100 years ago you could get published in the Big Five by reading your book aloud to the publisher's mom 👍
william_ leonard
reading powys's autobiography rn and this may somehow be one of the less insane things about it
william_ leonard
the chad William T. Vollmann (respected women so much he became one) vs. the virgin John Cowper Powys (respected women so much he was TERRIFIED of them) (literally wrote his whole autobiography without mentioning any) (on purpose!!) (even his mother!!!!)
