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@reenamccarty
So far my entire approach to marketing has been subjecting my book to Circumstances.
It occurs to me that the book is out now and I have subjected the finished copies to a whole new set of Circumstances. The Circumstances will continue until people read it, and also probably after that.
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Every so often I catch a glimpse of the book drama going on over on the Insta/Threads sphere of the Internet, and it makes me so glad I’m considered too Tumblrina to sit at their tables.
What do you mean an author is railing against people using libraries/the Libby app because it’s “free” (it’s not. you as the author get money from the library purchasing the digital lending license) and meanwhile their book is on Amazon for free to try and get readers??? Hello????
“But if people read it for free they might like it want to buy the rest of my work!”
You mean like how people read books at libraries, and end up buying them if they like them?
“That’s not the same 😡”
Correct! Because again, libraries pay us. You putting your books up on Amazon for free means you get nothing.
I am staring directly into the camera like I’m on the Office in Librarian. Libraries are literally an author’s best friend. We get books to people they never would have known about otherwise, & create Fans out of disinterested bystanders. And! Libraries are often paying MORE for a book than the average user, at least for digital editions, because it is expected that the library will lend it to more people, so theoretically we need to pay more to compensate the authors! (This is not I think how it works in practice, it more often just benefits the digital lending company instead of the actual author but. Greed is ever thus). Also, in some countries (sadly not the US, boo hiss) authors get paid for every checkout of a book. So, you can literally get royalties on those “free” books. (Also, they’re not free, they’re paid for with tax dollars for the good of everyone). How some fool can think temporary freeness on Amazon Kindle is superior to libraries I cannot fathom. Like, how does this person even manage to function in the real world?
Anyway. Authors. Love your librarians. We love you and seek only to help you get more readers so you can write more books. We have a symbiotic relationship, each needs the other.
I have been saving screenshots kind people send me of All Hail Chaos having many library holds with glee. This is all beyond my comprehension. The library is where I found Terry Pratchett. The library is my friend.
There are *so many authors* I autobuy now because I read one of their books at the library. Libraries give you a risk-free trial! They let you try things you might otherwise never even look and and sometimes you find a new favorite! Also, I feel way less weird about asking people to request that their local library buy my book than I do about asking them to buy it themselves, but that's a personal hangup.
Anyway, libraries are the best, support your local library!
I love writing books and I feel so normal. (a drop of blood trickles down my forehead) Ignore that.
I think it's really fascinating how much the speed of this song varies across versions. The 2006 recording is both the shortest AND has the most intersticial dialog included-the original version isn't much longer but it has less talking so the song is slower than the length implies (though it's still very quick and puts 2018 to shame).
Turning around and listening to the 2018 version is like reverse whiplash because it's so slow by comparison.
company but the only difference is every "bobby" and "robby" are switched, and every "robert" is replaced with "bobert"
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guy working on an artwork they knew would push them technically: what the hell why do i keep doing this wrong. am i haunted by malevolent spirits and such
Authors, agents, publishers: every part of the industry is seeing the strain of five years of escalating anti-LGBTQ censorship.
if you'd like to show support, here are some upcoming queer books:
When Life Gives You Corpses is a brilliant YA about a cursed praying mantis who falls for a young witch. Yield Under Great Persuasion is a raunchy, but surprisingly sweet story of two men repairing their relationship. Fabulous Bodies is a horror story about a queer rockstar rising from the dead.
This is Where the Future Bleeds is a fantasy set in a vividly imagined land, where two women (who happen to kiss) are the key to healing the broken sky. You're No Better is a story about a teen struggling in the shadow of his murderous parent. Oil on Canvas is about a woman who finds disturbing paintings in the home of her dead mother.
and then here's a list of 26 queer books by Black authors set to publish this year, and a 10 upcoming books by trans authors. if you want to fight back against queer censorship, use your wallet! or (if that's not an option) you can contact your local library and ask them to stock a copy.
79 books based on 28 votes: When You're Brave Enough by Rebecca Bendheim, All the Scattered Stars by Via Luino, A Prince Among Pirates by Ka
I know I sound like your mom but you kids need to stop fucking vaping
1) Vaping is confirmed to cause cancer. Vaping coats the lungs with toxic substances, such as heavy metals and benzene, which are known to cause cancer
2) Many vapes contain diacetyl, which, when inhaled causes popcorn lung, or scarring of the lung
3) Ultrafine particles, when being inhaled, can be lodged in the trachea (not good!)
4) Ultrafine particles can also constrict the arteries in the lungs potentially causing A HEART ATTACK
5) Vaping is relatively new. Not much studies have been done in comparison to tobacco. Plus, the vaping companies are powerful people. There is a large chance that they are purposely downplaying and even burying any evidence that vaping is harmful - just like the tobacco companies before them. They do not care about you, or your health, or the truth. They only care for money
Also STOP VAPING INDOORS AROUND OTHER PEOPLE. Holy shit, if you're gonna wreck your lungs at least give me the option not to wreck mine.
It’s such an issue that the MTA had to run a campaign about it
yeah okay ill reblog that
Please I’m begging yall as an asthmatic, your fruit-flavored vapor will still give people around you who are smoke-sensitive attacks. So will weed. Don’t do it inside; if you’re at a bus stop or something try to not stand right next to people or move downwind of them if you can.
I love the dynamic in the Discworld fandom on this site, I think it's mainly because there are a lot of dormant fans, if you will, who've read and loved the books for years but haven't engaged much recently, who sort of reappear whenever a fun post is doing the rounds. It's fantastic. We get the cozy small fandom vibe without the screaming matches, but also get the popular posts from time to time, y'know?
YEP. In fact for some people it’s Emotions Day right now.
To everyone tagging and commenting with some variation of “Oh, I almost forgot that it’s tomorrow!”
“Damn! Damn! Damn! Every year he forgot. Well, no. He never forgot. He just put the memories away like old silverware that you didn’t want to tarnish. And every year they came back, sharp and sparkling, and stabbed him in the heart. And today, of all days...”
That’s so very meta of you.
IT'S EMOTIONS DAY TOMORROW
#oh I need to read enough discworld to understand what emotions day is
For anyone who's confused today, I won't spoil/explain what the 25th of May is in the Discworld fandom, because I think a big part of what's special about it is the way the plot unfolds in the book.
What I will explain though is that it'll make sense when you reach a book called Night Watch, which is the 29th book in the overall series and the 6th book in the City Watch subseries. If you haven't got that far yet, just take your time and enjoy the series! If you want to start with the City Watch stories then the first book you should check out is Guards! Guards!
And have fun!
It's that time of year where this post appears again like Reg Shoe digging his way out of his own grave
Discworld Heritage Post
I like this article because it’s not what you think it is.
the world is a strange and wonderous place
It's true, I was not expecting that.
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Who wants to get fucked up on the green neolithic slime that makes you hallucinate to death?
Just finished “The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains ” by Reena Stimac and had to draw this out. This is my best guestimation at what Poppy, the main character, looks like. It's a great read and an emotionally cathartic fantasy story. If you like cooking, fairy fantasy with great creature descriptions, and a main character that goes through an emotional epic, highly recommend this book!
I am so overwhelmed and delighted! Fanart??? For meeee???
it's literally the evilest thing in the world to finally have time to write but then be tired. like wow you're telling me these two hours before going to bed are completely free but my brain is just Not Feeling It? fuck off
"I wish I could donate to [chronic disease charity] but cash is tight right now."
Okay. Wear a mask in public spaces, then. Make sure people with chronic illnesses can go to the pharmacy and grocery store with less risk to their health because they're at higher risk from communicable illnesses like covid, flu, and RSV. Prevent more viral-triggered cases of POTS, ME/CFS, MS, Alzheimer's, and more by lessening the spread of viral disease.
Quit cosplaying temporarily embarassed Daddy Warbucks and do something that materially benefits the cause you claim to support AND signals your support and care for those who are disabled and chronically ill.
My (award-winning!!! oh my gosh!) queer YA contemporary fantasy Child of the Dragon is officially out in the world!! It's about a ragtag team of shapeshifting dragons in high school taking fate into their own hands to break a curse, take down an evil dragon government, and still pass calculus.
It's kind of like Percy Jackson but with dragons instead of demigods! Check it out if you like: 🐉shape-shifting dragons ✨Ancient Curse. Modern Setting. 🐉forehead kisses ✨More sass than self preservation 🐉angst, sarcasm, and high school ✨sword swinging disability rep 🐉queer rep (demiromantic/ace, questioning ace, gay, & bi in the main cast alone!) You can get it online wherever books are sold! But if you're in the US and want some quick links including directly from my small press or from some of my local, queer-owned indies, you can find those links + Goodreads & Storygraph links here!
And @queerliblib has it in their Libby catalogue! and if you've already read, I will love you forever if you leave a review on the review platforms of your choice! Cover art by @jv.arts.2020
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New meme:
type in “I’m” in the tags and use the first tag that appears
I love baby foxes. Nothing has ever had less of an idea.
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sibling obtained, purpose: biting
