THREAD 1/ My book, Drystone - A Life Rebuilt, has been out for only five months. A mere babe in the book world. I’ve just seen that Amazon are currently selling the Kindle edition for £1.99. That means I earn less than 20p if someone buys it.Twenty-fucking-pence.#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Book #Books #Scotland #Publishing

Names for avid readers by language (more in the replies) English/Dutch: Bookworm / BoekenwurmDanish: Reading horse (Lesehest)French: Ink drinker (Buveur d'encre)German: Read-rat (Leseratte)Indonesian: Book flea (Kutu buku)Romanian: Library mouse (Șoarece de bibliotecă)Norwegian: Reading horse (Lesehest)Serbian/Polish: Book moth (Knjiški moljac / Mól książkowy)Greek: Bookeater (βιβλιοφάγος)Finnish: Reading maggot (Lukutoukka)Swedish: Read-louse (Läslus)Vietnamese: Bookwormweevil (Mọt sách) #books #reading

New year, no reset.A short essay on continuation, constraint, and why ‘fresh starts’ don’t work for everyone.‘For me, and for many, the work is not in beginning again but in continuing. Continuation is far less aesthetic than renewal, harder to commodify, and it doesn't lend itself well to announcements, before and after photos, or public commitments. But it is honest.’https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-not-beginning-again#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #Disability #UK #NewYear

THREAD 1/ As the year wraps up, I want to take a moment to thank you all for the support you’ve given my book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt. Publishers publish books, but it’s readers who make them live. And thanks to you, Drystone is out there quietly living.#Reading #Readers #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Books #ThankYou #Book