Piper Nuelle

Welcome back to another blog post of ‘AITAA’ otherwise known as ‘Am I The Author A-Hole’… This is inspired by my love of the Queen of petty herself, Charlotte Dobre, whose Youtube I watch all the time and I love hearing about people asking if they are the A-holes in certain situations… And of course it gave me an idea, why don’t I do a mini series on my blog all about people asking if they are… The Author A-Hole…

So, let’s hop right in to todays AITAA… And remember, if you have any stories you wish to share for AITAA then please let me know…

Am I The Author A-Hole?

I (f35) am a very honest person, I have been told I am brutally honest at times. My girlfriend (f30) and I have been together for just over a year but we have known each other for two. She told me she’s a writer but she’s never showed me any of her work, she would get shy and embarrassed and say it’s not important as long as it pays her what does it matter? She’s not rich by any means but she does make enough to live rather comfortably in a small one bed house in a nice area. I’ve asked multiple times and she finally agreed to show me one of her books. I was excited but soon my excitement turned to disappointment it was not what I expected from my intelligent and sweetly shy girlfriend. It was awful… Utterly rubbish and made my stomach curl. She writes trashy romance novels with supernatural beings especially Werewolves. She has a whole series of them published and they apparently sell well. I was shocked. I told her that I’m sorry but her writing was god-awful bad.

She got quiet and sad and told me that it couldn’t be that bad as they sell, she makes money and even has an editor on her side.

I told her that I couldn’t believe this sweet woman I know writes such sleazy sex stories and that she could write something so much better that has real depth and a real storyline. She told me that Romance sells, that it has a huge following and market and that other genres are harder to get published in so she went that route. She also said why did it matter if it made her money. I told her I wouldn’t buy it for free to read and that I cannot believe she charges people for that trash. She kicked me out of her house and hasn’t spoken to me since. Am I the A-Hole for being brutally honest?

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For my two cents, yes you are the Author A-hole!

Yes you are indeed the asshole. Your girlfriend has a good thing going, if she was that bad she wouldn’t be selling books and have an editor because they are not cheap to hire. And it depends on if she is traditionally published or self-published too, if she is traditional then wow, a publisher took her on and liked her work enough to sell it. Or, if she self-publishes then wow, she earns enough from her books to hire an editor and live comfortably!!! I think maybe there is a hint of jealousy there, you are jealous she has done something amazing and makes money from it. You will actually be surprised how when it comes to writing how many loved ones and families will get jealous and not support the writer.

Romance novels are a huge deal, people love that stuff and lap it up like Pop Tarts when you need a sugar rush. And a lot of the time people that read romance novels know that it is not maybe considered the best writing, there is usually a semi plot going on in the background which is never usually a strong ‘Lord of the Rings journey’ plot, but enough to cheer up the reader who clearly just want’s to read a happy story of people falling in love and basically having sex. Sex and romance novels are trashy at times but not always, some can be sweet and heart warming but others can be pure filth but they are fun.

Maybe, it just isn’t your desired genre and maybe you expected too much and that is why she didn’t want to show you, because maybe you are not just ‘Honest’ but a judge-y piece of work who will put anyone down for any little thing.

Plus you have to take into consideration that her ‘Trashy’ novels are bringing her in a decent living. Even if you didn’t like them you could have considered her feelings a bit better and said although it is not a genre you would personally read, they are great for the audience she writes for. There is being honest and then there is just being a horrible A-hole.

So yes, in this case, you are the A-Hole!!!

I know this post was originally posted a while ago, but I hope the OG poster learnt from this and spoke nicer to their girlfriend and considered her feelings more, or if not together anymore (Which wouldn’t surprise me with an attitude like that) hopefully you treat your new girlfriend better!!! Learn from your so called ‘Brutally Honest’ mistakes.

I hope you enjoyed this instalment of Am I The Author A-hole. If you did please leave a comment below and let me know if you have any interesting AITAA stories.

xo Piper xo