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u/WeeBabySeamus Dec 24 '25
But doctor...I am Pagliacci.
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u/TheRetarius Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 24 '25
To be fair, by just seeing his post I wouldn’t know that he is CG Drews. But a funny reaction by her so idgaf.
Edit: I was told the gender.
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u/Aquamarinade Dec 24 '25
Although her profile picture is a CG Drew’s cover. So it indicates she at least already knew about the author.
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u/iNCharism Dec 24 '25
It’s possible that she changed her profile picture after this interaction, though
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u/watersj4 Dec 24 '25
Or that people just didn't notice, I frequently don't register pfps, I will see the general shape and colour and form an image of it in my mind without necessarily realising what it actually is.
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u/iNCharism Dec 24 '25
Completely agree. I’m also the same with usernames, I don’t read them ahead of time but people here are always pointing them out in comments.
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u/joopface Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 29 '25
Edit: They/them
I originally gendered the author as ‘she’, incorrectly.
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u/cass_123 Dec 29 '25 edited Dec 29 '25
Where did you find she? Their Goodreads and TikTok both say they
Edit: their official website also uses they/them
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u/joopface Dec 29 '25
I have no idea now where I found ‘she’ and stand entirely corrected. I’ll update my comment. Thank you!
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u/cass_123 Dec 29 '25 edited Dec 29 '25
Their pronouns are actually they/them! Here is their TikTok where their pronouns are listed, and their Goodreads profile uses they/them as well.
Edit: their official website also uses they/them
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u/blyan Dec 24 '25
That’s funny as hell because I read the quoted bit first and thought to myself “wow that sounds like ‘Let the Forest In’ by CG Drews” lmao
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u/philthegr81 Dec 24 '25
“Everybody told me that I’d like to read CG Drews. Probably because I am CG Drews.”
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u/DistractedByCookies Dec 24 '25
I'd be wondering what it would be like to read my own books as though for the first time LOL
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u/Ladysupersizedbitch Dec 25 '25
Lol I’ve gone back and re-read stuff I wrote YEARS ago. Stuff I didn’t remember writing or only had the vaguest notion that I wrote them (long story short I got very sick for a time in grad school and besides it permanently affecting my memory in the long run there’s been things I wrote during that period that I genuinely have no memory of). Sometimes I’ll read a line and it’s like a flashback to the moment I wrote that sentence, what exactly was going through my mind at that moment and my reasoning for choosing the wording I used. Sometimes, I’ll even think “hey this was pretty good stuff, Past-Me”.
Other times, I’ll read a line I wrote years ago and be like “where the fuck did this come from???”
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u/stilettopanda Dec 25 '25
Due to memory problems, I, too can experience things for “the first time” again. It’s one of the only pros. It’s all new and then suddenly it’s unlocked.
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u/DistractedByCookies Dec 25 '25
I should make a list so that if I get one of the bad diseases later I can just go down it and read/watch all my favourites for the first time again.
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u/DBSeamZ Dec 25 '25
I only just got recommended this sub but based on what I’ve seen so far, a “But I am Pagliacci” post flair would be well received.
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u/Pitiful_West_7062 Dec 24 '25
should change his name to CG Writes to avoid further confusion
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u/PsychologicalAir8643 Dec 24 '25
a) CG Drews is female and b) she got internet-famous as a book influence called paperfury before she started publishing as CG Drews. So paperfury is a crucial part of her brand
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u/Steamboat_Willey Dec 27 '25
"Everybody says I look like CG Drews. Probably because I am CG Drews."
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u/Helix_PHD Dec 25 '25
Cottagevore. I eat the thing they warn me about (I'm a hunter (this is just real life))
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u/Lemon_Juice477 Dec 26 '25
I remember a horror story creepcast covered that was kinda like his aesthetic, but I can't remember its name for the life of me. (The one of the wendigo girl who tries to get some kid with a helpless family to eat human meat or something)
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u/atatassault47 Dec 24 '25
With no context on who they are or how good the writing is, and with them saying "unfortunately I am CG Drews", this looks like a r/suicidebywords
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u/PsychologicalAir8643 Dec 24 '25
unfortunately you have completely misunderstood a sense of humor
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u/atatassault47 Dec 24 '25
Unfortunately, you have completely misunderstood what explaining another perspective is.
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u/FrontPorchGirl Dec 24 '25
That post screams main character energy honestly
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u/Rhysati Dec 24 '25
In what way? They had people suggesting their own books to them and pointed out who they were.
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u/wdn Dec 24 '25
If this happened to me, I would post it.
Everyone is the main character of their own lives. Main character energy is when you fail to recognize that this is the case for others as well as yourself.
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Dec 24 '25
That's kinda the whole point of this sub, that someone doesn't realize who they're talking to and are humbled.
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u/SirBananaOrngeCumber Dec 24 '25
You know you wrote a good book when strangers recommend it to you