Was just checking my book's reviews on Goodreads, as one does, and there was a relatively scathing review of Like Real People Do that actually made a lot of excellent points, highlighting things I'd do differently if I was writing it now.
But one point I found funny and would not change was something along the lines of "The Tumblr references were excruciating and made it read like 2015 fan fiction." Which, close, it was 2017 fanfic, but also I had the option to take out the Tumblr references and I didn't on purpose, even though it dates the book. Tumblr helped me write this book. We're paying homage to its origins. Will I do that for every book I publish? No. But the first one? That I only scrubbed and queried because my online friends told me it was good enough and I should try? Those we keep. Also, if you read a book and the dedication page says it's for fanfic writers, it's your own damn fault if you don't enjoy it because it reads like fic and has Tumblr references.
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idk if anyone's shared this, but vol 13 recently came out and im reading the extra for the first time, and it's neat :) i think it's also one of the few bonuses w/o laios? Understandably, lol
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larries: how DARE you say harry isn’t valid until he comes out!!1!1!1 he’s CLOSETED!!1 do you know what a closet is!!!!! homophobia wins again!!
also larries: I think everyone should avoid buying tickets to louis’ shows and don’t stream his songs and don’t buy his album and don’t watch his interviews until he ends his stunts and comes out of the closet 🥰
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When you finish a book (a series) and it was so good and leaves your brain scrambled and you understood the vision even though it was sad BUT you know you’re gonna see tons of bad reviews because no one knows how to engage with media outside of shipping
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