| Name | Imran Siddiq |
| Location | Syston, Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
| Birthday | Sep 17 |
| Member Since | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Votes Received | 6 |
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I may have tried to leave Leicester a few times, but its become my place to wake up to two cats, freeze when the heating’s off and most of all, get down to writing. At a young age, my primary school teacher commented on my creativity and ability to tell stories. Somehow, I let other things get in the way, and it wasn't until I hit the the age of 29 that the bug to write awakened. A veteran of writing festivals, a presence on Twitter and gobbling up all forms of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, I hope to bring a smile to others in the same way that other did for me, when aged 5, I would read with a torch under my duvet. My preferred genre is YA Sci Fi, and I have a tendency to throw a droid in every novel - literally throw. I am all for the traditional route and will keep pursuing it, but until I clinch an agent, self-publishing seems like a great journey for me to get involved in. My debut novel will be released Feb 22 and I would appreciate your time in reading the initial chapter I posted.
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 | Disconnect - Full Novel 70 pages, updated Jan 19, 2013 YA Science Fiction/Romance
Released as e-book and paperback on February 22 2013
Dirtying fingernails in sewers is fast approaching worthlessness for Zachary, a 16-y... read more    331 reads  6  10 |
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ImranSiddiq
3 months ago
@winteresta Hi. Sorry for the late reply. Massively important to get your novels BETA read first by someone who isn't your friend/family. And make sure they don't charge you for it. Then after making any changes, get it copy-edited to smooth out the plot. Again make changes. Then get it proofread. And again make changes. Sounds like a lot, but it's all vital. Use Creatspace.com to create your paperback and the ebook, and make it available on Amazon. Createspace is actually quite easy, and saves you paying a 3rd party company to have the book created. Hope that helped? But if you want more advice - contact me on: flickimp@gmail.com
ileanaclair
3 months ago
Howdy, care to post a feedback on my book, Tampered?
ImranSiddiq
3 months ago
Hi - I am indeed. And happy to advise. First steps are to write. Redraft. And self edit as much as possible. To publish you need to get an external editor and proofreader and that can cost money. I spent $260 in total for that. Then you have the choice of ebook and/or paperback. Converting word doc to ebook can be tricky but I paid someone to do it for me and will be using them to set distribution on amazon, iBookstore, nook, kobo, etc. Using Createspace to create paperback is simple and some people prefer paper. Important bit is editing and proofing. Also get a good cover designed or made. Does that help? PS my debut: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16198776-disconnect
winteresta
3 months ago
@ImranSiddiq hi, are you actually publishing your first debut novel?if so, I would love to get some advice on where to start out!
ImranSiddiq
4 months ago
Okelee-doklee... Getting ready to put Chapter 1 from Disconnect on Wattpad.
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Hey :) Ahead of schedule, the novel is released and ready to be read. Ebooks = Amazon.com =...Disconnect - Full Novel
@WritingMelody Hey - Thanks for the comment. I write the entire novel in 3rd Person Limited - and it's restricted to Zachary's POV. So even though...
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@HutchingsJulie Appreciated Julie. Thanks for reading and the comment. The lavish lifestyle is given in stages, before as they so often say:...
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