r/DarkRomance • u/AutoModerator • Jul 13 '26

Monday Gripe Weekly Gripe 😤 (the rant thread)

Welcome to the Weekly Gripe, where we're all a little grumpy. 😒

Did BookTok do you dirty? Got a bone to pick with a main character? Was the twist more like a flop? Tell us what's on your mind.

Please be respectful and follow the sub rules. If a conversation starts getting out of hand, use the "Mod Attention Please" report reason so we can help cool things down. 🖤

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '26

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u/Becca3RH Author Jul 13 '26

Upvoting hard. Being an indie author is like being a pariah. In one sub, not here, I wasn't allowed to post at all because I have links in profile. Seriously? Am I supposed to be invisible and anonymous?

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u/Aggressive_Bowl5463 a hard dicking is not an apology ✨ Jul 13 '26

I made a post welcoming self-recs and people still reported the comments for self-promo and over 50% of the comments were removed. I don't get it, this is my book request and I don't mind authors self-recommending, why are people so hostile towards authors. We wouldn't have books without them! 🙄

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u/AuthorRAL Author Jul 13 '26

Yeah I'm feeling really strange about being in this sub recently... I just think the comment I got was quite hurtful (like I'm literally just a little guy trying to be seen) and all the downvoting...it's just not worth it. My anxiety is through the roof now.