Madeleine Roux

@authoroux.bsky.social

MADELEINE ROUX is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty books for teens, adults, and children. Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Romance, IP

Writers used to be able to live comfortably off the sale of a short story or two a month. Authors like Terry Pratchett made enough money selling silly fantasy books in the 80's that they quit their day jobs. That doesn't happen any more.

Tim Akers@timakers.bsky.social · last mo.

Something that doesn't get talked about is the fact that writer's advances don't get adjusted for cost of living. The good advance I got in 2009 is the same good advance on my current contract. It's just industry standard.

You know, when you work in the arts and you’re always waiting for an email with good news or an update, the barrage of politician emails with subjects like “update: awful news” or “it’s not happening” or “I’m just so sorry” really make you want to throw your phone into the sea.

Really fucked up about Duncan Sheik passing. I always admired that he stayed true to himself, left the pop game to make his art. Do yourself a favor and check out some of his less famous songs like The Winds That Blow and Start Again 💔💔💔

bro what if we could just work for a living and be paid fair value for our work and decide what happens to our surplus labor value in a democratic process instead of having it decided for us by a cabal of senile pedophilic failsons