whoring skinny geeks
Katie West, a.k.a. diosa_en_disfra, wants you to buy her book:
Book For Sale
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Katie West would also love to apologize for being a giant sexy nerd:
In other news, I'm not sure how skinny he is, but the definitely geeky Nick Mamatas, a.k.a nihilistic_kid, needs to pay off his MFA loan (no laughing, science geeks!) and is therefore introducing Uncle Nick's Crazy-Ass Critique Service! He is not only the Master of the very Finest of the deadly Arts and a subtle Greek, he's also a published author and a gainfully employed editor of a trendy mag... Now, for mere dollars, you can get him to read through and ruthlessly critique that novel you've been too embarrassed to show to your friends-- or not embarrassed enough!
[customer]: Is this just another way for you to monetize sadism? Is that your plan?
[Nick]: That is my plan:
rj_sevin wrote this wonderful testimonial:
He'll pummel the bloody fuck out of your poor quivering manuscript. He did it to mine. As a result, I'm a better writer. He sees things in your work you simply don't see. I highly recommend you take him up on this offer and help him pay his bills -- he'll show you how to improve your book.
Fair warning: don't bother if you don't have thick skin or can't tell the difference between incisive constructive criticism and personal attacks. His comments can be brutal (and amusing, and encouraging). He's a towering and snarkilicious prick, to be sure, but he knows his shit.
Book For Sale
Originally uploaded by avolare
Katie West would also love to apologize for being a giant sexy nerd:
In other news, I'm not sure how skinny he is, but the definitely geeky Nick Mamatas, a.k.a nihilistic_kid, needs to pay off his MFA loan (no laughing, science geeks!) and is therefore introducing Uncle Nick's Crazy-Ass Critique Service! He is not only the Master of the very Finest of the deadly Arts and a subtle Greek, he's also a published author and a gainfully employed editor of a trendy mag... Now, for mere dollars, you can get him to read through and ruthlessly critique that novel you've been too embarrassed to show to your friends-- or not embarrassed enough!
[customer]: Is this just another way for you to monetize sadism? Is that your plan?
[Nick]: That is my plan:
rj_sevin wrote this wonderful testimonial:
He'll pummel the bloody fuck out of your poor quivering manuscript. He did it to mine. As a result, I'm a better writer. He sees things in your work you simply don't see. I highly recommend you take him up on this offer and help him pay his bills -- he'll show you how to improve your book.
Fair warning: don't bother if you don't have thick skin or can't tell the difference between incisive constructive criticism and personal attacks. His comments can be brutal (and amusing, and encouraging). He's a towering and snarkilicious prick, to be sure, but he knows his shit.