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Originally Posted by kjk
Rather insulting generalization of authors.
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And yet, it's the behavior I've observed. Even suggest that the author could have gotten a better deal elsewhere, or that they're not being treated utterly fairly by their publisher, and the author will defend to his/her death the honor of that publisher.
Even when faced with plan facts, like Macmillan's 5% payout reduction.
Even when, at all other times, the author is complaining about how little money they make as an author, and how little their titles sell, and how hard it is to put food on the table, and how they have to work 2 extra jobs just to make ends meet.
Hint for one second that it doesn't have to be that way, and suddenly the publisher's Santa Claus, being an author is wonderful, and they wouldn't dream of having it any other way.