a “page turner” story?
Wanna know why you need to build an author platform?
And it doesn’t have to be directly writing related. Sometimes you need to get in the writing mood by NOT doing writer stuff. Maybe you wanna know about doing author events, but maybe you wanna know about public speaking, or… I don’t know; the London train system. (I had some trouble there, if you’ll recall.)
Or why so much of Europe requires you to pay to pee…
I don’t want to suggest ideas TO you, I wanna know what’s on YOUR mind.
What are YOU struggling with?
So ask.
Ask me anything.
We have lots of smart people here; if I don’t know the answer, I’ll find someone who does. Or I’ll make something up.
Go ahead, you know you want to.
ASK ME ANYTHING!
Post your questions in the comment section below. I’ll answer the first five, maybe the first ten – so don’t goof off. Post your question NOW!
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Dan Alatorre is the author of several bestsellers and the hilarious romantic comedy “Poggibonsi: an Italian misadventure.”
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International bestselling author Dan Alatorre has 17 titles published in over a dozen languages.
From Romance in Poggibonsi to action and adventure in the sci-fi thriller The Navigators, to comedies like Night Of The Colonoscopy: A Horror Story (Sort Of) and the heartwarming and humorous anecdotes about parenting in the popular Savvy Stories series, his knack for surprising audiences and making you laugh or cry - or hang onto the edge of your seat - has been enjoyed by audiences around the world.
And you are guaranteed to get a page turner every time.
“That’s my style,” Dan says. “Grab you on page one and then send you on a roller coaster ride, regardless of the story or genre.”
Readers agree, making his string of #1 bestsellers popular across the globe.
He will make you chuckle or shed tears, sometimes on the same page. His novels always contain twists and turns, and his nonfiction will stay in your heart forever.
Dan resides in the Tampa area with his wife and daughter. You can find him blogging away almost every day on www.DanAlatorre or watch his hilarious YouTube show every week Writers Off Task With Friends.
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hey, i just read a comment about amazon having a policy where if the reader doesn’t read at least 20% of the book than the author doesn’t get paid?
Hmmm never heard that before! Surely if as a reader you have bought the book and decide when to read it, its nothing to do with them! Amazon are quick to take the money when you order the book. The author should still get their royalties! But I don’t know lol!
And the rules could change 10 minutes after I say the rules are X, so in these types of instances it’s best to not speculate but go consult their policies and procedures.
Amazon has different policies depending on how the reader comes in contact with the book. If they use Kindle unlimited, that type of rule doesn’t apply. If they buy the book out right and never read it, there’s not really much value being delivered.
Anything I would say here would be subject to changes on a whim over at Amazon so I’m gonna direct you to their policies and procedures for more clarity.
There used to be a rule for KU, before it switched to payment based on pages read, that the author wouldn’t get paid unless 10% of the book was read. That was a strong argument for switching to pay per page – authors of shorter books had a better chance of being paid under the old system.
I’d love to know more about how you writerly-types balance your TIME. If you are interested in writing a post about that especially for my time-management challenged readers, Dan, I would be honored to host it. I struggle with having much of life outside blogging/writing myself – so my interest is also personal.
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMORE dot com)
ADD/EFD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder
“It takes a village to educate a world!”
Dan Alatorre is the author of several bestsellers and the hilarious romantic comedy “Poggibonsi: an Italian misadventure.” 
hey, i just read a comment about amazon having a policy where if the reader doesn’t read at least 20% of the book than the author doesn’t get paid?
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Hmmm never heard that before! Surely if as a reader you have bought the book and decide when to read it, its nothing to do with them! Amazon are quick to take the money when you order the book. The author should still get their royalties! But I don’t know lol!
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And the rules could change 10 minutes after I say the rules are X, so in these types of instances it’s best to not speculate but go consult their policies and procedures.
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True!
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that’s what i thought too.
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Amazon has different policies depending on how the reader comes in contact with the book. If they use Kindle unlimited, that type of rule doesn’t apply. If they buy the book out right and never read it, there’s not really much value being delivered.
Anything I would say here would be subject to changes on a whim over at Amazon so I’m gonna direct you to their policies and procedures for more clarity.
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There used to be a rule for KU, before it switched to payment based on pages read, that the author wouldn’t get paid unless 10% of the book was read. That was a strong argument for switching to pay per page – authors of shorter books had a better chance of being paid under the old system.
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I knew somebody would know the answer to this. Thank you, Allison.
We have such smart people here.
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I’d love to know more about how you writerly-types balance your TIME. If you are interested in writing a post about that especially for my time-management challenged readers, Dan, I would be honored to host it. I struggle with having much of life outside blogging/writing myself – so my interest is also personal.
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMORE dot com)
ADD/EFD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder
“It takes a village to educate a world!”
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These may help:
Five ways to find time to write
https://danalatorre.com/2015/01/19/how-to-find-time-to-write/
And
After you find time to write, write!
https://danalatorre.com/2015/02/01/after-you-find-time-to-write-actually-write/
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THANKS, Dan. Now, how about “Five Ways to actually help finding time to bathe!” I seem to spend waaaaay too MUCH time writing. ::sigh::
xx,
mgh
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