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Literary Agent Feedback: Pacing
Throughout the summer, I've been editing my Witches of the Waves manuscript:
Beta reading
Deleting and rewriting
Editing
After previously querying draft 15 of my manuscript, I will now query draft 21.
Here's how much I had to do to get my manuscript to where it needed to be based on literary agent feedback.
That was my summer. What did you do? Let me live vicariously!
#writers on tumblr#author life#writing#writers#writeblr#writer problems#writer#author#fantasy books#female writers#editing#am query#querying#literary agent#indie author#traditionally published#new author#sapphic books#sapphic author#fantasy novel#dark fantasy#fantasy writer#fantasy writing#high fantasy
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Fanfiction Authors: HEADS UP
(Non-authors, please RB to signal boost to your author friends!)
An astute reader informed me this morning that one of my fics (Children of the Future Age) had been pirated and was being sold as a novel on Amazon:
(And they weren't even creative with their cover design. If you're going to pirate something that I spent a full year of my life writing, at least give me a pretty screenshot to brag about later. Seriously.)
I promptly filed a DMCA complaint to have it removed, but I checked out the company that put it up -- Plush Books -- and it looks like A LOT of their books are pirated fic. They are by no means the only ones doing this, either -- the fact that """publishers""" can download stories from AO3 in ebook format and then reupload them to Amazon in just a few clicks makes fic piracy a common problem. There are a whole host of reasons why letting this continue is bad -- including actual legal risk to fanfiction archives -- but basically:
IF YOU ARE A FANFIC AUTHOR WITH LONG AND/OR POPULAR WORKS, PLEASE CHECK AMAZON TO SEE IF YOUR STORIES HAVE BEEN PIRATED.
You can search for your fics by title, or by text from the description (which is often just copied wholesale from AO3 as well). If you find that someone has stolen your work and is selling it as their own, you can lodge a DMCA complaint (Amazon.com/USA site; other countries have different systems). If you haven't done this before, it's easy! Here's a tutorial:
HOW TO FILE A COPYRIGHT COMPLAINT FOR STOLEN WORK ON AMAZON.COM:
First, go to this form. You'll need to be signed into your Amazon account.
Select the radio buttons/dropdown options (shown below) to indicate that you are the legal Rights Owner, you have a copyright concern, and it is about a pirated product.
Enter the name of your story in the Name of Brand field.
In the Link to the Copyrighted Work box, enter a link to the story on AO3 or whatever site your work is posted on.
In the Additional Information box, explain that you are the author of the work and it is being sold without your permission. That's all you really need. If you want, you can include additional information that might be helpful in establishing the validity of your claim, but you don't have to go into great detail. You can simply write something like this:
I am the author of this work, which is being sold by [publisher] without my permission. I originally published this story in [date/year] on [name of site], and have provided a link to the original above. On request, I can provide documentation proving that I am the owner of the account that originally posted this story.
In the ASIN/ISBN-10 field, copy and paste the ID number from the pirated copy's URL. You'll find this ten-digit number in the Amazon URL after the word "product," as in the screenshot below. (If the URL extends beyond this number, you can ignore everything from the question mark on.) Once this number has been added, Amazon will pull the product information automatically and add it to the complaint form, so you can check the listing title and make sure it's correct.
Finally, add your contact information to the relevant fields, check the "I have read and accept the statements" box, and then click Submit. You should receive an email confirmation that Amazon has received the form.
Please share this information with your writer friends, keep an eye out for/report pirated works, and help us keep fanfiction free and legally protected!
NOTE: All of the above also applies to Amazon products featuring stolen artwork, etc., so fan artists should check too!
#fanfiction#ao3#piracy#dmca#pirated fanfic#please signal boost#i'm mad but also laughing that my dmc fanfic is now a 'number one best selling novel' lol#i'm also a traditionally-published author#so this is both hilarious and deeply insulting to me
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Blog Tour (Book Review): Straight Expectations - Calum McSwiggan
Hello! Today I am delighted to be joining The Write reads Ultimate Blog Tour for Straight Expectations by Calum McSwiggan, a charming YA romance book that has captured me heart and soul. Disclaimer – I received a copy in exchange for an honest review, all thoughts are my own. Book Summary: Seventeen-year-old Max has always been out, proud and just a little spoiled. Frustrated by the lack of…
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#Blog Tour#Book Review#Calum McSwiggan#Favourite#LGBTQIOA+#Penguin#Romance#Straight Expectations#Traditionally Published#YA#YA Romance
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I just noticed I didn't tell you yet--which is shameful as it is Tumblr where the Mermaid Scientist was born! My Mermaid Book was picked up by Eye of Newt and is available for pre-order right now (it's coming out very soon, though, so any orders should make it until Christmas if that's a concern of yours)! If you're in North America, I'd suggest ordering directly through my publisher's website, however it's available anywhere you'd usually order books. You can ask your favourite indie book shop to order it for you or--if there's no other option or you're worried about crazy shipping costs where you live--it's available via the place starting with A, which shall otherwise not be named, as well. Please note: This is an edited version of the original book. It's shorter, but with more coherent world building and a beautiful new layout and design. It's a proper field guide now!
#Mermaid book#books#mermaids#field guide#art book#this makes me a traditionally published author-illustrator now :DDD#when we talked about editing the book for publication my publisher was like#we love Dr Lillefisk#Let's keep her!#Now she's in the title!#I made her up on a whim!#Her name is just grammatically incorrect Swedish#I love it so much#just thinking about how everything started and came together#and the book changed and grew and now#7 years later this is where we are!#my publisher send me the video btw#I can't wait to get the book myself!!
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the problem with many self-published indie authors i that in order to get any audience and any traction at all, they have to be on social media A Lot. And people who are on social media A Lot have weird things happen to their brains. And a lot of them get super goddamn annoying and I end up not wanting to read their books because they're too annoying on social media.
#this is how I feel about renthony and thebibliosphere#they're too online in an annoying way#catch-22. sorry#however derinthepescatarian is very online in the way that makes me want to read everything they write#so. it evens out?#there are also traditionally published authors that are Too Online in a super annoying way too. btw. this is not UNIQUE to selfpub#Al*xandra R*wland my nemesis. for the love of God stop Posting
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which books used to be destiel fics?
hi there! there's a lot! Some I know about, like this list *which was posted in 2013* so obviously there are many more now.
There's also a number of writers who have written destiel fic and then gone on to successful traditional publishing careers (or who already had successful publishing careers and also wrote some destiel fic). I'm not sure how many of them would like to be publicly included on a list like this, though... but if you ask me off anon i will be happy to rec some of those authors and their published works (and... i do actually rec their works, in my "you should be reading" tag when they cross my tumblr dash, so that might be a good place to start).
if any destiel authors would like to rec their traditionally published works, they can reply here too! I'd just like to make sure authors are comfortable being listed like that before taking that liberty.
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So you know how a lot of modern romance books are just published starwars reylo fanfics…yeah…I think we need start publishing mcr fanfics traditionally …
#mcr#I’d read the fuck outta them#imagine unholyverse traditionally published#and like..the names are just very lazily changed#and it’s super obvious#my chemical romance#frank iero#gerard way#my chemical fucking romance#ray toro#mikey way#mcr5#mikey fucking way
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Guys I may, and I know this is shocking for fanfiction readers, read a traditionally published book.
#kay speaks#I actually read#lots of traditionally published books#my apartment#has hundreds of books in it#I get through one or two a week#lmk if you want me to tell y’all what I’m currently reading
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Original Work Binding: When You Are Old
an anthology of works by me, my siblings, and my parents, created for my mom for mother's day!
I really wanted to use this pretty fall chiyogami paper for the cover, so I leaned hard into that motif for the design. In searching for a title, I found the William Yeats poem by the same name, and decided to use that (and included it as a preface).
I continued the maple leaf pattern throughout, and I did gold acrylic splattered edges, which I felt came out very nicely! They look a bit like sunlight dappled through leaves.
The cloth for this project is black colibri, which I think came out very well and foiled fairly nicely.
I do think one of the really cool things about this hobby is being able to go: yes, I *can* choose to elevate whatever writing I want to the level of Published Book.
#bookbinding#celestial sphere press#original work binding#yes yes back to the 'bookbinding is a political statement about the value of non-traditionally published writing'
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Is Your Manuscript too Polished?
Querying literary agents isn't easy, and I've learned a thing or two so far. (Actually, I've learned a lot.) However, there was some feedback that I kept getting a lot, so it was time for me to delve deeper into why I was getting the feedback.
#writers on tumblr#author life#writing#writeblr#writers#writer#writer problems#author#indie author#fantasy books#indie publishing#indie books#traditionally published#literary agent#querying#publishing#literary agents#editing#editing resources#writing tips#writing things#writing tool#editing tips
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“Studies of Elizabeth Woodville […] have been hampered by the continuing fascination with her brother-in-law, Richard III. The Ricardian [and Yorkist] apologetic is now largely dependent upon the argument that the Woodville family posed such a threat to Richard of Gloucester, and the kingdom as a whole, that Gloucester had little option but to take the throne from his Woodville-dominated nephew. Although this argument has [irregularly] been contested, a reassessment of the queen's role in 1483 has not yet been attempted. Michael Bennett, in his 1987 account [...] still dismissed her as `an inveterate intriguer, capable in her vanity and fecklessness of some remarkable shifts and turns'. But more often she is scarcely mentioned in general histories of the period.”
-J.L. Laynesmith, “English Queenship 1445-1503” (thesis for the degree of DPhil in Medieval Studies, University of York, Centre for Medieval Studies, April 1999)
#Every single thing in this remains as true in 2024 as it did when she published it in 1999 btw#historicwomendaily#elizabeth woodville#wars of the roses#my post#Ironically Laynesmith herself is guilty of the same thing: her 'reassessments' of Elizabeth's role are really bad and always favor Richard#(so I don't know how she can call them 'reassessments')#also Laynesmith seems to think that the anti-Woodville argument has been 'repeatedly contested'#I would love to see those arguments because frankly from what I've seen (and I've searched A LOT) they are entirely non-existent#even historians like Rosemary Horrox who analyze Richard III critically retain a very negative and equally condemning view of the Woodville#throughout it all - so I am not sure that counts lol#That being said I'm really glad that Laynesmith pointed out how Elizabeth “is scarcely mentioned in general histories of the period”#because it's absolutely true#Like I said before - even in traditionally negative narratives there is very lacking interest in Elizabeth as a historical figure#She's only relevant for marrying Edward and Promoting Her Family and scheming against Richard#Most historians barely pay attention to her beyond that#The thing about Elizabeth is that she really has the worst of both worlds - she's vilified and diminished in equal measure#This has a lot to do with her brand of vilification; the persistent need to reaffirm Richard of Gloucester's appeal and authority;#and the very specific anomalous place she occupies in this period of time (between the three dynasties)#In the so-called 'era of queenship studies' where other controversial queens like Eleanor of Aquitaine Isabella of France and#MoA were receiving a great deal of attention and reassessments - Elizabeth remained equally vilified but was also#ultimately still dismissed as someone who 'grounded her queenship in her carnality' (with Edward IV) :/#So when recent 'revisionist' reassessments have depowered her still further...not only are they singularly unhelpful and inaccurate#they are also actively contributing to a major element of her negative historiography that has literally been present across centuries#hence why they annoy me so much#(This is also why Elizabeth is often written as a hysteric with haphazard and incoherent motivations in historical novels btw#It's a direct result of the vilification + diminishment combination that's been so persistent with her)
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I love reading non traditionally published works. I love reading stuff on here, specifically. I love the incredibly varied writing styles— one story may have staccato sentences and short, abrupt, emotionally charged clips of dialog— another story flows and the words literally seem to blend into each other and it’s like poetry— some stories i read i can literally taste the suffering the oc is being put through— another one may feel like iron; action packed and complex and with lore upon lore for me to dive into— another one could have only two scenes written but they’ll leave you staring at your screen, wondering what you’re doing here with your life— some stories leave behind a line, just one small line, but it stays in your head, spinning on and on, and never letting you forget how the story changed your entire personality
the stories here (told by storytellers)��� they’re all fantastic
#is this an appreciation post#maybe#there’s just something so different in reading traditionally published stories#and then getting on tumblr#and reading (hands down) a story that haunts you even after you’ve finished#also reading torture and suffering is my favorite thing ever#troy talks#ignore my sleep deprived ramblings#you writers and artists out there. you are great
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if someone wrote an urban fantasy ya 4-5 book series set in australia with a bi second generation chinese immigrant as the protagonist, which both allegorically and literally explores the immigrant experience, as well as allegorically depicting how alt right groups groom well meaning good people into their ranks by exploiting their fears,,, would you read it 👉👈 just asking for a friend 🥺
#it was me. i wrote the first book. this is in fact usually the wip i (rarely) mention on this blog#i've already done like. 3 macro revisions and 1 micro revision but it's time for another macro revision#pretty much the entire first half of the book is getting flipped on its head#the second half has the same plot points however will still need to be entirely rewritten#which means i'm pretty much writing the book from scratch but it is also simultaneously#it is my DREAM to be traditionally published. i don't think it's likely that i will be but it's a nice fun thing to hope for
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alright!! I've got!! A comics marathon personal goal! I'm gonna try to finish a 12 page fancomic before the year ends and before publishing work comes back and I get busy! I can't post wips until next year but I'm letting this be known so I can stay accountable!
#ramblings#i'd say i'm rusty but well. i've been drawing comics for fun all year#this is just a comic I'm committing to finishing to full inks and polished lettering so it's more intensive than my usual#it's like a spiritual sequel to a jl remix comic and the story deserves the level of polish#for context: publishing traditionally hibernates in nov-dec so it's the perfect “mods are asleep let's fandom”
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OKAY, AO3 CHILDREN, GATHER ROUND
peek = verb = to take a look
peak = noun OR verb = the summit, to come to the highest point
pique = verb = to rouse
The boy peeked around the corner at the peak of the mountain, his interest piqued by the noise he was hearing. If I have to read one more fic that says something like "this will peek your interest" i'm gonna lose it
oh, that's another one
lose = verb = to fail or misplace [looz]
loose = adjective = baggy, not tight [loos]
and while I'm at it
affect = verb = to change
effect = noun = a change
blond = adj = male with yellow hair
blonde = adj = female with yellow hair
brunet = adj = male with brown hair
brunette = adj = female with brown hair
fiancé = adj = male betrothed
fiancée = adj = female betrothed
( yes all of those suck, blame the french )
revenge = noun = a victim gets their own back on the person that made them suffer
avenge = verb = back-pay is given to a bad person in the name of their victim but not by the victim themselves
desert = noun = large wasteland
dessert = noun = meal course, typically at the end of the meal, usually consisting of something sweet
breathe = verb = to inhale and exhale
breath = noun = the air that is inhaled or exhaled
bridal = adj = belonging to a woman on her wedding day
bridle = noun = tack for around a horse's head (can also sometimes be a verb meaning to restrict and lead somebody or something)
#writing#writer#fic writers#fanfic#books#author#fic#fics#book#novel#writers on tumblr#writerscommunity#ao3 writer#creative writing#writers community#writing community#english#grammar#it is absolutely INSANE that books are getting traditionally published with mistakes like this but its okay i'll contain my bitterness#its okay if you didn't know but now you do#it hurts my kokoro okay
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ur published irl? 👀
yeah haha, at risk of doxxing myself i've been published a handful of times in literary magazines! they're perfect coffee table books to start conversation when people visit lol. i'm trying to format one of my grad school essays to publish to a proper lit journal so i can have my name in the academic world too but also... i'm having far more fun writing good omens fanfic at the moment LMAO
#also writing an original novel rn that i'm going to get traditionally published so... i'll let y'all know lol#ask box
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