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Tom Cox

.. with them into hell. And it's that incident which - since finding a different publisher - has made me so fucking uniquely doggedly determined to not let this book die. Because I feel like I'm fighting evil and utterly refusing to let it win. And I honestly do not give a shit if some media...

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Tom Cox

... person on Bluesky unfollows me or gets annoyed because I mention the book a lot, because what I care about is books, not transient shit social media stuff, nor my internet self. However what I really want to do is write. In that almost-two year timespan since this book was finished I have...

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Tom Cox

... written an entire collection of short stories (it's out via @breakthroughbook.bsky.social in Sept) but I have also started and abandoned a novel several times, due to the hard work I've had to put in to revive my career after the Unbound collapse, and while I can see that's been necessary...

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Tom Cox

... it also kills me, because what I love more than anything is writing novels & waited a long time before I was able to write the kind I wanted to write. And - while I get a buzz out of people telling me Everything Will Swallow You is their favourite book of the year or that they're reading it...

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Tom Cox

... for the second or third time - self-promotion always kind of makes me want to puke. And I feel like if I don't shut out the noise and get back down to writing the novels I need to write soon, I'm just going to get more sad and more annoyed with myself.

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Tom Cox

Which is a long-winded way of saying: This is why I'm giving a signed book and a hare away today, and logging out of this account for a couple of weeks. It's my way of drawing a line that needs to be drawn.

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geist

Thank you for sharing all of this. It was valuable insight into what authors go through. 🫂

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Tom Cox

Thank you for reading it.

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geist

I understand needing time away, but I’m sure I am not the only one who will be looking forward to your return. Your photo and story threads are delightful and are what led me to want to read your books in the first place.

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Spectacled Langour

Sending hugs and good thoughts, we look forward to having you back when you're good and ready

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Still a nasty woman

I see you. I have an MFA in acting & worked professionally for 25 years. All I wanted to do was work & live an authentic life. I’m a great actor but I couldn’t handle self promotion. And if money weren’t an issue, it’s all I’d ever do. I feel this thread & hope you find what you need to keep going!