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Hannah Steenbock | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @c48aa580 

Fortunately, I haven't experienced it that much myself (being a German author), but then, I decided to write fantasy in English, after giving up representation by a German literary agency.

Being part of an English-language bubble has made me more aware of racism and bigotry, strangely enough. 

And yes, it's quite prevalent here in Germany. Very sad to see. We could know better...
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db2a9079 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2433bcdf A couple of months ago, I signed up for an Instagram course for authors run by two German women (waaaaaaay too expensive - I'm really annoyed with myself that I signed up for that thing), and the stuff I've seen and experienced in this context is... not good.
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Hannah Steenbock | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @c48aa580 

Ugh. That sounds awful. 

I stay away from Instagram and TikTok. Yes, I know a lot of authors sell books through those channels, but I cannot bring myself to wade into those cesspools. 

Maybe only with a burner laptop I only use for that stuff. The spying isn't cute at all.