Well, I get spam too. The abusive tweets came because I wrote something on my blog about how books that are racist/sexist/misogynist actually do matter and how we should all try to overcome stereotypes and present well-rounded characters. Cue butt-hurt male calling me stupid and telling me I "argue for censorship" and then mansplaining to me why my opinion is THE WRONG OPINION. And then getting annoyed when I told him to leave me alone.
You can find the whole thing on my Twitter page. Very illuminating.
Yeah but you're not a douchebag. And I bet you weren't tenaciously telling her she's stupid, infantile, needs to grow up and is embarrassing herself.
You could charge people for a professional critique. Like, "I'll read the first three chapters and provide detailed feedback on what you need to improve to get published" kinda thing. That wouldn't be scammy, it would be an honest business transaction.Actually...
Is it wrong of me that I'm giving serious thought to that idea? [ETA: the charging to read idea, not the Psycho body parts one]
Obviously it would be a con, and I'd be taking money from poor saps who didn't know any better, but I suspect it would be very easy to do this in such a way that, while a con, it's a *legal* con, without very much fuss or mess. And I could make quite a bit of spending cash.
I had to go respond to the idiot, but I deleted the nasty name I called him. So I was all classy and shit. I did end my tweet wtih "thanks for playing" though, so I'm sure that was in bad taste.... what an asshat
You could charge people for a professional critique. Like, "I'll read the first three chapters and provide detailed feedback on what you need to improve to get published" kinda thing. That wouldn't be scammy, it would be an honest business transaction.
You would actually have to read and critique the things, though.
True. And people do pay for professional-level editing. But it will take actual work. Because, remember, easy things are aCRUEL ILLUSION!!!quasi-legal and of questionable ethics
You would actually have to read and critique the things, though
no - he's not... a douchebag would have Greedo as his avatar. Cobramisfit is straight up class.
Yeah... I thought it mightSee, this undermines the chief appeal of my above plan.
yeah, I thought his problem was the gender equality post... I thought he was being a misogynist. I directed him to read your post on sexism as well.
True. And people do pay for professional-level editing. But it will take actual work. Because, remember, easy things are a CRUEL ILLUSION!!!
CongratulationsMy wedding anniversary is today: 26 years.
My Kindle arrived today. I loaded it with the following book: Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy.
It's free
You know, it's one thing to have all kinds of ads on the site for items I've searched for... but now I have a ke110g's ad, and I put cereal on my shopping list... manually... with a pencil even. I mean, it's not pen, I could change it... and yet somehow, the internets... they know...
My wedding anniversary is today: 26 years.
My Kindle arrived today. I loaded it with the following book: Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy.
It's free
My wedding anniversary is today: 26 years.
My wedding anniversary is today: 26 years.
You know, it's one thing to have all kinds of ads on the site for items I've searched for... but now I have a ke110g's ad, and I put cereal on my shopping list... manually... with a pencil even. I mean, it's not pen, I could change it... and yet somehow, the internets... they know...
Northern California *Westcoast fistbump*
and yet somehow, the internets... they know...
My wedding anniversary is today: 26 years.