In light of the final chapter release I've been rereading my way through ITSB for the past week. Am I understanding correctly – when in the ending author's note of chapter 23 you mentioned finding some way to get ITSB into paperback – that you're going to attempt to publish ITSB?? Because throughout this entire read through I've been thinking on loop about asking whether or not you plan to change a couple names and publish ITSB as an original work of fiction. I would love to own a paperback/hardcover copy of this book.
nope. no filing off the serial numbers for this fic and publishing it. it's owned by the malec fandom and will stay that way.
(and let's be real, as much as i love itsb it would make a *terrible* published book lol. if i were to publish it, there would be heavy edits and cutting out like 350k of the words 😂 i indulged hardcore in fandom tropes, added in scenes cause they made me happy, and lingered over things that would have been glossed over in published fiction. i've written enough books to have a pretty good handle on what works!)
what i was saying with that note is that i really, really, really want a paper copy of itsb on my shelf and wish i could find a way to make that a reality for everyone who wants it too. at this point though, i don't see how i could make that happen besides providing a master file for y'all to use as you please.
logistically, a printed version of itsb would need to be 3-4 volumes for it to be readable in terms of font size and physically holding it (without straining muscles lol). and in all the research i did, that would likely cost each person over $100 USD. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. *sigh*
soooo, yeah. i would love a printed version but it's probably going to up to each of us to decide how badly we want it ;) check out this ask for a few more thoughts on that ♡