“To be clear, the Based Book Sale ‘bans’ SJW authors.” Absolutely. If we’ve learned anything in the past ten years, it’s the importance of gatekeeping.
You have to re-list. Many authors cycle through different books to keep it fresh. You are certainly welcomed to re-list the same book, however. Thanks for participating.
Hans, many thanks for this stack and for all you've done for us non-woke writers. It is very much appreciated. And thanks as well for including Gregory Michael's post here. I've worked in publishing as an editor for over twenty years and I can say, from personal experience and also from what I have heard and learned from friends and colleagues in the biz, that every word Gregory wrote is spot-on. The traditional publishing world is dying, and in all honesty I would not be surprised if DOGE ends up finding that tax dollars have been going to big NY publishing houses, whether for left-wing book projects (including multimillion dollar advances for select politicians and celebrities) or simply to keep the sinking ships afloat. That said, as the old corrupt system dies, new opportunities arise for those with vision and will. The Based Book sale is one example. Hopefully we will see the rise as well of Based Publishers--Passage Press is an example. Self-publishing is great, and much recommended in the current climate, but to see honest based guys build up a network of based publishing houses would be an excellent thing as well. Again, thanks for all you do.
I always tried to keep my novels fairly neutral, i.e. giving readers of all stripes something sci-fi they might be interested in, but in my latest novel, Above Dark Waters, outlines the possibility of algorithmic gaslighting. Meaning the computational infrastructure knows exactly what triggers you, and feeds you more of it. The way people were simply "X be bad. Now hate X," on Devon Erickson (for posting a picture of a catapult and saying no immigrants), was so ridiculous and at the same time absolutely indicative of our modern age that I was more than happy to join the based book sale. I also purchased three of them!
“To be clear, the Based Book Sale ‘bans’ SJW authors.” Absolutely. If we’ve learned anything in the past ten years, it’s the importance of gatekeeping.
Do submissions roll over from one sale to the next or do you have to re-list them with every new sale?
You have to re-list. Many authors cycle through different books to keep it fresh. You are certainly welcomed to re-list the same book, however. Thanks for participating.
Thank you for giving a shoutout to our podcast session and the Tartaria project.
Hans, many thanks for this stack and for all you've done for us non-woke writers. It is very much appreciated. And thanks as well for including Gregory Michael's post here. I've worked in publishing as an editor for over twenty years and I can say, from personal experience and also from what I have heard and learned from friends and colleagues in the biz, that every word Gregory wrote is spot-on. The traditional publishing world is dying, and in all honesty I would not be surprised if DOGE ends up finding that tax dollars have been going to big NY publishing houses, whether for left-wing book projects (including multimillion dollar advances for select politicians and celebrities) or simply to keep the sinking ships afloat. That said, as the old corrupt system dies, new opportunities arise for those with vision and will. The Based Book sale is one example. Hopefully we will see the rise as well of Based Publishers--Passage Press is an example. Self-publishing is great, and much recommended in the current climate, but to see honest based guys build up a network of based publishing houses would be an excellent thing as well. Again, thanks for all you do.
I'd hope there was an off-twitter way to get into the niche sales. Social networks in general are among things I'd rather not sign up for.
I always tried to keep my novels fairly neutral, i.e. giving readers of all stripes something sci-fi they might be interested in, but in my latest novel, Above Dark Waters, outlines the possibility of algorithmic gaslighting. Meaning the computational infrastructure knows exactly what triggers you, and feeds you more of it. The way people were simply "X be bad. Now hate X," on Devon Erickson (for posting a picture of a catapult and saying no immigrants), was so ridiculous and at the same time absolutely indicative of our modern age that I was more than happy to join the based book sale. I also purchased three of them!