If you keep publishing, your books will eventually be pirated. It's pretty much inevitable. And you'll likely go through a similar process of resentment and outrage when it happens. But you'll probably come to realize that as much as it sucks, it's just a part of doing business and it's better to ignore it and move on than to exhaust yourself playing whack-a-mole with whack-proof pirates.
Surely it's clear that I realize this, since my post was written in future tense and used the phrase "will eventually" to refer to the piracy? Read her post. She was comparing this indignity to piracy. I responded to that.
I did say no-one was actually pirating them. I think, bit by bit, I'm starting to come across all the shit stuff authors get thrown at them as well as the good stuff. I guess in one way, it just brings it home that I am actually an author. I know that sounds silly but, it's one of those things that for me, was always an unreachable dream. Until I did it.
Have you had a really harsh review yet? {HEY, GC, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE AGAIN HERE}: Harsh reviews will suck, having to pay taxes on writing income will suck, piracy will suck, paying for promo that doesn't seem to do any good will suck... there's lots of suckiness! But lots of fun to neutralize it. Focus on the positive - there may be people out there who are willing to pay grossly inflated prices for your books! Even if you aren't getting the money, it's still a compliment, right?
Actually, I've had a harsh review (well, a couple) for my true life story but not one harsh review for my fiction. And yes, after I've looked into the legalities and the do's and don't's and found that there really is nothing I can do about it (although, my fears were for a reason) I am coming to the conclusion that it is a form of free advertising, even if it is of the backhanded compliment variety.
Usually I figure the avatars are just random photos, but in this case... Is it actually a monkey who wrote that post?
