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Audible Release + Title Thoughts (Patreon)

Published:
2019-02-13 03:25:31
Imported:
2026-06

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You're getting a post outside the normal ones because I just found out that Audible finally approved my audiobook! Check it out here:

https://www.audible.com/pd/B07NGLGK9W/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-142473&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_142473_rh_us 

It's improbable, but if anyone has never used Audible and intends to get my book, please consider using the above link. They have a special deal where if someone buys their first audiobook via that link, I get a $75 bonus. Not sure how likely that is, but I figure there's no harm in trying.

Anyway, all I can really do is put it out there and hope that this investment was worth it:https://old.reddit.com/r/litrpg/comments/aq1y6k/new_game_minus_is_finally_on_audible/ 

Meanwhile, I'm still trying to nail down a title for my modern wuxia series. Reflecting over all the suggestions people gave, I think that "Street" is a pretty good adjective for capturing the modernity element. The question, then, was picking the best  word to capture the other half.

Right now, I feel like I'm probably going to go with "Street Cultivation". It's blunt, but the genre is not known for subtlety. Otherwise, I think it represents the story's themes pretty well and is likely to serve as a decent advertisement for it, so I might go with this. Speak up if you have something I haven't considered, though.

It's nice to have one of the pending projects finally released! More coming soon.

Comments

Dream Fractal

I'm afraid I already have an Audible account, but I'm looking forward to listening!

Dubsington

I've never bought an audio book before, and I'm surprised at how steep the pricing is. I guess it makes sense, as there's considerable work being put in my a voice actor as well as the author.

StormyAngel

Hm. Wouldn't "Cultivation Street" fit better? I guess it changes the meaning from an activity to a place, but you could always add something before it. Like, "A Walk down Cultivation Street" or "Life on Cultivation Street". I'm fairly certain there are better combos out there. Still, just figured I'd mention it in case no one had pointed it out yet. Regarding the Audible, I've never bought an audiobook before. Do you get the bonus if we use the 30-day free-trial option with that link?

sierralee

I honestly couldn't tell you much about the economics behind the pricing, but yeah, they're apparently all this expensive. Unlike most self-publishing routes, in this case I didn't get any control over the price at all.

sierralee

Hate to disagree directly, but that wasn't my intention with the title. I meant it as in "street fight", to imply a level of grittiness. >Regarding the Audible, I've never bought an audiobook before. Do you get the bonus if we use the 30-day free-trial option with that link? It's unclear. If I'm reading the fine print correctly, it doesn't count unless you go a month past the free trial, I think. It also seems to indicate that old accounts that haven't ever granted a bounty can give one even if they've bought other books, but the whole thing is low on specifics.

StormyAngel

>Hate to disagree directly, but that wasn't my intention with the title. I meant it as in "street fight", to imply a level of grittiness. In that case I would agree with you, it definitely fits better as "street cultivation". Does the bounty have an expiration date? I might be able to afford that more easily later, so it'd be good to know if that's an option.

Dubsington

Unless voice actors get paid a hell of a lot more than authors, this suggests it's a "what the market will bear" sort of price scheme. The whole publishing industry just bugs me.

Decanter

Guess "cultivation" evokes wulin/wuxia stuff in a way that isn't apparent to someone like me who doesn't read the genre much? I'm getting more of an "urban gardening" sort of mental picture from that. Personally I keep noodling over that "Debts Written in Qi" suggestion someone made, trying to make it fit. Best I've come up with is "Debts of the Ether", which at least fits the plot point with Melissa.

sierralee

I can't tell you for sure, but I can say that my understanding is that Audible (and ACX behind it) control an overwhelming majority of the audiobook industry. I've been told that they're more dominant than Steam for games or Amazon for ebooks. This combined with inability to set prices does suggest they could be keeping the market where they like it.

sierralee

My understanding is that there's no expiration date. Each new account gets to give a bounty to one book, so my link should be valid as long as the program still exists.

sierralee

Yeah, it's a common enough term that it's used as a genre label sometimes. I'm confident that RoyalRoad users will understand, but did wonder if people would think horticulture when it went to Amazon. >Personally I keep noodling over that "Debts Written in Qi" suggestion someone made, trying to make it fit. Best I've come up with is "Debts of the Ether", which at least fits the plot point with Melissa. I think this is a better title as an actual title, but doesn't serve as well as an advertisement. Maybe a title for the first book, if I end up writing more than one?

Trevor

Street Disciple, maybe? Edit: Like mentioned above cultivation makes me think of plants.

Captain Hair

Street Cultivation. Hmm. Sounds like people harvesting streets like crops, leaving potholes. This comes mainly from the fact I have no idea what a "modern wuxia series" is. I'm rambling. Grats on the audiobook

sierralee

Haha, yes, that concept actually occurred to me. If people thought that instead of urban gardening, I'd be fine with it.

sierralee

Oh! This is a good thought, as it will be less ambiguous for those unfamiliar with the term. I like it a lot... but when I search, it looks like that title would be competing with a ton of rap. XD

Decanter

Disciple makes me think of Christianity mainly.

Darthjake

or Street Cred or Credit maybe.

DukeLeto7

Incredibly Tedious Minutiae: In Sarai's complex monologue after the vote on Herin and Kaskia before the combat party is mercifully teleported out, Sarai says "All of this will be heavily based on the Aglasia Accords, a set of limitations from the days when »Ardford« and Aram were at war. Get Carina to explain." I would suggest that "Ardoheim" was meant rather than "Ardford".

DukeLeto7

Another minor note. The Ivalan succubi at the Givini chapel in the mage guild don't react to succubi being accepted. I peeked under the hood and the event coding seems a little... incomplete? Just checking.

Quiet Stranger

I find myself immediately thinking of Shadowrun, and its "Street Samurai" and "Street Shaman." As names in this style go, I do not find Street Cultivation interesting or descriptive; I'd assume I was looking at a horticulture book. Of course, I've not read a single wuxia story. Your novel will be my first. Does the word have more interesting connotations in context? It may be best to not explain. If I go in blind, my perspective could generate useful feedback. I shall pose the suggestion of "Street Alchemy," in the spirit of eastern internal alchemy.

sierralee

It's because she's not a standard NPC - her job is to show that New Givini is changing when you get a very high score. That was ages ago for all you optimizers, but for those who didn't prioritize NG, her showing up later might end up with odd dialogue. That's why there are only variants for outcomes where the succubi aren't normally allowed.

sierralee

Wuxia is a cluster of tropes, basically. Whereas in western fantasy you might just nod and accept a guy in a wizard outfit throwing a fireball, in wuxia it's unsurprising to see a guy in a monk outfit who can float through the air. My project is more wuxia-inspired than core wuxia, though. More like fantasy that tries to establish specific rules for wizards rather than just assuming fireballs are a thing. ...now that I type all that, I realize that you're probably asking if the word "cultivation" has specific connotations. Yes, it implies training that powers up the body to superhuman levels.

DukeLeto7

OK. The thing that struck me as odd was that Event 002 has the same statement for all three event permutations, all of which require an NG score of 50.

sierralee

It's so she appears whenever you hit 50, but doesn't wear her nun outfit in outcomes where succubus nuns wouldn't exist.

DukeLeto7

Proving once again I don't understand RPG Maker Event code. Yes, I'm sure we all want to avoid succubi with bad habits. (Lapsed Catholics should get that one.)

Dream Fractal

I'm definitely enjoying it. I see elements that you've touched on in The Last Sovereign and Ouroboros. I encountered an audio glitch from 2:51:50 to 2:51:55 where the narration cuts out, resuming with the start of chapter six. I don't have a copy of the text, so I'm not sure what I missed.

Decanter

...Street <i>Ether</i> Cultivation?

sierralee

Oh dear. D= I'm really not sure what to do about the audio glitch, as Audible doesn't give you control of the uploads in the same way. I guess I'll talk to the narrator and poke around the console. Anyway, I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it!

sierralee

I'd consider it for the book, since that will hit a broader audience, but I'm going with the simpler form for now.

Decanter

Guess you must be basing your audience reach assumptions on something, so I hope it's something solid. I grasped at this straw because I keep thinking of the reaction from trying to word-of-mouth the web serial version, and having to explain at length every time that it's not about gardening.

Runcible Technician

Paper Spirit Style: And You Can Too! (sorry, just thinking about what adds would be like in that world)

Dream Fractal

I am! Mayara and Daina (no idea how anyone's name is spelt) are fun characters. I typically have a hard time with stories where the protagonist is an awful person, but there's a delightful black humour to Bloodwraith's circumstances, and plenty of signs that he's not as awful as he thinks he is.

sierralee

Yeah, with this one I wanted to have some real character growth for Bloodwraith, so he starts out in one place and moves from there.

AznBrownie

Holy shit, had no idea... Whelp! Time for me credit card to get rekt

Dream Fractal

Got to the end. I am happy to report that: 1) the narrator does a great job, 2) it's a fun story and I'm hooked, 3) there are no further audio glitches beyond the one I mentioned. It's clearly not a professional recording studio - there is occasional background noise or recording artifacts, but the narration is both professional quality and quite well done. Aside from that one 5 second cut out at the end of Chapter 5, the audio is clear.

sierralee

That's great to hear! Please leave a review, if you can. ^-^