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I think it could work if each author contributed a permafree short story or novella?

That was interesting. It's not something I have a burning desire to take part in right now, because the organisation and investigation sounds like it could take more time than I have available at the moment. I'd rather work on getting more books out there first. I've been scammed before for hundreds of pounds with my other business and don't want history to repeat itself. Sounds like something that could work if you have your wits about you. Saying that though, I appear to have created my own damn genre so I'm less likely to find a box set I'd fit in to lol.

My own boxset is a damned good idea. There is scope for a third book in the series. I have a shorter attention span at the moment and seem to want to write novella lengths-although I've just checked google. Wiki says that a novel word length starts at 40k words. I'm over that by a small amount. Ugh one big book or publish the second as is. Nope go for the second. I have other characters to unleash.

I also like the idea of sticking a first book of a series into a box set of um first books in a series. Just need to find a Sci-Fi/dystopian/with sex boxset lol

I'm clinging to dystopian as a vague genre. Not everything conforms to dystopia as per online definitions.

Def think there's a lot of traction with collaborating with other authors on a boxed set, specially since promo efforts will be multiplied.

Erin wrote: "Def think there's a lot of traction with collaborating with other authors on a boxed set, specially since promo efforts will be multiplied."

Yes if you can find one that has matches genres and that isn't a scam.

Eww, scams. They seem to have been invented for indie authors *sigh* Another reason to love groups like this one. I'm going to keep my eye out for some possibilities...

I could live without another scam. I signed up for one with my other business in the very early days. Paid £400+VAT and lost the lot. It was supposed to supply me with an advert for my business on a local doctor's surgery appointment cards years ago. I spent the next 16 years of my career warning other people in the business against making the same mistake.

Amy wrote: "I could live without another scam. I signed up for one with my other business in the very early days. Paid £400+VAT and lost the lot. It was supposed to supply me with an advert for my business on ..."

:( Sorry to hear that...we have to be so careful these days.

Alex wrote: "We all have to be careful, not only of scams, but of our time and of our money to be sure we're not wasting them."

+1

My friend was in a boxed set that got on USA today's list. She was virtually unknown and luckily landed in the group.

I'd be interested in getting involved in one as well. I write urban fantasy (fantasy in general). I don't think all the books in a boxed set need to be in the same genre specifically, but should be all sci fi or all fantasy. IMHO.