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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 14m

What the Hell Is Happening With Gigi?! 👀 | Georgina Kiersten www.patreon.com/posts/what-h...

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 59m

Seriously, not one story is skippable.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 1h

Indigenous M/M romances are fucking RARE. So when do I see one? I buy it! Immediately! My friend @robincovington wrote this fantastic book (it's 2 stories in one book).

100% WORTH IT! It's called Unforgettable, and you should buy it: app.thestorygraph.com/books/d0bc84...

Unforgettable by Robin Covington

What would you do if you got a second chance with the one that got away?GhostOliver Burns knew sn...

app.thestorygraph.com

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Gravewriter Cryptid Is Proudly Transmasc @gravewriter71.bsky.social · 2h

Can confirm this collection kicks ass

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! If you want to get into the Halloween spirit and want to support Indigenous people, may I suggest you pick up Never Whistle At Night, edited by Shawn Hawk with an introduction by Stephen Graham Jones.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/75...

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 1h

My favorite is Hunger. Oh my god, it's so good from beginning to end.

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Pumpkin Spice Mary Ellen @maryellenreads.caviaporcell.us · 1h

Hell yes, this collection is EXCELLENT.

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! If you want to get into the Halloween spirit and want to support Indigenous people, may I suggest you pick up Never Whistle At Night, edited by Shawn Hawk with an introduction by Stephen Graham Jones.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/75...

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 2h

Same! I get feedback before I publish, but once it is out in the world, that is none of my business 😂

I do appreciate readers who take the time and effort to leave a review, though. You are a superstar 💜

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

My toxic trait is that I don't read reviews. The way you feel about my book is none of my business. 🤷🏾

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

It's so good! Not one story is skippable.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

There are some people who think I am exaggerating, but I am not. I'm seeing a lot of this shit especially in FB groups and group chats.

Cynthia Sax @cynthiasax.bsky.social · 3h

(nods)
Yep. I've seen this also.
Many of my buddies have 'retired.'
It is tough out there and with the US gone full on Fascist and the UK on its way there, 2 of the largest English language markets,, I suspect it will get worse.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! If you want to get into the Halloween spirit and want to support Indigenous people, may I suggest you pick up Never Whistle At Night, edited by Shawn Hawk with an introduction by Stephen Graham Jones.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/75...

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

I would love if an Indigenous author would write about an Indigenous version of a vampire slayer or a professional monster hunter. I would happily read 500 pages of that.

And yes, I am still thinking about Sinners. Can't you tell?

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

In my opinion, if I want constructive criticism? I'll get a beta reader or an editor.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

I am glad it's not just me. If I need validation? I have a folder on my phone full of compliments from my readers. Every DM, reply, and email.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

My toxic trait is that I don't read reviews. The way you feel about my book is none of my business. 🤷🏾

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

I was watching a work office skit, and one of the people was shitting on social media managers. "All you do is do TikTok dances all day." And I think I blacked out in rage because as someone who has to manage MY OWN SOCIAL MEDIA? This type of work is more exhausting than the actual writing.

a bald man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words excuuuse meee written on his face .

ALT: a bald man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words excuuuse meee written on his face .

media.tenor.com

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Oleander Craw @oleandercraw.bsky.social · 3h

One of the reasons that really sealed it for me to get serious about self publishing was seeing how a lot of my friends in tradpub are STRUGGLING. Every year it's a little worse. I've done to the conclusion there's not a sustainable way forward for me in tradpub.

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 2d

You should be concerned about the rate of authors leaving publishing. Especially from marginalized communities. This year I have seen so many authors just pack it up and go. And it's only getting worse.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

The true test of a white person's allyship is how they talk about the Black people they don't like.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

This post was to give authors a platform to be honest about the worsening work conditions in publishing, but it's also a call to action for the book community. We've got to do better than this.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3h

There have been replies to the post that have some authors saying, "I don't care how bad it gets; I am never leaving." And I love that for you; however, you are missing the point of this post.

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 2d

You should be concerned about the rate of authors leaving publishing. Especially from marginalized communities. This year I have seen so many authors just pack it up and go. And it's only getting worse.

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 4h

It’s getting to be impossible—publishers generally do not care about anyone who isn’t in their top 2% of earners. And increasingly that means those with money to build platforms (celebrities, the rich, the already famous). I write books, I also review them. And some of the things pushed out there…

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 4h

I am forever grateful to my dayjob. It's the only reason I can keep writing, and keep dreaming of being published again someday

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 2d

You should be concerned about the rate of authors leaving publishing. Especially from marginalized communities. This year I have seen so many authors just pack it up and go. And it's only getting worse.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 4h

Yep, if ain't AI then it's the classism. Sometimes it feels like you can't win.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 4h

I am disabled without a check coming, and let me tell you this is my only income.

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 1d

Hollywood writers too. The number of people I know who have left Los Angeles since 2020 makes me really sad.

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 2d

You should be concerned about the rate of authors leaving publishing. Especially from marginalized communities. This year I have seen so many authors just pack it up and go. And it's only getting worse.

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A.M. Tuomala @amtuomala.bsky.social · 1d

There's a reason I only publish once every six years, and it's that I have to spend the intervening time making enough money to live

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 2d

You should be concerned about the rate of authors leaving publishing. Especially from marginalized communities. This year I have seen so many authors just pack it up and go. And it's only getting worse.

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