I'm a writer too. I hit Follow right away.
This totally sucks. Whether it's something that we wrote previously or recently, we are free to share whatever we like on this platform. I don'T understand why someone would choose to downvote you for sharing something that you wrote several years ago, especially if it was previously unpublished.
It's your right. You should be allowed to post whatever you want on here, doesn't matter how much you earn or don't earn. Readers read, writers write. We write because it drives us forward, we are passionate about it.
I totally relate to how writing today is better than many years ago. We get better over time, but our stories remain our own and readers appreciate the writing regardless.
Keep posting, don't let one person gain power by pushing you away. Let those who are happy for your work and success continue to show you their appreciation.
Thank you.
In the spirit of transparency,
Some of my work is published - it's for sale on Amazon and a few other places, including bricks and mortar bookstores (I've done book signings at Waterstone's, for example) but it's available here for everyone to read for free and it's available nowhere else for free.
I believe that's adding value to this platform.
Uh yeah! I was just reading a book about Self-Publishing in Canada, as I plan to publish my first book. Anything else I've written has been online, so has not undergone the same process. I have not done it yet, but I've read the complexities about it. And how pricey it can be just to get something published.
As I understand, you're not just writing portions to entice people to buy your book from a book store, you're publishing the whole thing (in portions obviously because I don't think a Steemit post can handle a full book in one post) and it's free. The upvotes are like someone giving you a tip, thanking you for your free work. If someone chose to donate to you or go buy the book in the store after reading, that would be their decision. They upvote, that is their decision. You are not forcing it upon anyone.
You're not bothered by the potential of losing sales, you are sharing your work and people are showing their appreciation of it. What's wrong with that? Nothing.
That's exactly what I'm doing, sharing the whole book - the first is 200,000 words. I think you're right, Steemit.com couldn't handle all that in one post :)
Good Luck on your Self-Publishing journey.
Thanks.
And for what it's worth, keep doing what you feel you want to do. Don't let one bully who might be jealous of you change that. And hopefully, something can be done about it so that this person is dealt with.
I will! Thank you.
I don't think this guy is jealous - or at least, not jealous of me.
I also don't think anything can be done about it c'est la vie ;)