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whats a stereotype for your country that you absolutely do. mine is that i unironically go "eh" and apologize a lot and i often drink maple syrup straight
The grip that Burger & Big Drink has on the American People cannot be overstated
it will never stop being funny to me how charlie kirk's death had zero effect. nobody gave a shit about him. his wife threw a party and went on tour across the nation selling merch. someone made an AI song about him because they couldn't be assed to make one themselves. donald trump was asked for his feelings on it and he said "damn that's crazy anyways check out this cool ballroom we're building in the white house". i don't think we even had a crab rave when it happened
someone made a mural of charlie kirk in our town and its remarkable to me how many ways he simply does not work as any kind of symbol or icon cause it took me awhile to even realize that's what it was I was like "why is there this huge elaborate painting of the most plain generic guy in a plain grey t-shirt??"
PLAYING FLASH GAMES TO RAISE MONEY FOR MY INCREDIBLE FRIEND CLAIRE BECAUSE SHE NEEDS RENT MONEY HOP IN NOW!!!!!!!!
when you read something, what does the internal narrator sound like?
my own voice
an imaginary voice that isnt mine
a celebrity/fictional character's voice
my alter/headmate
i don't have one
depends on *what* i'm reading (book, article, online post, etc)
depends on the *genre* of what i'm reading
depends on the genre *and* what i'm reading
if the text has multiple speakers (regardless of if you know their voices or not) do you:
assign unique voices to each speaker
assign *one* voice to all speakers
not assign voices at all (all speakers sound the same as my internal narrator)
not assign voices at all (i can't imagine the voice)
I won't publish the ask (they asked me not to), but I thought I'd still answer it publicly!
no, royalties are not a significant source of income for most authors. if you wrote something like Project Hail Mary, then absolutely, the royalties would be substantial! but that's like winning the lottery. Ryan Gosling is not starring in the movie adaption of most books.
when you sell a book to a publisher, you get what's called 'an advance against royalties'. it's usually split into multiple parts, so you might get one third for the initial sale, one third for the final revised manuscript, and one third on the publishing date.
an advance against royalties is the publisher saying "we believe you will eventually make X amount in royalties, so here it is ahead of time." and then you don't actually see any money from royalties until the advance is paid off. most books do not make enough in royalties to pay off the advance (I have two children's books and one fiction book, and have yet to see royalties for any of them).
advances are still great, but you need to make them stretch! for instance, last year my net income was about 30k Canadian (21k USD), which is fantastic when you consider that I mostly made it through writing. but I'm definitely not a millionaire. I can live off my writing (not trying to undersell that!) but I'll probably remain in a low income bracket for the foreseeable future.
this isn't meant to discourage anyone from seeking out writing as a career! however, there is a reason that many authors have alternate jobs with writing on the side. or, you know, rich spouses.
this isn't me making a fuss about pirating (I've pirated way too many shows to run my mouth on that lmao), but there IS actually a financial incentive to having people buy your books!
buying books shows the publisher that they can make money off you, which means they're more likely to give you advances for future books. and advances are what authors live off (if they don't have a side job). that's why I always push pre-orders so hard! you have to be a racehorse worth betting on, or else they send you to the glue factory....
if I can offer one alternative to pirating: asking your library to stock the book also helps authors, and doesn't cost anything. the only downside is the patience required.
OOPS yes, @stjohnstarling makes a good point! everything I'm saying is from the perspective of traditional publishing, but it's a very different game if you're a self-published author
I will also add that this is why pre-orders can make a HUGE difference to authors - because if there's enough hype, publishers can pull more levers to build that momentum and reach more readers to help authors earn out their advance faster.
Trad publishing contracts person here to co-sign everything in this post. If you want to support an author you really like but are broke as hell, then you can buy their book when it's discounted, buy it used, borrow it from a friend, or use the library. The first step as an author is to get your book read, not to get it bought. The important thing for you as a reader is to spread the word about how good the book is so the publisher knows the audience is there even if sales aren't spectacular. Piracy of books, especially books from small/indie publishers, means the publisher will print fewer copies of their next book, and sometimes if it's an ongoing series the next books in the series will be canceled, either to be replaced by a book with a different premise or they'll cancel the contract for the next books entirely. The "hack" where you buy the ebook or audiobook and then return it for a credit also takes money directly out of the author's pocket since those payment/royalty systems are set up differently than if you were to buy a book from a bookstore and return it. In that situation the bookstore absorbs that loss, but returning the ebook means the money gets clawed back from the author's advance or royalties and they'll have to earn that back.
Pre-orders and Amazon/Goodreads reviews are used as a gauge by publishers to predict how many copies they are likely to sell and therefore how many copies they want to print. They want to sell most of what they print rather than print too many and end up with a bunch of copies no one wants that they'll have to pay to store or sell at a huge discount or recycle, which is what happens to unsold books. Most publishers have a limited amount of money and manpower to dedicate to any particular book, so if there's a book building up a lot of buzz, that'll give them reason to put their resources towards promoting that book to get a better return on their investment. If the publisher can't make money off a book or author they'll dump them.
Generally, every aspect of the publishing and book industries, including writers, agents, publishing employees, librarians, and booksellers are overworked and underpaid. Unless you're Stephen King or already famous, you don't make money off of books. We do it for sheer love of the game.
Use your library! Publishers have a whole department dedicated to selling their books to libraries and the author gets part of those sales. Increasing circulation of library resources means the libraries can make a better case to get more money from the government to buy more books that you want to read and they're a place to hang out for free. Libraries are the best gift humanity gave itself, use yours as often as possible.
when you read something, what does the internal narrator sound like?
my own voice
an imaginary voice that isnt mine
a celebrity/fictional character's voice
my alter/headmate
i don't have one
depends on *what* i'm reading (book, article, online post, etc)
depends on the *genre* of what i'm reading
depends on the genre *and* what i'm reading
if the text has multiple speakers (regardless of if you know their voices or not) do you:
assign unique voices to each speaker
assign *one* voice to all speakers
not assign voices at all (all speakers sound the same as my internal narrator)
not assign voices at all (i can't imagine the voice)
when you read something, what does the internal narrator sound like?
my own voice
an imaginary voice that isnt mine
a celebrity/fictional character's voice
my alter/headmate
i don't have one
depends on *what* i'm reading (book, article, online post, etc)
depends on the *genre* of what i'm reading
depends on the genre *and* what i'm reading
oh, no, you misunderstand me. those were my monkeys. yeah the circus and i have since parted ways. yeah it was the elephant thing, i dont really want to address that right now though
Follow the money behind America's data center boom. Track 2,300+ projects, PAC spending, and the politicians who sign off on it.
i had a dream last night that there was a new deltarune character named krailey and it just looked like a weird knockoff of ralsei that danced in place like a peanuts character and it pissed ralsei off like crazy
does a stupid gay little dance that pisses everyone ralsei off
krailey has been living in my mind rent-free and i keep imagining the stupid peanuts ass dance. so this is my shitty take on it
@fwugradiation i personally want to ensure that you see this in the non-zero chance that you haven't already
Tumblr Sexyman Contest 2026 Final Round
Senshi (Dungeon Meshi)
Ryland Grace (Project Hail Mary)
Mr. Ant Tenna (Deltarune)
Tenna art by @9Aaaalt29 on twt
“And if you’ll give me 40% of the MOST POPULAR VOTE, I’ll give you my SPECIAL REWARD... A year’s supply of NON-GLOOBY SLIME!!! Never or BARELY used!!!” Tenna concluded his speech with a huge smile, jetting his hands up in double peace signs.
The crowd roared in confused enthusiasm as Tenna gave a gracious flurry of low-FPS bows, pausing only for the occasional stink-nose at his audience plants who weren’t throwing enough 3D roses.
Eventually, the room fell silent. It was Senshi’s turn to speak.
He puffed out his chest, took a long, sweeping look over the audience… and shook his head.
“I can see not all of you are eating properly.”
The crowd murmured with embarrassment.
“I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s time to take the turkey out of your icebox. I have seen the ingenious technology with which your people store food... and I have also seen the waste which results from such convenience.
“The food you take had a life. Beasts grew fat on the grass of the field, plants grew from the sun’s rays, and mushrooms grew from minerals in the cracks of caves. And yet, it sits in your iceboxes, collecting moisture until it perishes.
“Eat what is given to you. Because its life will make you stronger, too.”
Without another word, Senshi left his podium and stepped away from the stage. The crowd murmured in confusion. “Is he really like that?” somebody said. “I only remember reblogging the photosets of him tripping and showing ass.”
--
Back in the Green Room, Tenna wrung his antennas nervously.
“Y-y-you think they liked me!? They HAD to!! I mean, I don’t know what Asgore was thinking, getting that weird haircut and running that food waste campaign, but… YOU thought I did good, didn’t you, Kris?”
Laios nodded aggressively, a streak of blue face paint peeling from his forehead.
“You did AMAZING, Tenna! By the way, now that we’ve seen all your insider campaign secrets, do you have any more videos of Susie? Especially her tail... If I could get a look at that, I could finally tell if she’s a dinosaur or --”
THWACK. Fake antlers butted Laios’s head.
“LAIOS?? Weren’t we dressed up to help SENSHI???” Marcille hissed, gesturing awkwardly with her hooves.
Suddenly, Tenna turned to the two adventurers.
“Hey, WAIT a second. SOMETHING’s not right here...”
Laios and Marcille held their breath.
“Where the heck are my POINTS!?”
Just then, the door opened. Chilchuck took one step into the room, whistling and holding a large bag.
Everyone turned to him.
Chilchuck paused, took a step backwards, and closed the door.
“CHILCHUCK!!!” yelled Tenna.
“How come Chilchuck got to stay Chilchuck!?” yelled Marcille at the same time.
--
Meanwhile, in outer space somewhere, some guy was making out with a rock.
the Ice War on Europa...
it IS monday. Let's get it on cunts
job hunting is an sending in 3 billion applications and then getting rejected and then getting an interview and absolutely fucking it up and then being sick with humiliation for 3 days and then getting ghosted and then the cycle repeats itself forever and ever
they look at your resume like "all you've got is volunteer work on here." and you're like "yes but it's all relevant experience i'm very capable here are all the reasons why i'm capable"
and they're like "are you a teenager" and you're like "no" and they're like "i don't see a diploma" and you're like "yeah i'm saving up for my ged but i had a 2.8 before i dropped out, if that helps"
and they're like "do you have reliable transportation" and you're like "yes" and you're lying and they're like "we'll put you in the good pile" and they're lying and you walk to the bus station to ride an hour and a half home
and you cry on your bed in the nice outfit and clean face you woke up early to put on and you're out of places to apply to because you've applied everywhere already and you can't follow up with any of them because they haven't reached out to you first
and you promise to never entertain the job market ever again and you're lying because you know you have to and you're sick of borrowing and getting rides and relying on someone else all the time and everyone's telling you to just keep trying so you keep trying and you keep trying and you keep trying and you keep trying
job hunting is an sending in 3 billion applications and then getting rejected and then getting an interview and absolutely fucking it up and then being sick with humiliation for 3 days and then getting ghosted and then the cycle repeats itself forever and ever
