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Patty Jansen NOT a Quiet Australian!

@pattyjansen

I'm a woman and I destroy Science Fiction. I'm an author but this is not an authorly account. Beware. There be politics, sarcasm and swearing! Slytherin

 Sydney, Australia
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Joined February 2009
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In which I talk about what makes readers come back to certain authors or series. Today 27 April 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/04…
Today 27 April 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 27 April 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today when it is pouring rain outside, I mull about what makes books special, which is very difficult to define. For the vast majority of people, the magic doesn’t lie at the sentence level. Good...

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In which I talk about why articles about writing income make me angry. Today 21 April 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/04…

Today 21 April 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Earnings by authors. Articles like this one that came across my feed today make me angry. You know the routine: a writers organisation reports on a survey of writers. It concludes that authors make...

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When times are tough, don't make hasty decisions. Today 4 April 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/04…
Today 4 April 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 4 April 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

As the world turns to dust, I finished narrating another backlist book! Yay! Only two more to go. All shall be revealed in November, which is when the last book covers out of ACX Royalty Share (don’t...

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New books in the shop. Today 31 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…
Today 31 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 31 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

As the world slowly turns to shit, I received another box of books to be sold as signed copies within Australia. I now have at least one copy of the entire Ambassador series. I sell them at $22 each...

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I'm talking about how super-important it is to get your back matter right. Today 26 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…
Today 26 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 26 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today I want to talk about back matter, because it seems that far too many self-published authors don’t know and understand how super-critically important it is. So what is back matter? Simply put,...

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How you can get a copy of Expendable Heroes: Today 25 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…
Today 25 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 25 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

The Ebookaroo newsletter just went out. I also just made live the Kickstarter for Expendable Heroes. It’s available in ebook, audio, paperback and hardcover. Both the paperback and hardcover have...

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How to give away free books so that your sales increase: Today 18 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…

Today 18 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Let’s talk about how to give books away. Hang on, I can hear people say, giving books away is easy. People always want free books. Tell me how to sell them instead. Well, yes, yes, and no. Giving...

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The traditional indie author model is dead. Today 16 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…

Today 16 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

OK, I’m going to call it: the days of the old indie author model are over. The days of selling purely on Amazon are over. It used to be that you could put up a book, choose KU or wide, advertise a...

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In which I talk about King Charles and social media marketing. Today 14 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…
Today 14 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 14 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

King Charles. Seriously. Every now and then we post something on social media that blows up. It’s never about our books, of course. Seriously, if you’re on social media hoping that a “Buy my book”...

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Going our own way. Today 12 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…
Today 12 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 12 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Sales are crap right now. “It’s the Amazon boycott!” people will say. “People don’t realise they’re not hurting Bezos, they’re hurting us poor indies!” I’m rather ho-humbug about this. Sales are crap...

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Destruction. Today 10 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…
Today 10 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 10 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

We had a busy weekend. I didn’t do any writing. I’m kind of at a crossroads with The Doomed Prophet. I had some ideas that will make the book even darker and more satirical, but I feel like writing...

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Fiction reflects reality. Today 6 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…
Today 6 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 6 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

I was working on The Doomed Prophet WIP and had thoughts a long the lines of… This is too over-the-top stupid. No one would actually run a society like this. And then I went to a news site to figure...

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About international writers: Today 5 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…
Today 5 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 5 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Another Ebookaroo was sent out today! In light of *waves hand at political world climate* it might be a good idea to point out that not only am I not in the US (in case you’d missed that fact), but...

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In which I talk about the most important thing to get sales going. Today 3 March 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/03…
Today 3 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 3 March 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Let’s talk about books again. Everyone else is already talking about politics. It’s about finishing things. A few days ago, a writer in my social media feed lamented a lack of sales, that they were...

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In which I talk about author direct stores. Today 28 February 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/02…

Today 28 February 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Boycott. So we’re not supposed to buy anything today, especially not from Amazon. (I don’t actually have a valid Amazon account. I “boycott” Amazon 365 days of the year) I doubt boycotts of this...

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Why I am speechless. Today 27 February 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/02…
Today 27 February 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 27 February 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today I am speechless. Besides plugging a long with the audio (needs to be done by November so I have a lot of time), I’m finding it hard to concentrate. Day after day of deeply disturbing news aimed...

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About economic downturns and what you can do: Today 25 February 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/02…

Today 25 February 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

The Ebookaroo went out today. I’ve heard many writers complaining about their sales. Those complaints usually centre around Amazon, and since apparently there are all kinds of actions and boycotts...

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Resistance and life imitating fiction. Today 24 February 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/02…
Today 24 February 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 24 February 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

OMG, this video. The level of subtle resistance. Look at how stunned the people in the audience are. They get it. Life imitates fiction. Years ago, I wrote a whole novel based on something similar....

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Meet some of the characters in Fairy Bread. Today 21 February 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/02…
Today 21 February 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 21 February 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

I finished narrating Fairy Bread*. It’s a ridiculous romp with a good number of hilarious characters. Apart from the main character, the hapless, middle-aged gay widower Perrin and Dorella, who owns...

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I have no words. Today 19 February 2025 pattyjansen.com/news/2025/02…
Today 19 February 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

Today 19 February 2025 - Must Use Bigger Elephants

I’m getting to the end of the audiobook of Fairy Bread and have also put up Iron & Rock for preorder or sale on my website. You will only get the special illustrated edition on my website. On an...

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