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Shawn Kozlowski
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Storyweaver of Tellus, baker, and cook. Dreamer, stargazer, and 100% mammalian. And quite fond of the Oxford comma (serial comma) though trying to not use it too much.
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my historian ass out here collecting receipts on chatgpt 'authors' like it's tax season for gen ai
Scene from Ever After where Leonardo da Vinci says: 'I shall go down in history as the man who opened a door!' Only there's an edit, so it says, 'I shall go down in history as the author who hates gen AI!'
May 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Today is very tiring and I do not know why. Beyond the 130am wakeup for zero rational reasons...
May 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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are you FREAKING kidding? are they trying to price out authors AND readers???????????????????????

and before anyone jumps in recommending ingram as some great paperback alternative, they are NOT problem free and often result in return charges like in the second screenshot.
Starting June 10, 2025, we are changing the royalty rate for books priced below certain list prices (for example, less than 9.99 USD) from 60% to 50%. As a result, you’ll have books earning zero royalties after this change. To avoid this, you can update the list price for your affected print books. Separately, we are reducing color printing costs for paperbacks in some marketplaces. Learn more about royalty rate and printing cost changes. Threads post: You’re so funny Thanks, I got charged over $60,000 by Ingram Spark for “returns.” On a single book. And they were “destroyed” 😀 I will only say this: Triple check that your returns are turned off. I thought mine were off. They were not. And distributors have 18 months after turning off returns, to continue to return. My 18 months are almost up. I will be removing all my books and not be using them ever again, for distribution or author copies. Correction: *180 days, not 18 months
May 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Paperback out, ebook released on 5/2/2025, hardback incoming once I finally finish that formatting. My archnemesis in writing...formatting.

Ebook free until 1159pm PDT today.

www.amazon.com/Lost-Colony-...

#selfpublishing #indieauthor #newbook #selfpublished
The Lost Colony of Redwood: from The Annals of Tellus
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May 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Welp, I suppose my first post here can be about my newest book.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

What '60 miles of bad road' looks like in my writing world looks like.
The Lost Colony of Redwood: from The Annals of Tellus
Amazon.com: The Lost Colony of Redwood: from The Annals of Tellus eBook : Kozlowski, Shawn: Kindle Store
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May 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM