We still doing #publishingpaidme? initially got 17k for two book deal. editor at one of the big ones told me they could get me 17k for one book if I got out of deal. I got out. they offered me 10k. asked me to take out racial politics. I gave money back. ended up getting ...
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I was ashamed of all of this and kept it locked up until I wrote this piecehttps://www.guernicamag.com/you-are-the-second-person/ …
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I proved I could sell books without a major press so a number of major presses wanted HEAVY and AND SO ON. I wanted to go with where my sister, Jesmyn, went, so I picked PJ for an agent and Kathy for an editor. I got a fair deal on those books but not ...
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a deal worthy of what I do for American literature. Still working. Still selling books. Still trying to do everything I can do so no one coming up has to experience the humiliation so many of us faced in this industry. I wanted to die from that shame. Glad it didn't kill me.
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Damn shame. Bruh, thank you for loving us.
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Woww...
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Thank you for sharing.
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I just ordered HSKY last week because I absolutely LOVED Heavy... and now I’m conflicted! You deserved so much more for these works!
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