I simply meant everyone is looking to make their own big money, and that's why traditional publishing won't work for every author, no matter the quality of writing, because publishers want what will sell to the most people.

I never said I disagreed, just correcting the assumption. I spend all day watching what's going on in your country and being happy I live in mine, imperfect as it is. And if this were my other socials I'd be screaming alongside ya. I just want my Bluesky to be about books and writing.

👈 Not American

That is indeed our capitalistic society 😔

The form letter rejections are possibly easier than sifting through the follow ups from people who may not have read the guidelines asking NOT to follow up. But that's complete guesswork. There's an audience out there for everyone, I just hope I can muster the time and energy to find mine

I wrote some backstory for the main character in the next novel I'm planning, and I went from "This idea is utter sh$t" to "k maybe it's alright", so that was juuust inspiring enough 🙃

A friend and I were just talking about the times we've felt we had to justify our existence. I'm sorry you've felt like that too. Writing my book was great therapy for that. Does your writing help?

I used to do that... And I'd just get disappointed to downright annoyed at the lack of editing and overall quality... It honestly stopped me from reading for a while until I got back to the library!

Was this meant to be a children's book? Because... Wow haha

Just got back from the library with Somewhere Beyond the Sea and The Fragile Threads of Power

... and relationships to upkeep and a crazy world to keep up with and errands to run and my upcoming novel to get ready for and water to drink and mindfulness to do and more laundry and WHERE DO ALL THESE DISHES COME FROM????

I have dozens of stories in my head but I struggle to sit at my computer and write. I'm a technical writer, so I spend a good chunk of the day writing other things. And I have a mini zoo to care for and personal health goals and dishes and laundry and vacuuming and cooking and more dishes...

Goes to show not every writer will please everyone! Can you give examples as to what "writes like a child" mean? It's certainly not a classical literary technique, meant to be more "for the masses" I think. But it was definitely more engaging for me than, for example, the Expanse series.

I'm flattered you asked! Unfortunately there's nothing for me to point you to yet. I've just decided to give up on the traditional publishing route for my novel and self publish. But I'm working on my website right now to put some short stories in the universe my novel is in. I'll keep you updated!

I mean I probably wouldn't last 30 seconds though...

A small look into the ambience of my Night Market!
#WIPSnips

Not necessarily that one in particular, that was just an example. There are others in many countries.

Still might be worth a look 🤷

Quite a few indie publishers for the graphic novel/comics industry provide affordable rates that might work for novels as well. I've never tried them; I used to work with them on crowdfunding projects and they're wonderful to work with. One example is Black Eye Books in Toronto.