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The third entry in the "Self-Publishing Might Kill Me" blog series is live! Today's post is about navigating self-promotion online.

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We’re back!

Miscommunication resolved. The book is saved…?

I enjoyed this a lot more when there were multiple characters…

I have adored this book so far: fun magic, tense mystery, cozy romance, and dead-on anxiety depiction. But of course it was too good to be true - just after the halfway mark, we MUST have a contrived miscommunication, that horrible hallmark of the romance genre.

I'm so upset but I'm going to try and power through.

Mr. Marsters, you’ve been missed!

“The fatalist portion of his brain, confounded by the day’s positive turn, tried to lodge a few reservations and cautions, but he put up a mental hand, saying, ‘Nope, let me enjoy this for a few minutes,” and it slunk away.”

🥹

This is so cozy!

“Whenever life presented a smaller, less desirable option…Henry promptly chose it so no one else would have to. It was his way, he told himself, of pouring kindness into the world. But these small courtesies were rarely noticed and…allowed him to [avoid conflict].”

Ouch, this one might be a challenging personal read!

I don’t like reviewing unfinished books. Powering through so that I can feel better about reviewing it.

I told myself I would quit after 50% if things hadn't kicked off yet. Well, they still haven't, but now I'm just confused and angry about which direction the story will go and how they can possibly provide something satisfying after so long of nothing.

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She’s had like four people tell her this boarding house is bad news but she has NEVER asked a follow up question. Getting ridiculous.

Besides a very strange anachronism, this has been good and spooky so far! Still waiting for the proper supernatural, though…