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She encountered some difficulty in publishing the first book, since most publishers would only offer her a deal if she agreed to remove the stories from the internet.

Northcutt refused to do so, saying, “ It was a community!

I could not do that.

Even though it might have cost me a lot of money, I kept saying no .” She eventually found a publisher who agreed to print the book containing only 10 % of the material.

The first book turned out to be a success, and was listed on the New York Times bestseller list for six months.