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kosmic-apothecary · 1 month

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#The gaslighting is real #Antisemitic #antisemitism #palestine #gaza genocide #zionism #free palestine #Politics #social justice #truth

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syntax6 · 11 months

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Some Truest Truths about Publishing

Being a published author is a lifelong dream of mine, and many aspects of it are indeed awesome. I love telling stories and sharing them with the world. Seeing my books in a bookstore or a library will always be thrilling! Meeting new readers from all over the globe is huge fun. But there have been a bunch of “being a published author is bad for your mental health” threads lately, and I think part of why this is true is that people don’t understand how the industry works before they get into it. So, here are some things about how publishing functions that I did not know before I became part of the machine:

1. You can know your book’s likely trajectory at the time you sign the contract. The publisher decides how well your book will sell. Large publishers sell more books than mid-sized publishers, which sell more books than small- or micro-publishers. A large publisher doing minimal publicity for your book will probably still sell more copies of it than a small publisher, simply because they already have the machinery in place. But, if your large publisher does not offer you a large advance at the time of signing, they are not going to do much more than their basic-level publicity for your book. They are going to focus their efforts on books they paid a lot of money to acquire because they want to get that money back. So, if your large publisher is not offering you at least a quarter of a million dollars to acquire your book, they aren’t going to be gunning to make it a NY Times Bestseller.

2. Books are a hit-driven industry. Most books lose money so everyone is counting on the few bestsellers to finance the whole industry. This is why big names like Stephen King or Danielle Steele suck up huge amounts of the publicity budget. Publishers need their books to sell sell sell, which means reaching fans who only buy Stephen King and Danielle Steele books. These fans aren’t paying a lot of attention, so publishers need to get that “GO BUY NOW” bat signal into the sky to wake up these fans. They pull out all the advertising stops. This is why big-name authors eat up so much of the publicity budget despite being household names. Publishers need to reach those fans for each new book to ensure the book makes the $$$$ that the publishers are counting on.

3. Everyone who is in the industry is riding the same train. So when the large publishers decide which books to push (because they have paid a lot to acquire them and/or the author is already a household name), booksellers and librarians have to get on board too. Yes, librarians and independent booksellers can also promote smaller titles that they really love, and that’s GREAT, but they mostly have to march to the tune set by the large publishers. Bookstores are usually operating at razor-thin margins. They need to sell the books that people want to read. Which books do people want to read? The ones they have heard of! How did they hear about them? The big publishers spent the $ to advertise! See how it’s all connected? Libraries, too. They need to stock the titles that will rotate well; books people want to check out and read. Which ones will they stock? The ones that the large publishers are pushing, because these are the titles that people will ask for.

4. Almost nothing good happens to your book without your publisher paying for it. Often, even things that look like awards or editorial decisions involve money changing hands.

5. Because of points 1-4, the author can do very little to influence the sale of their book. Giants like Amazon or Barnes and Noble already know which books are going to be the lead titles because the publishers told them so. Outlets like the NYT know too. Libraries, indie bookstores...they all know the signs of big publisher investment. For example, if the publisher says they are going to print 250,000 copies of your book, then everyone knows the title is going to be pushed HARD. If they say they are publishing 10,000 copies, then the author has no hope of competing with the lead title. So, the author can’t, on their own, do anything to change the fate of their book. However, the author is held accountable when their book doesn’t sell, despite the fact that everyone in the industry does understand that publishers sell books, not authors.

6. Because of points 1-4, how well a book is written or how talented the author is has not much to do with how many copies the book sells. Often bestsellers are really great and the authors are extremely hardworking...but not always. And there are zillions of hugely talented, diligent authors whose books don’t sell well at all because a large publisher has never shone that kind of spotlight on them. To exist in an industry where talent and hard work don’t influence the results is maddening, and a big part of why authors go a little insane.

#being published is still mostly awesome #but also emotionally exhausting #little newbie me once went around to bookstores thanking them for an award they gave me #the booksellers acted like I was crazy #I couldn't understand why they were so rude if they supposedly liked my book #turns out my publisher paid for it #the gaslighting is real #all you can do is write the best book you can

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loominggaia · 6 months

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...Despite his hatred for the old witch, Javaan still feared her power. So he bid his lovers of the night farewell as he dressed and left the tent. He fetched Glenvar and Mr. Ocean from the lake, and together the three met Morbus, waiting for them at her cottage.

“Take off your shoes before you go inside,” Morbus snapped at them as they stepped through her door. Poking Javaan in his equine chest, she added, “And you, wipe off your hooves!”

The trio did as they were told and set to work smoothing her wood floors. They kneeled down on their hands and knees and scrubbed at it vigorously with primitive sanding tools. Morbus complained at them all the while, until Glenvar finally had enough and barked, “Don’t you got somethin’ better to do, stira? Why don’t ya crack open one of yer fancy books ‘n find a cure fer Big Philly! Her time’s tickin’ away while yer bitchin’ away, ya know!”

Morbus recoiled in surprise. “How do you know about her condition?” she asked.

“The whole village knows,” replied Javaan. “It’s the talk of the town! That poor lady. She seems so nice.”

“Yes,” added Mr. Ocean, “and Dr. Che is heartbroken. I’ve never seen him in such a terrible state. I’m truly concerned for both of them.”

Their words made Morbus’ chest feel tight. She waved a dismissive hand and assured them, “Don’t worry about them, dears. It should be no surprise, really, considering the size of that woman! I mean, gods, she’s fatter than a hippopotamus! She has no one to blame for this except herself. Maybe she should have skipped the butter once in a while, hm?”

Glenvar and Javaan turned to eachother, exchanging looks of disapproval. Mr. Ocean kept his eyes on his work as he smoothed down the floor, though the expression on his face seemed to harden.

Javaan said, “I don’t know how Philly got so big, but I know she wouldn’t be that size if she could help it. Why don’t you quit judging her and put yourself to good use?”

Morbus replied, “Well, I wouldn’t have to stand here and supervise you lot if you just did your jobs correctly the first time! If this is anyone’s fault, it’s yours! Now hurry up so I can get on with my life!”

--Excerpt from "Love Poison".

Bruh the absolute NEEEEERRRRRVE of this bitch lmao.

Morbus: *maliciously poisons Big Philly into a coma*

Village: omg what happened to poor Philly??

Morbus: idk she's fat? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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#morbus is a fictional character but...real doctors literally do this to people #the gaslighting is real #literature #looming gaia

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rahabq · 3 months

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#real #literally me #femcel #divine feminine #coquette community #girlhood #waifspo #girlblog #girlblogger #coquette #girlblogging #girly #lana del rey #female manipulator #manic pixie dream girl #lizzy grant #gaslight gatekeep girlboss

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joshsindigostreak · 6 months

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Well, thats disappointing.

#where's that gif of viola davis #picking up her bag and leaving #the gaslighting is real

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dct-211 · 2 months

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#lana del rey #girl core #girlblogger #hell is a teenage girl #so real #girlblogging #lizzy grant #gaslight gatekeep girlboss #this is a girlblog #relatable #girl interrupted #daddy's good girl #tumblr girl #gaslighting #tumblr girls #girlhood #manic pixie dream girl

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fleuvien · 1 month

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sickkheartt · 2 months

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Ngl

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wackarat · 3 days

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I have been seeing posts about how a certain frame in the TF2 comics should make heavy and medic hug so-

#we must gaslight people into thinking this is real #feel free to spread the image around just give credit-#they are so gay in the comics #tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 comics #heavy tf2 #tf2 medic #red oktoberfest #gay men #i did NOT draw the backround lmao

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hamoodmood · 27 days

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Give me back my love

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lipglossuser · 2 months

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#jane birkin #coquette #girl blogger #girlblogging #moodboard #this is a girlblog #gaslight gatekeep girlboss #coquette dollete #girl interrupted #lana del rey #female rage #femcel #manic pixie dream girl #gaslight gatekeep girlblog #birkin #real

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pa-pa-plasma · 9 months

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okay look, the real reason that zepotha shit is never gonna be Goncharov (besides it being a marketing ploy) is because Goncharov was treated like a fandom (collaborative including celebrities, built upon over time, openly fictional) & zepotha is treated like a tiktok trend (no collaboration, dies fast, treated like reality recklessly). it doesn't matter if it's interesting or cool or what, they've been built on completely different foundations. you're comparing Spiderverse to Endgame here. hydrogen bomb VS coughing baby. zepotha will never have Lynda Carter & Martin Scorsese's approval.

#zepotha #goncharov 1973 #goncharov #i know i dont usually tag shit like unreality but like. yeah. the fact they're actively trying to gaslight for real here is just. ehh #like have fun but also. know what youre having fun with #im just really lazy btw i dont want to tag shit. youre allowed to unfollow me because of that i dont care #also yes zepotha not being capitalized (derogatory)

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roseforviolet · 2 months

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