If we're all going to dunk on Nate Silver, I get to brag about the timestamp here

don’t talk to cops, don’t give your phone to cops, don’t let cops in your house, basically minimize any interactions with cops that aren’t mandated by law

Did Chuck Palahniuk or any of those other writers ever get their money back?

The idea that you would set your career at NY Mag on fire for the brain worm Kennedy is just....

a woman is sitting at a desk with the words `` you need jesus '' written on her face .

ALT: a woman is sitting at a desk with the words `` you need jesus '' written on her face .

The real crying shame of IDW is the way they essentially killed Top Shelf by requiring all top Shelf deals take secondary (eg film/tv) rights… without giving Top Shelf money for actual advances. And then there’s their laughable track record with “creator-owned” labels… (1/2, probably)

PWthatpetewoods.bsky.socialSep 18, 2024 2:52pm

IDW’s new payment plan for creators is exposure? If this is true that per-page budget is insanity. Also- young creators out there. Publishers who pay an insulting page rate with the assurance you’ll make great royalties are lying.

Woot thanks!

Oh hey so that's where this was! I am in fact an Oldhead

I apparently missed my Bluesky number but I was here for invite codes so I rest in my elder status

Every time I see the words "Trump assassination attempt," I think of the debate, and not that guy in the bushes.

Just a clarification, I do a lot of genre. It's not famous genre, but I have original fiction, edited a SFF anthology, worked on the Fate Space toolkit, and have written licensed IP for Black Widow.