ETJ Writes

One of the most powerful ways to support indie authors isn’t actually through buying their books. It’s leaving reviews.

Reviews help books get noticed in search algorithms, give potential readers the confidence to pick them up, and can literally mean the difference between an author getting their next sale...or not.

Some people find leaving reviews daunting but it's important to know that reviews don’t have to be long! Even a few sentences about what you enjoyed makes a huge impact.

This month, let’s not only read indie—let’s boost them!

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it's not a hot take to say that the mass amnesia about fiberwork is linked to the belittlement of women's work in geneal, but i do think there's a special kind of illusion that is cast by "cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children." you hear that and think "well i cook and clean and take care of children (or i know someone who does) and i have a sense of how much work that is" and you know of course that cooking and cleaning were more laborious before modern technology, but still, you have a ballpark estimate you think, when in fact you are drastically underestimating the work load.

Including ships' sails.

the people who run / work in the hotel as the Main Cast permanent fixtures

the people who check in for extended stays who can stick around longer for various multi-installment plot arcs

the people who check in for a day or two to have that good ol' Monster of The Week rotation

the people who are basically Regulars cus this is their Hotel Of Choice who come and go to have plenty of recurring characters

several "trapped/away from home for the holidays" plot lines

it literally has everything, and hotels have the added benefit of being a built-in liminal space even when and because its filled with people!

At the same time, local prince charming discovers that he’s actually very into the gothic fiance his parents have landed him with in order to try and establish peace with the local evil lair down the lane, he would never have guessed a spiderweb pattern could look so fetching on a ball gown…?

meanwhile the villain bride’s friends are all like clearly he loves you not, why do you persist in a manner that will ensure your own heart break, i mean if he was taking this seriously there would be at least three assassination attempts by now.  it’s like he doesn’t even notice that you have massive amounts of dark power to covet for his own

smashcut to

fully armored knight, clanging through the hallways in attempts at stealth, blades drawn: i’m just saying, i took an oath of protection.  this feels wrong.

prince charming: it’s not wrong, it’s celebrating cross cultural traditions for my beloved bride

knight: it’s attempted murder