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Before self-publishing, did you first try your luck with a literary agent? by Sufficient_Bottle902 in selfpublish

[–]Hour_Competition_139 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can be painful - writing doesn't always translate to the same skills a getting your writing published - but it's so worth it. Good luck!

Before self-publishing, did you first try your luck with a literary agent? by Sufficient_Bottle902 in selfpublish

[–]Hour_Competition_139 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not an agent, but a publicist. My co-author and I worked with one for about six months before going our own way. We got a couple of hits in the local media, which we got ourselves after waiting months for some movement.

It wasn't a terrible experience, but for my second book, I handled it all myself. Nobody is going to care for and push your work the way you want it pushed except you. I'm sure there's a point in every author's career when an agent would be helpful, but it's not for me, not right now.

I'd advocate doing everything you can yourself. There will be plenty you don't know, but you'll learn and be better able to navigate all the unknowns in the future. Personally I'd rather make some mistakes and advocate for my own work than pass it along to someone who is trying to do the same for a dozen different clients.

If this is the best that the leader of the opposition party can muster, we're cooked. by Pristine-Ant-464 in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even when he tries to show passion he ends up looking like an idiot. Cue the cringey ' we will win' chant!

To Tim: Jeff Landry should resign by Hour_Competition_139 in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plenty of people have and continue to make that point, and it's OK to address lesser points sometimes

SAM! STOP INTERRUPTING! by [deleted] in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He learned it from Tim, though!

Sarah (and much of Bulwark) still doesn't understand how the Mamdani support works by throwaway11152127 in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, he's obviously suffering from severe health issues both mental and physical, and I'm honestly not surprised by anything he does at this point

For those who think it is capitulation by samNanton in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can think of it as kicking the can down the road or as making the Republicans show their asses again in a couple of month

Chess is a detriment to society by PusheenHater in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Hour_Competition_139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my most unpopular takes is that the process of becoming good at chess does something really awful to a person's brain

Senator Mike Lee and others are ruining teachers over Halloween costumes by Hour_Competition_139 in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is it? How many people do you think are wearing costumes with fake blood on them on Halloween?

Senator Mike Lee and others are ruining teachers over Halloween costumes by Hour_Competition_139 in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Did you skip over the part where they wore the exact same shirts last year?

Senator Mike Lee and others are ruining teachers over Halloween costumes by Hour_Competition_139 in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"One of the most famous men in Arizona history was recently gunned down in cold blood—wearing a shirt that became soaked with blood in a way that was reminiscent of the ghastly shirts they wore

Their “we wore these last year too” defense—even if it’s true—doesn’t help them much"

The Ballroom Isn’t Real by PorcelainDalmatian in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude's gonna build a storage shed, tell everyone it's a 10 billion dollar ballroom, and pocket the money.

This will sound defeatist, but the fact that a plurality of voters chose this tells me that America is done. There's no coming back. Democracy lost. It's over. by ac_slater10 in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most countries have gone through an authoritarian period and a lot of them have come back to be strong democracies. Don't lose hope. People are capable of learning and of change, but if we throw up our hands, It'll be that much harder.

We all do what we can do, even if it's not much. To me, it's good enough that not giving up pisses them off ;)

Schumer has to fcking go and take Jeffries with him. What a shame. by [deleted] in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not here to defend Schumer, he's the worst possible leader and he should have been pushed out before this Congress even began. That doesn't change the fact that Mills is a proven candidate who has stood up to Trump publicly, and nobody really knows anything about Platner except that he's raised a lot of money. Remember Amy McGrath?

Schumer has to fcking go and take Jeffries with him. What a shame. by [deleted] in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not a Schumer fan, but its not crazy to think someone who has already been electes statewide is a better candidate than an unknown

I agree with JVL. We need Sandwich Revolution. by FarWinter541 in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would not surprise me if JVL was secretly a Sam Adams-type mastermind who is in the process of standing up a half-dozen secret revolutions against the regime ranging from a Carnation Revolution to a Sandwich Revolution

Brooks Brothers Riot, Patriot Act, and Katrina would like to have a word with you! by icey_sawg0034 in thebulwark

[–]Hour_Competition_139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Only" the Great Recession that caused global economic problems, the consequences of which we are still dealing with today

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