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That was the 29-year-old me. Not the 10-year-old.
That was the 29-year-old me. Not the 10-year-old.
You are so cool.
Hihihi.
Okay I think I know several more things about you too. See you again tomorrow.
Today I learned a lot about technology, after asking chatGPT to explain to me like I am 10.
There is a certain pride in signing off a royalty check. I wouldn't know because I used Payoneer so the money could get to me faster. Especially here in Vietnam where no one knows what to do with a check, so you might have to run to several different banks. Every time you will have to explain to the bank tellers what a hassle you go through just to get the money from your own book. So much pride!
The myth is that royalty is a passive income that comes as a perk when you work in books with publishers. It's not passive because sales of everything will go down over the years. It's not a perk when you are already underpaid. Kind of a luck, because out of 30 books (might take several decades), you might get 1 book that actually generates meaningful royalties. IF lucky!
So when someone said I have a book that brings in 50k in royalties, they forget to divide it by 30. Because when you run 30 ads and 1 ads that brings sales, you have to count the entire ads set of 30 different ads as the cost of business. The math works in favour of publishers because they are distributors and they can scale.
Unlike running ads where you are responsible for your marketing and have yourself to blame when it doesn't work and are still poor. You don't have any say in how other people print or sell a book, so you can only blame capitalism and be bitter.
Actually when I'm not dismissively avoiding, I don't become normal. I become anxious. A few years ago, one time, my mom was late for an hour. When she got home, I burst into tears and cried a whole afternoon. My mom had to give me 2 sandwiches to calm me down but was unsuccessful. I did take a little break after finishing the first sandwich though.
No I’m much more confident showing off my singing talent at home knowing my neighbor is Russian.
Okay I'm done my biology session for today. See you tomorrow.
Turns out, my school friends weren't writing about you in my notebook. I answered one of the questions wrong. I think I like my new explanation much more.