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submitted 4 months ago by Champoloo@hexbear.net to c/memes@hexbear.net

I remember when people used to say that Rowling was different because she made her money from writing or whatever.

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[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Even "just" selling books is often exploitative, the publishing mafia is predatory as fuck.

[-] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

And, unless she edited them herself (which, considering the quality of the writing, It wouldn't surprise me), printed, bound, marketed, distributed, sold and accounted for all of them, she's not entitled to all of the proceeds of her books either.

[-] purpleworm@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

She probably stopped having an editor pretty quickly since I can't imagine an editor letting "Kingsley Shacklebolt" slide.

[-] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

counterpoint: the editor was british

[-] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

"Cho Chang" is close to as bad, but not quite.

[-] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

I was listening to the audiobook of the 4th book on a long drive (my partner likes the audiobook to relax), and oof. It's just really rough writing.

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