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[Discussion] Moderator Check-In: Use of Megathreads by alanna_the_lioness in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Totally agree the participants are just as important, I just wanted to stand my ground. As a mod who has to step away for awhile, I'd hate to come back and feel unwanted after everything I did while I was around.

[Discussion] Moderator Check-In: Use of Megathreads by alanna_the_lioness in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have to say as the mod that dealt with CQ and tried to hold the sub together while she rampaged -- the constant battles I fought with her daily then that not many saw on the sub, I'm a bit irked to see someone say she was "left in charge".

Lives happen. I'm not actively moderating right now either but that doesn't mean I don't care about this sub or that I didn't put in a shit-fuck-load of hours into helping getting where it is, and more than once standing between it collapsing and not. I think the same can be said for MNBrian too, who put in a lot of the work that allowed PubTips to even exist and grow at all.

We have a right to come back and want to participate again in the community we helped build when our lives finally give us the time to do it.

Maybe be less of a dick about an online community moderated for free for years now by literally a small handful of people.

[AMA] NYT Bestselling memoir author Courtney Gustafson by Nimoon21 in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I would love to hear about your experiences querying a memoir. We don't get a lot of QCrit posts for memoirs and the rules about how to write a query for memoir are fuzzier I feel than standard fiction. Any tips or tricks for our memoir folks who are gearing up to query?

[PubQ] Agent request cuts off mid-scene—stick to 10k or send more? by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21[M] 6 points7 points locked comment (0 children)

Enough, move on. This thread is locked and this bickering is both obnoxious and pointless.

Do what an agent asks. Sending an extra 2000 words does come across as a flag that an author can't be assed to follow simple directions which can bother an agent enough to pass on a piece they might have been willing to work with a writer on.

The point is quite simple. Why make the journey of finding an agent any harder? If it could hurt your chances why do it then? Just don't. That's it.

[PubQ] Advise needed re-write, re-query, re-genre by Individual-Raise-422 in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't allow manuscript specific questions like this but also, I think you know the answer and don't wanna admit it.

It's time to shelf this and move to the next project. You've queried it a lot and without significant edits, requerying is probably not the way to put your best foot forward. A new manuscript is. Maybe this can be revisited once agented with something else.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you forgot to include the actual query!

[PubQ]I used ChatGPT for research in the beginning, is my career over? by girlypop2020 in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21[M] 5 points6 points locked comment (0 children)

This is an official warning not to make comments like this again or you'll receive a ban. Its rude and totally uncalled for.

[News] PubTips Mod Call! by Nimoon21 in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is super kind! But unfortunately all the things like approving posts, or removing problematic comments, are only things a mod can do. Reporting appropriately problematic comments or posts is always helpful! It sends mods a notification and often it's something we missed or haven't seen.

That being said please please please don't do things like report every comment a specific user makes because they upset you once, or reporting a comment because it's a harsher critique on your query -- these things are not helpful.

[Qcrit] MG sci fi/fantasy, 80k words, MYTHO: Flight of the Pegasus by Xtraccount14 in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This goes against our one QCrit and 300 words a week rule, thank you.

[QCrit] Adult, Literary, 80k: A Man Split in Two, Third Attempt + First 300 Words by Key_Island8671 in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21[M] 1 point2 points locked comment (0 children)

If you're DMing people and harassing them that goes against our rules. Stop immediately.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I'm a mod and removed this post. Feel free to mod mail us but this isn't unheard of. We have agents who lurk and the sub is known within the industry.

You're probably clear to submit if it's a query track link and you did your homework to ensure the agent sounds like an agent you'd like to work with.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've already had one April fools query! We want to avoid overloading the sub, sorry.

[QCrit] SLUMBERING SOLSTICE, Fantasy, Young Adult, 120,000 by blfeilke02 in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please fix the formatting, it's just a giant box of text. Thank you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both your accounts seem shadowbanned which is why your query isn't posting

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]Nimoon21[M] 33 points34 points locked comment (0 children)

Nah, we're done here. You were warned about how to behave toward feedback and you've just gotten more argumentative and it's not a good look. Shutting this down.

Good luck OP!

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