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Lover of S&S, heroic fantasy and fantasy books. Conan the Barbarian, Elric of Melniboné, Imaro, Geralt of Rivia, Wulfric the Wanderer, Wrathgar, and more. Pronouns: Sword/Sorcery

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Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · Jun 5

If you haven't read any of the old #Conan books then you are really missing out on some foundational Sword and Sorcery stories written by Robert E. Howard.

#swordandsorcery

Many great authors have read REH's works, including but not limited to:

George R. R. Martin
Robert Jordan
Stephen King

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Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 17h

Or you could use a full size piece of paper, and roll it up like a scroll.

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Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 17h

Dear Fantasy Authors:

Do you accept snail mail from fans?

Once upon a time that was a thing. Fans would lick a stamp, apply it to an envelope, and mail a letter to their favourite author.

And if they were really lucky, the author would respond.

We don't seem to do that any more.

#fantasyauthor

an owl is holding a cardboard box with a sticker on it that says ' envelope '

ALT: an owl is holding a cardboard box with a sticker on it that says ' envelope '

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Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 18h

Sad but true.

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 18h

Do you know why female fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs are so easy to please?

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Because they are used to disappointment. 😉

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 18h

Do you know why female fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs are so easy to please?

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Because they are used to disappointment. 😉

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 18h

Do you know why female fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs are so easy to please?

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Because they are used to disappointment. 😉

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 20h

But then there'd be a lack of horses and donkeys crisis...

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 21h

So the next time you are thinking an author is charging too much for their book, think again.

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 21h

Part of the problem is how Amazon does their math. They take their share first, and the printing costs come out of the author's share.

If they deducted the printing costs FIRST, then calculated the rest, author's would get a fair share.

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 21h

The only way an author can make money selling their books via BNM bookstores is to jack the prices up.

($25 × 40%) - $8 = $2 for the author.

So... peanuts. Just awful.

The same $25 book sold via Amazon would get them a royalty of $7.

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 21h

Amazon Print Royalties Explained

Pretend you're an author: It costs $8 to print your book, you sell them for $20 each.

Amazon takes 40%.

The author gets 60%, minus the printing costs.

($20 × 60%) - $8 = $4 for the author.

If sold via a BNM bookstore...

($20 × 40%) - $8 = $0 for the author.

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 22h

The problem with indie bookstores is that many of them only sell books by trad authors.

If you order an indie book via any bricks-n-mortar bookstore the author gets paid a smaller royalty, because they get a smaller piece of the pie since the bookstore takes their share out of the author's share.

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Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

Good for you!

Did you know that a surprising number of Americans are still dying from COVID every day?

All because they are not vaccinated.

Definitely get vaccinated!

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

The largest public controlled demolition ever to knock down 3 buildings is rather hard to forget.

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

If there is an easier way to find and buy #indiebooks by #indieauthors, let me know about it.

At present my solutions are:

Social Media

arcane tomes . org

Let me know how you find indie authors???

Preferably fantasy books.

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Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

That said I would gladly support a local indie bookstore, once someone opens one near my home.

Until then I am stuck with:

Indigo
Used Books
Amazon

And possibly eBay used books.

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Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, except many indie authors (90% of them) have their books on Amazon.

Unfortunately, Amazon rarely does sales of indie paperbacks and hardcovers.

So... Indie authors are fucked either way.

In my hometown there are only two bookstores.

Indigo ×1

Used bookstore ×1

Indie bookstores ×0

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Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

Trump 🧡💛💚💙💜 Epstein
Best Friends Forever 💓

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

And furthermore the Army Corps of Engineers put out a statement on September 12th 2001 that it was physically impossible to bring those three buildings down in that manner without using controlled demolition explosives.

But then the #Pentagon forced them to retract their statement.

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

I maintain that the demolition of the 3 WTC buildings on #Sept11th is a historical fact.

Any structural engineer will tell you that the only 3 buildings to EVER *officially* fall straight down without using explosives are:

WTC 1
WTC 2
WTC 7

People always forget Building 7.

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Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

Sears Catalogue.

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

Emergency Voodoo Dolls... For when you really want to hex the Karen who keeps kicking the back of your seat.

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Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

That is seriously good advice.

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

That's true, but at least it is a distraction from my cancer.

Sword and Sorcery Books @swordandsorcery.bsky.social · 1d

China has 7 major laboratories for studying virology.

Only 1 of them studies #Coronaviruses.

Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV)

Specialization: High-containment virology (BSL-4/BSL-3), research on weaponizing coronaviruses and viral pathogens (bat coronaviruses, SARS, influenza).