"No mam, I believe you're still Gray"
Naturally, she took to twitter to document this bit of trauma.
part 1: https://i.imgur.com/vSfqVlE.png
part 2: https://i.imgur.com/lLrrdnJ.png
Now a bit of good news: many of the twitter replies declared that they had purchased her book because she had her name mispronounced. So, it all ended happily-ever-after.
Hi. It's Shea. I write things for a living. I just wrote a book called HIP-HOP (AND OTHER THINGS). It came out on Tuesday. It's the best thing I've ever written. I think everyone here should buy it. Here's a link to do exactly that: linktr.ee/sheaserrano. Thanks. Let's talk a bunch about hip-hop, and also about some other things.
Proof: https://twitter.com/SheaSerrano/status/1453823508522356739 https://i.redd.it/e8z70poux2w71.jpg
Hi, Iβm Marieke Nijkamp, a #1 New York Times bestselling author of novels, graphic novels, and comics, including the recently released Critical Role: Vox MachinaβKith οΌ Kin, as well as This Is Where It Ends, Even If We Break, The Oracle Code, and Hawkeye: Kate Bishop. Before pursuing by lifelong passion for writing, I majored in philosophy and medieval history. I love to go on adventures, roll dice, and daydream. Iβve been a fan of Critical Role since campaign one. My new book, Critical Role: Vox MachinaβKith οΌ Kin was published last week, and follows Vex, Vax, and Trinket on a Clasp-y adventure before they meet the rest of Vox Machina. Iβm here to talk about it with all you Critters out there and answer all your questions!
PROOF: https://i.redd.it/yukcifkkkf381.jpg
Hello! I'm TJ Klune. Since 2011, I have published over twenty novels in different genres, including contemporary to science fiction to fantasy. The main throughline for all of my books is that they are about queer people from all walks of life. In 2020, I released my first novel with Tor called The House in the Cerulean Sea. I also made my 2020 YA debut for Tor Teen in the novel, The Extraordinaries, a story about a fanboy with ADHD (like me!) who obsesses over the superheroes who protects his city, so much so that he writes fanfiction about them. Its sequel, Flash Fire, came out last month and will be followed by the third and final book in summer 2022. My recent novel, Under the Whispering Door, is about a selfish man named Wallace who dies and finds himself taken to a tea shop where a man named Hugo awaits. Hugo is a ferryman whose job it is to help souls cross to whatever comes next, but Wallace doesn't want to go, especially when he learns that the life he lived was not a good life at all. I was floored when the novel debuted at #4 on the NYT Bestseller list last week. More queer books on bestseller lists, please!
Since 2016, I have been writing full time, and while it was the scariest decision I've ever made, it was also one of the best. I was fortunate enough to leave the corporate world behind to do what I love most. It hasn't always been easy, but I have never regretted this decision. Not many people get to say they do what they love, and I don't take that for granted. Also, working in a soul-sucking cubicle for an insurance company doesn't always spark creativity, so I was relieved to escape with my mind still mostly intact.
Though I've written in quite a few genres, I've always felt most at home writing SFF. It's what I mostly read going up, and it's humbling that I get to contribute to the genre now. It's important for me to continue to help carve a space for marginalized voices in the SFF community. I love what I do, and I'm so excited to continue telling queer stories with the backing of a great publisher who knows that our stories matter.
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Exciting to see all the energy around Dune right now! Well deserved of course.
In 1990 when I was 23 years old I took out 12 credit cards, cashed them all out and headed to the horse track. God was definitely a lesbian that day because I won enough on the horses to found Curve magazine, which went on to become the most successful lesbian magazine in the world. My incredible staff and I connected lesbian community, changed mainstream perceptions of lesbians and queer women, highlighted the transgender experience, and amplifyed the work of lesbian activists in response to attacks on LGBTQ rights. The new documentary AHEAD OF THE CURVE tells my story and connects my work to LGBTQ culture today. The film has been called βas outlandish as the best urban legendsβ by the LA Times, βa vivid portrait of a resilient and inspiring figure as well as a microcosm of three decades of social and cultural change" by the Boston Globe, and βaccomplished, resonant and deeply movingβ by the Hollywood Reporter. Against the hostile backdrop of hate crimes and family rejection, with few celebrities or politicians willing to be out publicly, Curve magazine dared to show that lesbians, queer women, and non-binary people were beautiful and fully human in all our physical and stylistic diversity. Thirty years later, I co-founded The Curve Foundation to continue to empower the Curve communityβlesbians, queer women, trans, and non-binary people of all races, ages and abilities. The Foundation spurs storytelling and cross-generational dialogue by supporting journalism inspired by the tradition of Curve magazine, investing in the next generation of intersectional leaders, and bolstering community archives to ensure LGBTQ womenβs culture and history are known.
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Proof: https://i.redd.it/o3plalcmp3w71.jpg
She did a Tiktok here where she stuck a duel disk onto the cover of her book due to the character on the cover posting in a manner that made it possible.
Read the series months ago. I can attest as a fan of Adachi's stuff esp Touch, years ago I read Ashita No Joe, and having recently read Captain Tsubasa, I notice despite being the sports manga with the most volumes ever sold in total numbers Slam Dunk isn't given much attention in Japn esp compared to its counterparts for Baseball Touch (easily up there along with Slam Dunk as one of the bestselling manga of all time in the same ballpark as DBZ, Hokuto No Ken, Tezuka, Naruto, and other top 15 bestsellers and it was so popular in its original release back in the 80s the TV anime had higher viewerships on consistent basis than DBZ at its peak), Soccer's Captain Tsubasa (which was a phenomenon in 80s Jpan on the same level as Saint Seiya and Ranma 1/2 and not only is it credited for making soccer popular in Japan but its around the same league as DBZ, Naruto, Saint Seiya, and Sailor Moon as the anime most of the world follows outside of Japan), and boxing's Ashita No Joe (literally dominated Shonen manga in the way DBZ dominates worldwide popularity and hell its not far fetched to say its popularity in Shonen when it was in publication in the 60s-70s is similar to One Piece's current status in Japan, its TV series actually received higher ratings than DBZ in its first rerun).
Not only does current pop culture in Japan references all 3 series Touch, Ashita No Joe, and Captain Tsubasa (and not just in the anime scene or even news outlet but even subcultures like comedians, rappers, etc know of the mangas' existence and reference it in their own subcultures) and all 3 manga continue to sell well and as get new animated continuations or remakes (or new franchises or series created as a tribute- in fact the recent Megalo Box was created to honor Ashita No Joe's 50th anniversary ) or even sequel mangas, but all 3 series have inspired a whole generations of professional athletes into the sport in addition to increasing the general popularity of the sports and there a re a couple of professionals who were even named after all series's protagonists.
I know Slam Dunk was one of the heavy hitters of the 90s and practically the series that had the monopoly on the sports genre until its end and it made a huge impact on basketball enough to increase its popularity and the major Japanese league even gave an honor to its mangaka.........
Yet t seems the series is pretty much overlooked nowadays in Japan. I can attest I seen far more activity online from international fans
... keep reading on reddit β‘
For me it's almost like having an online journal set in a fictional world that's already been set up.
Hearing validation from my readers that I write well is always my favorite balm for a bad day as well, and it's fun, my absolute favorite hobby.
I love the fact that I can bring joy to my readers as well. I love reading their comments on exciting moments or sad ones, to see that they compliment something I didn't even think was worth a notice, to read as they cheer on a character.
I do it for me, but I also like to bring a little joy to strangers. I don't feel like I want a spotlight, I prefer stars anyways. π
After reading this phemonal book I have been pondering with the thought on whether I would have had a strong enough will to reject Mr. Gaunts offer. I started thinking about all the possible things he could possibly offer me in that mystical store based on what I "need". I also have been questioning, if I was not strong enough to resist, what would be the trick of the item I just purchased? Now I wonder what others might have thought of. Do you think you could have resisted the temptation of the devil in needful things if he came into your town?
The ranking comprises 15 major countries including
South Korea, Japan, and the United States.
500 Energy, 60 powder of knowledge, free 5stars artifact
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I recently finished my first scenario through the Storytelling Collective's Writer's Workshop. I'm especially proud of the original art I was able to get for it. Please check it out if you have any interest in Pulp Cthulhu, early baseball (as depicted in movies like Field of Dreams or A League of Their Own), or spooky ghosts haunting baseball fields!
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This is a book by Daniel Vassallo and Josh Pschorr. Between them, they have worked with AWS for 15 years, including 11 years working inside AWS. They have worked on all sorts of web applications, from small projects to massive web services running on thousands of servers. They have been using AWS since it was just three services without a web console, and they even got to help build a small part of AWS itself.
You may want to grab a copy of this digital book when it is available at Black Friday Price $15 for short period..
I am the author of the books behind The Social Network and 21, talking about my new one- THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK- on the epic GameStop short. Ask me anything.
Learn more about The Antisocial Network here
Proof: https://i.redd.it/x4koyy81ciq71.jpg
Hello! I'm TJ Klune. Since 2011, I have published over twenty novels in different genres, including contemporary to science fiction to fantasy. The main throughline for all of my books is that they are about queer people from all walks of life. In 2020, I released my first novel with Tor called The House in the Cerulean Sea. I also made my 2020 YA debut for Tor Teen in the novel, The Extraordinaries, a story about a fanboy with ADHD (like me!) who obsesses over the superheroes who protects his city, so much so that he writes fanfiction about them. Its sequel, Flash Fire, came out last month and will be followed by the third and final book in summer 2022. My upcoming novel, Under the Whispering Door, is about a selfish man named Wallace who dies and finds himself taken to a tea shop where a man named Hugo awaits. Hugo is a ferryman whose job it is to help souls cross to whatever comes next, but Wallace doesn't want to go, especially when he learns that the life he lived was not a good life at all.
Since 2016, I have been writing full time, and while it was the scariest decision I've ever made, it was also one of the best. I was fortunate enough to leave the corporate world behind to do what I love most. It hasn't always been easy, but I have never regretted this decision. Not many people get to say they do what they love, and I don't take that for granted. Also, working in a soul-sucking cubicle for an insurance company doesn't always spark creativity, so I was relieved to escape with my mind still mostly intact.
Though I've written in quite a few genres, I've always felt most at home writing SFF. It's what I mostly read going up, and it's humbling that I get to contribute to the genre now. It's important for me to continue to help carve a space for marginalized voices in the SFF community. I love what I do, and I'm so excited to continue telling queer stories with the backing of a great publisher who knows that our stories matter.
Proof: https://i.redd.it/xe02bsb2rff71.jpg
