All of that to say, it’s a weak indicator and nothing you posted here contradicts the initial statement that “book advance has very little to do with the success of a book” got it
Yeah advances have to little to do with the actual success of a book
Spent some time in Iowa and went long on Iowa State’s Audi Crooks. Despite her dominance, she deals with a lot of negativity, especially about her body. But no matter what is said about her, Audi Crooks wears a smile. www.espn.com/womens-colle...
"He takes a massive bite of the burger and dips the fries generously in the Frosty, like a lusty lad who knows his way around a value menu." @lyz.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
I took up running 20 years ago and now I’m insufferable. Is it the running or just my personality? We will never know
I don’t even listen to the advice I ask for so this wisdom is wasted on me, I’m so sorry
I think it’s also the stretching and balance and focusing on something else than the horrors? But I haven’t done a study
shut up, Caroline
oh damn
lol have you ever been? what’s the factory settings?
That’s right. Stay strong 💪
I hate to admit it but actually turning my phone off and doing an hour of yoga a day actually helps my mental health.
by @lyz.bsky.social "This illegal war has to really piss off George W. Bush. Because what’s his legacy now that an even dumber man has invaded the Middle East on an even flimsier premise with even less of a plan? Now all he has are his paintings and his nightmares"
I won a lifetime membership to the NRA at the age of 10 by winning a marksmanship competition with a French dueling pistol
I was talking to another writer about AWP and I said I wasn’t going. And he reminded me that we met at AWP when I bullied him into buying people drinks and told him something he said was stupid. I have no memory of this but I’m so happy that I always remain on brand.
Happy Women’s History month to Kristi Noem who really broke that glass ceiling of evil
So awkward that Kristi Noem and Markwayne Mullin have to pull a Face Off now
Kristi Noem handing in her computer, badge, and hair extensions
No
Send it! I want to yell at him
He’s the kind of guy who gets mad when you say Taylor Swift put Travis Kelce on the map. His porn is probably just the Green M&M before she lost her high heels. www.patreon.com/posts/140388...
Wow dingus and Satan’s very own pick-me, Kristi Noem out and dingus Markwayne Mullin in? What a day for my newsletter www.patreon.com/posts/140388...
And then we will make fun of it on the podcast and it will be a moment of fun. Here is a sample podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Listen, lots of shit is bad but something that is good is my podcast and you can record a memo for the podcast complaining about someone or something In the news making your or all our lives miserable memo.fm/dingus
Good read. @lyz.bsky.social really sums it up, focusing on the focusing on the curtains: "He’s a madman who is supported by an entire system — an entire administration; an entire media ecosystem, too — that believes in what he is doing." www.patreon.com/posts/madman...
And even if he’s gone, what he’s done and the systems he ruined and the ones he put in place will take generations to rebuild www.patreon.com/posts/madman...
It doesn’t actually matter if Trump is sane (he’s not) because of the entire eco system supporting him www.patreon.com/posts/madman...
For my debut at @flaminghydra.com, which I have just joined, I wrote about the utter weirdness of finding out your dentist was in the Epstein Files. flaminghydra.com/issue-514/
Oh yeah and it rips too. It’s so good.
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