Publishers Behaving Badly

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StoryForge is a small start-up company that's trying to revolutionize the publishing industry. In Season 1, we talk about the struggles of small business life. In Season 2, we dive into the writing and publishing industry because it's a mess. Scandals, advice, debates, we've got it all. Also, in case you haven't picked up on it yet, we hate AI.

08/06/2025

Romance Con Is A Con | Publishers Behaving Badly

Romance Con, put on by Mischief Managed, is under fire for promoting an author whose book is essentially a Harry Potter advertisement. Instead of paying attention to trans voices in particular about how they felt about the situation, they've doubled down. So the trans voices are going to speak here instead. Georginahttps://georginakiersten.com/https://www.instagram.com/ingloriousgigihttps://www.threads.com/ingloriousgigiSiriushttps://www.lmhpub.com/https://www.threads.com/@thelaughingmanhousepubhttps://www.instagram.com/thelaughingmanhousepub/Arkadyhttps://biblioddities.com/https://www.threads.com/@bibliodditiesfragranceNot a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more about our writing and publishing website at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

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07/30/2025

Who Are You, Really? | Publishers Behaving Badly

Ava Wilde went a little viral on TikTok as a new author. The only problem is that we don't actually know who Ava Wilde is: the video of "her" was AI-generated. Is this akin to creating a pen name or is it different? Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

51 min
07/23/2025

Radishes Leading To Rabbit Holes | Publishers Behaving Badly

We had all intentions of just talking about Radish Fiction and how it was closing. But... well... you can see what happened. We went down a number of rabbit holes from all over the place. We tried. We really did.Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com.

43 min
07/18/2025

Why Are Publishers Getting Into AI? | Publishers Behaving Badly

A lot of companies in the writing and publishing world have really begun to lean into Gen AI. But... why? There are so many authors who are against it, and those who are for it are being subjected to internet cancellation. So, what gives?Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

43 min
07/02/2025

Don't Do This With Your Female Characters | Publishers Behaving Badly

There's a subsection of the male writer population that doesn't know how to write female characters. Not all of them but there's a pretty good list of them. There's even a subreddit dedicated to it. But why? Why are they so bad about writing female characters and what can be done about it?Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

39 min
06/27/2025

If You've Gotten a 1-Star Book Review... Watch This | Publishers Behaving Badly

You're never going to please everyone, that's just not the way reality works. Someone's going to leave you a bad book review at some point. So what do you do? Cry? Ignore it? Fixate on how to compensate? Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

35 min
06/20/2025

Read Something Other Than What Social Media Tells You To | Publishers Behaving Badly

There are so many other books out there besides what you see on social media. There are books and authors that never get a chance just because they don't fit inside the perfect box that the publishing industry is looking for. Who gets left out of the box, and what can you do to support them and their books?Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

34 min
06/13/2025

Why Do Authors Trust Gen AI? | Publishers Behaving Badly

Authors and illustrators are constantly having to apologize for being caught using Gen AI. It's harmed careers and companies, but people continue to trust AI and use it when they shouldn't or don't need to. So... why? Why are people so readily using Gen AI? The StoryForge team of authors is here to give their perspectives. Not a member of StoryForge yet? You can learn more at https://storyforge.com, and you can join us for FREE at https://app.storyforge.com. Use referral code PODCAST to get an additional 50 free Quills!

38 min

StoryForge is a small start-up company that's trying to revolutionize the publishing industry. In Season 1, we talk about the struggles of small business life. In Season 2, we dive into the writing and publishing industry because it's a mess. Scandals, advice, debates, we've got it all. Also, in case you haven't picked up on it yet, we hate AI.

Creator

StoryForge
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

27
Rating

Explicit
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Publishers Behaving Badly