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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 2h

Indeed and/or Make it so. 🤪

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 2h

Hey, here’s another book I liked. You might like it too. #BookSky
#WednesdayRecs

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 3h

It can’t all be doom and gloom. Only 5 books of mine remain here at the Grand River Dinner Cruises. Someone bought 9 yesterday. Get ‘em before they’re gone! And yes, these books here I do get paid for.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 3h

Indeed it is.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 4h

My publisher of the last 9 years. Just a shitshow, how they are ending things, refusing to pay their authors monies owed.

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 4h

Appreciate it, Todd. Just one big ole steaming pile of bullshit it is.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 4h

Appreciate that but it’s impossible. Seeing as Vortex already bought the books and D&O refuses to pay me my cut, I’m shit out of luck. Just a shitty end to this whole mess.

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 5h

You cannot be the aggrieved party if you’re not honouring your author’s contracts and refuse to pay them what they are owed.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks, Laura. Truly blows.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 6h

Well good. I’ve heard of one author’s comment getting deleted that why I thought they’d delete yours.

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C.B. Bernard @cbbernard.com · 8h

Pay your writers. And support @beaujohnson44.bsky.social like he supports so many other writers. The man is a damn gem.

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 1d

Do not buy my books from Amazon or Down and Out Books directly. I will not get paid. I should get paid, as per my contract, but in an email from D&O I’ve been told ‘no further payments will be issued.’
It absolutely blows it is ending this way, but man, pay your authors what they are owed.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 7h

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generalsheenanigans @sheenalouisef.bsky.social · 8h

#booksky

Beau’s publisher isn’t paying him what he is owed, so if you need any of his books I recommend you opt for this to support him❤️

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 8h

Hi Sheena. For the foreseeable future and until I find a new publisher, my website it the only place. I have to mail them out so there is that additional cost. Better for people to wait til I find a new home. But if they can’t wait,

www.bishopriderbooks.com

Bishop Rider Books | Book Series

Every path has a price. Come, join the resistance.

www.bishopriderbooks.com

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Bookman 📚 @bookman.bsky.social · 7h

I just posted this to Down and Out's FB page. I don't normally go on FB, so I won't see their response, but then again I'm not expecting one.

Hey guys. I've been hearing rumors you've stopped paying your writers what they're owed. Any truth to that?

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 7h

Yeah, I can’t see them answering. I CAN see them deleting your comment though.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 8h

Hi Sheena. For the foreseeable future and until I find a new publisher, my website it the only place. I have to mail them out so there is that additional cost. Better for people to wait til I find a new home. But if they can’t wait,

www.bishopriderbooks.com

Bishop Rider Books | Book Series

Every path has a price. Come, join the resistance.

www.bishopriderbooks.com

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks, Hailey. It truly is.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 8h

I never thought Eric would do this. Yes, I’m getting my rights back at least.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 8h

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generalsheenanigans @sheenalouisef.bsky.social · 8h

Pay. Your. Authors.

#booksky

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 1d

Do not buy my books from Amazon or Down and Out Books directly. I will not get paid. I should get paid, as per my contract, but in an email from D&O I’ve been told ‘no further payments will be issued.’
It absolutely blows it is ending this way, but man, pay your authors what they are owed.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 8h

Yup, you’re right Russel. Unfortunately they chose the well, sorry everyone, you’re screwed option. 🤦‍♂️

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 8h

This is not ok. I’m so sorry this has happened to you, Beau.

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 1d

Do not buy my books from Amazon or Down and Out Books directly. I will not get paid. I should get paid, as per my contract, but in an email from D&O I’ve been told ‘no further payments will be issued.’
It absolutely blows it is ending this way, but man, pay your authors what they are owed.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks, P.A. So frustrating.

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♿️ Eva V Roslin (They/She) 🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ 🍁 @evavroslin.bsky.social · 14h

Pay your authors what you owe them -- this is not right!

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 1d

Do not buy my books from Amazon or Down and Out Books directly. I will not get paid. I should get paid, as per my contract, but in an email from D&O I’ve been told ‘no further payments will be issued.’
It absolutely blows it is ending this way, but man, pay your authors what they are owed.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 18h

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