You wouldn't BELIEVE who comes to tell me their problems in ##publishing and #writing so red flags I cannot point at enough even with my most MASSIVE POINTY STICK
1. If you're told this is your one shot, your opp, run for the sodding hills
2. No dialogue? Get out of there
1. If you're told this is your one shot, your opp, run for the sodding hills
2. No dialogue? Get out of there
3. If the person or people you might work with on your book repeatedly & openly criticise other sectors of the industry, TREAD CAREFULLY SHOUTY CAPITALS. I don't mean all the epic folk who work to effect change, but something harsher and sharper; bombast
4. This one is crucial
4. This one is crucial
4. If you feel nervous in contact, or frightened even, do NOT suffer this one alone. Share how you feel with someone you trust and if you're a union member, ask for advice. It may be a formal complaint is needed
5. If you're told everyone else is happy, what's the issue with you?
5. If you're told everyone else is happy, what's the issue with you?
5. It may be that you're a bit tricky, but then we are all broken and messy. Also, that precise combination of people, personalities and ambitions may not gel: it happens. HOWEVER, these are also red flag words for me: they're reductive & sound like gaslighting. Back to point 4
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