it's either an excess of coffee or a deficit of sleep

[azriona]

I am not entirely sure that I've got the hang of Twitter yet.  ( This is me, if you would like to follow.)  I think this is mostly because I'm still trying to figure out how to use it.  I'm not doing much that is fannish with it - though most of the people I follow are from fandom.  I'm trying not to retweet everything under the sun, and I'm trying

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[azriona]

That made me snicker a little

Good, it was meant to. :) I did have one person comment about how she wants to buy the book, which is very heart-warming. And I'm pretty sure my parents will buy it, so that's at least two copies.

It never occurred to me to look into ARCs for my reading material - but honestly, I've always been terrible about leaving reviews on Amazon, and now apparently, since I'm an author there, it's sort of sketchy for me to leave them. (But I think that's mostly reciprocal reviews; if I left a review for an author and they left a review for me, Amazon will delete them both. There is a logic there in the opportunity for unethical behavior, I admit.)

I believe there's a system for taxes - I know I had to fill out tax information - but I'm not sure how it works exactly as I haven't done anything for which I would be paid just yet.

I'm still trying to figure out what lines I want to draw in regards to Twitter. My big concern now is that so far, I've mostly tweeted about my kids and writing, and I'm worried that anyone following me now, once they realize what I'm writing for books (though it does say on the Bio, except maybe not the Omegaverse part) will clutch their pearls and run screaming.

[thistle_chaser]

The Amazon review issue is complex. Paid/reciprocal reviews are a massive issue, to the point of the Amazon review system being basically useless now. They're trying to clean it up, but I suspect they'll have little luck with it. They don't automatically delete reciprocal reviews, not unless you set off other alarm bells. (No one outside of Amazon knows the details of those.)

I believe there's a system for taxes - I know I had to fill out tax information - but I'm not sure how it works exactly as I haven't done anything for which I would be paid just yet.

If it's like the affiliate system, I think it's to send you tax paperwork at the end of the year. I'm not totally certain though, because I backed out of the program just after enrolling. (Turns out I'm way too small of a fish for their system to work for, and I'd end up making zero money even if people bought things through my links.)

[ponygirl72]

Amazon will send you a 1099 for taxes if your earnings exceed the threshold required by law. That used to be $600 or so-- not sure if it's changed. They do not withhold taxes. You'll owe taxes on anything you make above your business expenses (i.e., your net profit). The rate will seem high compared to withholding on a W-2 because as a business owner you will be paying both sides of Social Security tax in addition to income tax.

Disclaimer: I am not a CPA. If I was, I would probably make decent money. :-P