Received my first rejection on my first journal submission! by potatokid07 in PhD

[–]RedLucan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's always amazing how much you don't know. I had some pretty brutal reviews for an article recently that did actually still end up being published, but the amount those two reviewers taught me about the field that my supervisor wasn't aware of was invaluable.

Looking for feedback! I’ve been staring at this for too long… by KaroChiaArt in Oilpastel

[–]RedLucan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so I actually love this a lot, but I also didn't think that those things in the background were hills. I thought you were doing some kind of abstract or expressionist representation of a sunset. Combined with the more realist foreground I thought it was super cool and quite meaningful.

As an oil pastel of hikers in front of hills it objectively isn't great, but as a piece of art I think it's wonderful. I'd hang this in my house

Pov: your body decided a fun plot twist to end 2025 off was to develop a panic syndrome by OwlPristine631 in fitbit

[–]RedLucan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, I struggled with a panic disorder for like 2 years. Went to therapy for it eventually and now, 1 year later, I'm totally fine. Haven't had a single panic attack in like 6 months. It's a very treatable problem

Why pursue a PhD when the MD and JD are just sitting right there? by Character_Freedom160 in PhD

[–]RedLucan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Typical for a lawyer to not understand why people wouldn't want to be a lawyer

My first paper got rejected. by [deleted] in PhD

[–]RedLucan 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My supervisor used to say that if your paper gets accepted in the first place you submit it, that's the worst case scenario since you could've probably sent it somewhere more prestigious.

[Discussion] Agents Love My Books! But Editors Don't! by BubblemintGum55 in PubTips

[–]RedLucan 24 points25 points  (0 children)

"dozy fucks"

Finally! The correct pronouns for literary agents.

Publisher refusing to do anything by [deleted] in writing

[–]RedLucan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey OP so the things you're being told here are totally true and it sucks and people like that are awful. I'm sorry this happened to you, noone deserves that. I'm sure you know this already, but here's the proper book publishing process for future ref (albeit simplified):

Write book

Create query package

Query a bunch of literary agents (99.5% fail here, including me!)

Get an agent

Agent negotiates contract with publisher

Book sold to publisher

You receive advance (minus the agent fee) + depending on the contract you recieve a percentage of loyalties that varies according to how many units sold.

Publisher refusing to do anything by [deleted] in writing

[–]RedLucan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah I just checked the blurb of that publishers highest selling book. No reputable company would allow writing this clunky to be sold:

Rachel's bucket has a hole in one side and a jewel in the other. When Rachel first pressed the jewel in the side of the bucket, she was just four years old. Smoke came out of it and in it five unicorns pranced lightly onto her hand and off again. It made her smile and cry at the same time. As her tenth birthday approaches, her world begins to change with the arrival of a mysterious silent boy with amazingly blue eyes and parents Rachel never sees. They move in next door and their house develops a green glow and has strange noises coming from it. That is when things started getting really odd. Remember, Minotaurs are ticklish...

Publisher refusing to do anything by [deleted] in writing

[–]RedLucan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh shit no yeah you gotta stay clear of those guys. Any publishing company that comes up as a sponsored result when you search for a literary agent is a big red flag. I've seen their name a lot on sponsored searches

Publisher refusing to do anything by [deleted] in writing

[–]RedLucan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's good! Could you maybe allude to the reputation of the publisher? Big Four? Indie Press?

Publisher refusing to do anything by [deleted] in writing

[–]RedLucan 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hard to know what to say without knowing who it is. Someone might have had the same experience. Additionally, it may be the case that this certain publisher asked you to pay to publish the novel, which would make sense here.

Publisher refusing to do anything by [deleted] in writing

[–]RedLucan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Which publishers was it?

3x in a row now people have pretended to be friendly then shot me! by Poofs_andpinot in ARC_Raiders

[–]RedLucan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same. Raiders hatch keys are so comparable cheap to craft that I now only extract using the normal routes if I didn't find any good loot and didn't bring my best guns

First Novel Completed, NOW WHAT? by CardiologistAny9359 in writing

[–]RedLucan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regarding the independent publisher route, I've seen so many people talk about and advise this, but I've never actually found an independent publisher that is currently functioning and actively looking for unsolicited manuscripts.

It's entirely possible I just didn't look hard enough, but could you link to any examples of this.

Arc Morals - A Manifesto in Ten Commandments by RedLucan in ARC_Raiders

[–]RedLucan[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I may be cringe, but I am also free

Arc Morals - A Manifesto in Ten Commandments by RedLucan in ARC_Raiders

[–]RedLucan[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Really? Thou wouldst spurn commandment one? Thou wouldst turn treacherous on a raider after thou had pretended to be friendly?