How I want Publishing to work: I write the thing and hand it to someone. They deposit money in my account. A few months later, I get a few copies of my book in the mail. Maybe some travel to do promo stuff.
How Publishing Actually works: Insert one thousand manuscripts into bottles. Toss bottles into the ocean. Hope that someone finds it worth reading. Wait 70 years for 5 seagulls to shit out rejection letters onto your face as you bleed your next novel. #WritingCommunity #DearGodINeedAnAgent