Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I understand just fine. And the premise is absurd. It costs money to run a business, any business. 000
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Nice that you take such an interest in my business, Kirk. Yes, my clients pay me for my work. Writing a book is self-employment, and every business has a cost of entry. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Help me out here, Kirk. Agents don't work for free. Do you think they should? 101
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Not sure I understand what you're asking. You answered your own question, 15%. A publisher, by definition, spends their own money to publish your book. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Really? Publishing is a business. Every kind of business has a cost, and the rewards go to those who make the investment. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 21/02/2026They're a reputable company. Been around a long time. So they made a mistake. Ask for clarification. 110
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Nothing wrong with that. Whatever helps your process. 110
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Sure. Except that I didn't criticize anyone. I pointed out the realities of the market. 000
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 26/05/2025No, that's not what I meant. Early in my career, my friends showered me in effusive praise. Which gave me false confidence. Which only held me back in my education and success. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Yup. Fantasy can go longer than other genres. But self-pub status is not relevant here. The market is what it is, and sophisticated readers will recognize a too-long book when they see it. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 21/05/2025That there's a pretty big book. Likely a nonstarter for most publishers. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Sure, any skill can be learned. Still, you might not be the right person for a particular project. 000
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 03/04/2025So the only way to get ahead, is to destroy others? Nah. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Sydney asked for "advice/tips/cautionary tales, or anything else you have." Getting it right, includes finding the right narrator. 000
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Most writers are not the right person to do their own narration. Find the right person and do it right. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Then you have your answer. I worked in supermarkets for 22 years. Store-brand sandwich cookies are always cheaper an Oreos. But the Oreos (almost) always sell better than the store-brand. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Well, every publisher will certainly want to see that you have a pre-exting following. Social is but one path among many, to build that platform. Unless you're already famous by some other means, social media might be all that's left. And it's something that anyone CAN do. 120
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Who wants to meet me here next month? vcwconf.comvcwconf.comVision Christian Writers Conference - At Mount HermonAt Mount Hermon 000
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 08/03/2025She think it would betray her mission, to write something that's not political. It's explicitly what she said. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 17/02/2025In the news today: The Social Security Admin database has about 4 million people over age 140. 🙄 000
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 29/01/2025You might get more benefit from attending a few writers' conferences. 010
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Sure I could. Or, you could just make your point. 000
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 21/01/2025I don't know. We're supposed to know this, by looking at this picture? 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 20/01/2025If the pubs artificially inflate the page count, it would only drive up their costs for production and shipping. Which drives up the cover price. Which is not good for business. Nothing to gain. 100
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 20/01/2025No, that's not what publishers do. Every genre has a standard word-count range. That's the only metric that matters here. Not pages. No pub can "require" any author to do anything. Either the subs hit the right marks, or they don't. 200
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 18/01/2025I know people who routinely have multiple projects going on at once. If you get stuck on project A, shift over to B. Or C. So that you're always making progress on something. 110
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 18/01/2025I say, do what works for you. Whatever it is. But then revisit after six months, and determine whether you've made any decent progress. Then you might find that a new plan is in order. 110
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 17/01/2025I've had my own website for about the past 18 years. This is the home base for my business. I'd have to be crazy, to imagine that social media sites can do better than I do for myself. 010
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 17/01/2025media.tenor.coma woman wearing glasses and headphones is making a funny face and says nag nag nag !ALT: a woman wearing glasses and headphones is making a funny face and says nag nag nag ! 010
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Don't split. Even before I knew of the rule, it always seemed awkward to split them. 010
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Because it makes the story more interesting. And the characters should be made distinct from one another. 000
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Money is just another word for eyeballs. Even if I worked for free, I would want my words to reach as many readers as possible. 000
Steven Hutson @stevehut.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Yup. Just like the hundreds of thousands of aspiring actors and singers out there, who wait tables and brew coffee. They will give it all up in a hot second, to get a gig. I have no interest in writing for my own amusement. Zero. 100
