Jeff Haws

My novel Assimilation is available on Kindle and paperback now

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

New 5-star review for The Little Tragedy: "Other-worldly, pins-and-needles kind of story"

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[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

See all this? *gestures broadly at the past year*

I sorta called it. Read all about my I’ll-advised predictive writing.

[Ellen Smith @EllenSmithWrite]

One of my favorite #authors @MindySchoeneman interviewed ANOTHER of my favorite authors @ByJeffHaws about how the book he wrote in 2016 is insanely prophetic for what life was indeed like during a pandemic. Check it out! #writerscommunity
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[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

It's true. Listen to Fonda.

[Fonda Lee **news and updates** @FondaJLee]

Authors are extremely reliant on online retail right now. I haven't spent time leisurely browsing a physical bookstore in months.😞 Online reviews are more important than ever; please take a few minutes to leave them for the books and authors you appreciate. We really need it.

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

@washingtonpost I’ve seen a bit of a sales increase for my dystopian series, though I’ve heard it hits a little close to home for some readers. Of course, others like that. It’s borderline prescient. https://t.co/rcqtC5A1AG

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

@BubbleCow I think that's probably a fair way to see it, yes. It's a process we've worked out through a few books, and it seems to work out pretty well for both of us, financially and otherwise. She's a former editor at Harcourt and Scholastic.

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

@BubbleCow My arrangement with my editor: Line edit with a memo of 1-ish pages to highlight larger potential issues to address, followed by an hour-long call to discuss follow-up questions with regard to the manuscript. This is in addition to roughly 6-8 rounds of my own editing, and betas.

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

@BubbleCow And I'd counter with the consideration that employing developmental editors full-time helps you save on labor costs through volume and presence of ready staff. Indie authors are often already losing money, they have to find editor(s), and then pay higher freelance rates.

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

@BubbleCow If I had a trusted editor ready to do both, and I had reason to believe I'd recoup the extra spend due to an improved story that drew more readers, I suppose I would. But developmental editing is such a deep, structural examination, that I don't think it's always necessary.

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

I build decent-looking but somewhat troubled shacks.

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

This is a great list. I’ve read most of them.

[Paste Magazine @PasteMagazine]

George Orwell wrote two of the top five on our list.
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[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

@RachelintheOC Right. Agreed. If you have a good focus you can gravitate to outside of your writing, that can work. You've just got to find out what matters to you, and be disciplined about publishing on it.

But I've seen too many new novelists waste lots of time writing about writing.

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

Unless you're writing non-fiction or offering author services to make extra income, a blog is probably completely useless as a marketing channel unless you have a very large following.

Nobody (not even your friends) really cares to read about your approach to writing.

[Rachel Thompson | Author & Book Marketing Expert @RachelintheOC]

What's the most difficult truth you've learned as a published author?

I'll go first: family and friends don't read your books. They don't understand how difficult it is to write, publish, or market them. All they want to know is: Have I heard of it? Is it a NYTimes bestseller?

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

@TaylesbyHayles @W_Angels_Wings Those times are when I'm glad I mostly use a Kindle, because it syncs with my Kindle app on my phone, and I always have my phone with me.

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

I like the sound of this one.

Purchased.

[The Main Channel @MainChannel_]

'In the year 2090, America has walled itself off from the rest of the world. The Seclusion by @ JCastleWrites! books dystopian scifi #amreading #IAN1 giftideas

Amazon: https://t.co/P1j22QrP4K
IndieBound: https://t.co/loHKz4v7pl
Book Depository: https://t.co/wdaDWl9nPd

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

I want to go.

Well, during the summer, I want to go.

[io9 @io9]

Stephen King's Maine mansion is becoming a writer's retreat https://t.co/fi3vcp2pY3

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

Narrator: "No one has actually read Infinite Jest."

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

@wparker You blocked me after that? I’ve always really respected you and your journalistic work. I’m not sure how that exchange got so out of hand, but I’m sorry it did. It’s unfortunate that you felt like you needed to block me, but so it is. You won’t hear from me again.

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

"gentle murder"

Kill them with kindness.

[Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) @IndieAuthorALLI]

"A cozy mystery is kind of like it sounds. It’s feel-good crime, in a way. You have a bit of bit of gentle murder in there. You don’t have much bloodshed." Debbie Young on Cozy Mysteries! https://t.co/10HLMxImwE #cozymystery #indieauthor

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

I can think of worse ways to head down the home stretch.

Go get 'em, Marcus. Can't wait to read it.

[Marcus Sakey @MarcusSakey]

I'm nearing the finish line on my new novel, and so naturally it's time to blare some @iamclintmansell and get deeply weird. Wish me luck, y'all!

[Jeff Haws @ByJeffHaws]

@MikeHintonRTX Just remember "affect" is an action (a = a), and you'll be right about 98% of the time.