chrisbell.atthisarts.com
I help make books.
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For those of us unfamiliar with zoomer shorthand, /s means sarcasm.
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A-list big pub author reposted a call to boycott our press, then posted about the average per-word rates only being 8c. Our last anthology paid 10c for translation rights to already published Ukrainian stories (on top of translation costs). But sure, shut us down.
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A lot of this is my fault. I was talking with Emily about our financial ability to acquire/publish a new piece and I conflated that expense with royalties we're about to pay for the previous quarter.
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A lot of this is my fault. I was talking with Emily about our financial ability to acquire/publish a new piece and I conflated that expense with royalties we're about to pay for the previous quarter.
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Should have said "in our 12 year history" we've never missed...
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I do all of the bookkeeping, not Emily. Our royalties due are segregated into a liability account. In the last 12 years, we have never missed a royalty payment to authors. Our contracts allow authors to audit our books.
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[copied from another thread, won't engage here]
Our payments due are put into a liability account. But we are also talking about advances and other rights purchases that are considered royalties paid to a title's asset account to be depreciated over time.
I maintain our accounting (not Emily).
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Acquisitions and other operating expenses (not royalties). But yes.
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Agree. The liability account is credited when the sales are recorded, not when royalties are due.
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Sorry, by "we" I mean Emily and I.
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Done!
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I think we're conflating a couple of issues here. Our payments due to authors are put into a liability account. But we are also talking about advances and other rights purchases that are considered royalties paid to a title's asset account to be depreciated over time.
I maintain our accounting.
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I think we're conflating a couple of issues here. Our payments due to authors are put into a liability account. But we are also talking about advances and other rights purchases that are considered royalties paid to a title's asset account to be depreciated over time.
I maintain our accounting.
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I think we're conflating a couple of issues here. Our payments due to authors are put into a liability account. But we are also talking about advances and other rights purchases that are considered royalties paid to a title's asset account to be depreciated over time.
I maintain our accounting.
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And I understand that we may not be able to make it safe for anyone to attend from outside the U.S. -- but at least make our elected representatives do something.
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I'd strongly encourage the committee to engage with the offices of Senators Cantwell and Murray to compile a list of steps and recommendations for those who still want to attend in person to help secure visas and minimize the chance of bad encounter.
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Given everything I know and have witnessed firsthand, this is an extremely restrained post.
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Given everything I know and have witnessed firsthand, this is an extremely restrained post.
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Where have I witnessed this before??
(pulled from nbcnews.com):
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I tried calling the White House comment line to express my opinion, but it is closed on Fridays. Fucking cowards. I did call my representative in Congress and left a message.
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I love Can*Con!! And as a U.S. citizen, I plan to go again this year (if Canada let's me in) and spend some of my U.S. money supporting my good friends and neighbors up north! I embarrassed for my nation right now.
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I disagree.
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I appreciate that Jason took the effort to come talk to us and am sad at the direction it went.
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As the contractor and committee chair for the 2024 Writers' Symposium, I will only say that both Jason and Erik's "reporting" on the topic are both inaccurate an irresponsible. And neither reached out to me for comment.