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I'm going to be honest with you, Steven, because I empathize with you for the hard work you've put in and because you genuinely seem to be asking for help. There are two reasons why I, speaking for myself as a paying reader, have not purchased your books.
1) I don't really read scifi. Very occasionally, a specific novel will catch my eye, but for the most part, I really don't read scifi. That's not your fault, but it does mean you are very unlikely to get my business.
2) I think it was a mistake for you to get so involved with some of the political-type threads such as the one on piracy. It honestly does affect your on-line image. I don't think by any means that every person has to agree with my opinion in order to be worthy of my business. But I do think that in some of your posts expressing them, you have come across as very hostile and complaining, and I just can't imagine having to spend 300 pages with the persona that comes across in some of those posts. I think you might benefit from thinking a little more about what kind of image as a professional you want to portray, and maybe keep some of your opinions as Joe Average Poster separate from that.
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