DEAR SENTHURAN, THE DEATH OF VIVEK OJI, PET, FRESHWATER, CW: EVERYTHING (2022), YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY (2022)
I’ve been staying off Twitter recently but still—what people have been sharing of #PublishingPaidMe has genuinely hurt my feelings, particularly what white writers get for debuts. DEBUTS.
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I have an upcoming project that will be super transparent about my book money, but for now,
#publishingpaidme $10k for FRESHWATER, $40k for PET, and then it jumped to six figures for every book after that.Pokaż ten wątek
My books were published with a lot of care & attention. Both have earned out. Still, I don’t quite have the words to describe how it feels to see how the industry values your work up front in stark numbers, to know that you are literally worth less to them because you’re Black.
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It's heartbreaking Akwaeke! They've decided stories from black people are of lower value then they have the audacity to show off when saying BLM and for Black History Month.
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Especially when Freshwater is one of the most stunningly original books out there. That book is in its own league.
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Your/our work is NOT less valuable because we're Black. This is perhaps the truest evidence that other work must be seen as more valuable through these figures. Time always tells. Your/our stories will survive these capitalist valuation systems.
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Wydaje się, że ładowanie zajmuje dużo czasu.
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