Oni-Goroshi/Blackcloak/Gildenhammer -- 10/03/2025: the ebooks are back online -- and FREE.

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Foreverhappychan#4626 wrote:

Phew. I didn't so much forget about this place as forget some of you aren't following me on Facebook or Bluesky.

Fix'd!

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Sarno#0493 wrote:

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Foreverhappychan#4626 wrote:

Phew. I didn't so much forget about this place as forget some of you aren't following me on Facebook or Bluesky.

Fix'd!

Nah, pretty sure most of you aren't following me on either of those. Which is fine -- social media's deeply problematic. But it's also a tool, and one I need to use for now.

I am completely off all SM platforms.
Hopefully you will still post a bit here from time to time.

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Foreverhappychan#4626 wrote:

Nah, pretty sure most of you aren't following me on either of those

Quality > Quantity 👍

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DoubleU#7266 wrote:

I am completely off all SM platforms.

If you’re taking a hardline position on social media, then hey - fair play; I can only respect that. All I’d say is, at the risk of being branded a shill or a fanboy, thus far Bluesky genuinely does feel different. I don’t - nor do I plan to - use Facebook, ExTwitter, Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, or any of the others. But a combination of a userbase that greatly differs from what you’d find on e.g. Musk’s platform and the (obviously unsustainable long-term) current lack of ads means it’s a unique experience - at least for the moment. It’d be a privilege to see you there sometime!


edit: Can I even talk you into only using Bluesky and only on their website on desktops 'n' laptops? :P

I think social media is fine provided they don't start to take over phones; the apps make it too convenient (and even tempting) to 'see everything', whereas imo social media platforms are rather more restrained when reduced to being just another browser tab.

I'm on FB (and following W. James Chan of course) and have been for ages and ages....might get around to Bluesky soon. If I remember. Getting old sucks :(

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xjjanie#4242 wrote:

might get around to Bluesky soon.

Follow me there or PM me here if ya do! 👍

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Sarno#0493 wrote:

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Foreverhappychan#4626 wrote:

Nah, pretty sure most of you aren't following me on either of those

Quality > Quantity 👍

Oh. Hey there. I am such a pleb on bsky but I'm doing my best. I never liked Twitter so it stands to reason I'd be more into the longer-form Effbee but I remain hopeful more of my peers will make the jump. Inertia and comfort are two hells of a drug.

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Surprise surprise, making something free but on a platform far fewer people use has so far turned out to be less successful than charging for it on a platform seemingly everyone uses.

:)

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Sarno#0493 wrote:

edit: Can I even talk you into only using Bluesky and only on their website on desktops 'n' laptops? :P

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Sarno#0493 wrote:

I will look into it, Sarno.
I love WJC's work and want to keep up and in touch.

I think social media is fine provided they don't start to take over phones; the apps make it too convenient (and even tempting) to 'see everything', whereas imo social media platforms are rather more restrained when reduced to being just another browser tab.

I agree, I will not use the app.

As an addendum I think this will be me going forward:

Ko-fi for ebook sales, rants and reviews of other indie authors -- I want to make this my primary presence online.

Ingramspark and its various distribution channels for physical books.

Effbee and bsky to link to those.

Discord/email/messenger/gchat for direct communication.

And eventually a proper website for my publishing business, JSS Press, for both my works and other indies who fit the...vibe of a particular sort of mature psychological fiction of any genre.

I think that's my social media exit strategy.