“I mean, your society’s broken… Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.”
—Iain Banks died #OTD, 9 June, 2013
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
Iain Banks died last Sunday, just before the publication of his final novel The Quarry. Last month he talked to Stuart Kelly about writing, politics and all the things still left to do . . .
This article is *impressively* determined to ignore, say, declining royalty percentages & advance sizes? Widening disparity in publisher support? Declining literacy?
To instead blame...libraries.
I mean, yous over there do need a PLR system, but also. My dudes. No.
I'm going to tell a little story, settle in.
Many many years ago, I told my ex I hated walking in Cape Town centre as I got so many disgusting comments.
His cousin (female) agreed with me.
Ex said, I've never heard anyone say anything to you.
Excellent thread 👇🏽
Years ago, the very first negative reviews I got of my debut book were 'ugh there was NO REASON for this character being trans'.
Which taught me early & hard that I do not have to please all readers. Because fuck those guys
Crikey, did I mistakenly click the 'please, men of the internet, explain things to me' button?
