I have called all my reps, and the thing I am saying is that if you allow Trump to do this, you allow him to embroil us in wars that will nearly impossible to unwind without the hint of Congressional approval.
My family of four has to go without health insurance for the first time in my 40 years of living.
But sure, let's rebuild another foreign country.
what the fuck did I just wake up to
I will say that there is a sweet spot of chasing trends and also writing for love. I pivoted to cozy (which made me a six figure author) because it was selling but I genuinely enjoy writing them, too.
The Bookvault exclusive edition of the curse of the wretched
The end pages
The back end pages
The red foil case and reverse dust cover
*incoherent screaming*
Like wake me when there's something to be upset over that I can actually control.
If I could offer one almost-always-good piece of advice, it's when you see a bunch of people up in arms about stuff, look to the established authors (like 10+ years). If they're not freaking out, don't waste your energy either.
It's days like today that I have to stop and think about all the hats/skills I have as an indie.
Today, it was DNS management (I'm migrating/collapsing author/publisher websites into one)
My kids like to see their grandparents (who they see 3x a week in person), lol. And I like to see my non-local bro and his daughter too. Otherwise nope.
Uhm... my book was deffo named the best indie audiobook on #spotifywrapped 👀
If you haven't tried it yet, the knight and the moth had a similar feel to Kingfisher's books for me.
Officially hit my highest month ever on my direct store. 😍
And if you like cozy fantasy books, long series, and bread baking... you can help me extend the goal!
www.sgr-pub.com/product-cate...
#booksky #cozyfantasy #cozybooks #shopsmall
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
$900 (already too much, doesn't cover weekly therapies for my kiddo either) to $1800 for a shittier plan.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
Big mood tonight. 🇺🇸
The worst thing about the book I just read is how much the author harped on the age of the MMC as being geriatric and uh... he's a year younger than me.
Our family of four paid ~$900/mo for health insurance on the ACA. Next year the same plan is $1700.
🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
Just as an anecdote as a wide author: 44% of my total income this year came from Amazon ebook sales. 0 of my titles are in KU.
Going wide is a "yes, and" strategy. You're not *not* making your titles available on Amazon.
It totally isn't coincidental that Amazon/Bezos contributed to this monstrosity and has his editorial board come out with this.
Also, having lived in DC for 11 years, way to (not) read a room, Bezos.
Me, to husband: It's been a slow reading month. Feels like I haven't finished a book in a while.
Storygraph: 9 books finished in October
The worst is when you know they suck while drafting, but you're trying to get stuff down, and then future you is just mad.
I regret to inform myself that putting the books and toys on display in their shelves instead of all over the house does, in fact, mean my kids will interact with them better.
TFW you're so enraptured by a book that you blow through it in one sitting then go snag the conclusion from Libby.
It would be so helpful if we could easily swap the edition we read on @thestorygraph.com without having to re-add the dates manually.
I love my husband for other reasons ofc but there was a dead mouse in our washing machine, and he handled it for me so I absolutely cannot ever leave him.
At least it's not 🍆 soap
Eleven years, forty titles, and a writing process which she has "down to a science." We talked to @susherevans.bsky.social about how exactly she tackles cozy mysteries, how she combats writer's block, and the joy of transforming her work into audio! http://bit.ly/4gJlrl5
