Publishers Behaving Badly

Romance Con, put on by Mischief Managed, is under fire for promoting an author whose book is essentially a Harry Potter advertisement. Instead of paying attention to trans voices in particular about how they felt about the situation, they've doubled down. So the trans voices are going to speak here instead. Georginahttps://georginakiersten.com/https://www.instagram.com/ingloriousgigihttps://www.threads.com/ingloriousgigiSiriushttps://www.lmhpub.com/https://www.threads.com/@thelaughingmanhousepubhttps://www.instagram.com/thelaughingmanhousepub/Arkadyhttps://biblioddities.com/https://www.threads.com/@bibliodditiesfragranceNot a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more about our writing and publishing website at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

Ava Wilde went a little viral on TikTok as a new author. The only problem is that we don't actually know who Ava Wilde is: the video of "her" was AI-generated. Is this akin to creating a pen name or is it different?

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We had all intentions of just talking about Radish Fiction and how it was closing. But... well... you can see what happened. We went down a number of rabbit holes from all over the place. We tried. We really did.Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com.

A lot of companies in the writing and publishing world have really begun to lean into Gen AI. But... why? There are so many authors who are against it, and those who are for it are being subjected to internet cancellation. So, what gives?Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

There's a subsection of the male writer population that doesn't know how to write female characters. Not all of them but there's a pretty good list of them. There's even a subreddit dedicated to it. But why? Why are they so bad about writing female characters and what can be done about it?Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

You're never going to please everyone, that's just not the way reality works. Someone's going to leave you a bad book review at some point. So what do you do? Cry? Ignore it? Fixate on how to compensate? Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

There are so many other books out there besides what you see on social media. There are books and authors that never get a chance just because they don't fit inside the perfect box that the publishing industry is looking for. Who gets left out of the box, and what can you do to support them and their books?Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

Authors and illustrators are constantly having to apologize for being caught using Gen AI. It's harmed careers and companies, but people continue to trust AI and use it when they shouldn't or don't need to. So... why? Why are people so readily using Gen AI? The StoryForge team of authors is here to give their perspectives. Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

The government is out to take our libraries away. They want to defund our libraries for whatever nonsense they can come up with. We say no to that. We say that our libraries are more important than that. Libraries provide more than just books; they provide community. Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

Because Gen AI and the people using it just can't seem to leave the writing community alone, they're now targeting sapphic authors and sapphic books. Check out this wonderful article about the issue and make sure to follow them on socials: https://jae-fiction.com/ai-rip-offs-targeting-sapphic-books/https://www.instagram.com/jaeauthorhttps://www.threads.com/@jaeauthorNot a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!