J. Scott Ehlert
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J. Scott Ehlert
@ehlertimpress.com
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Author of Mimic (mystery, thriller), husband and father. Humanist. Amazon: https://shorturl.at/Uptf9 Bookshop: https://shorturl.at/EyvZ0
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Self publish, they say. More control! More profit!

Also you have to spend a lot of time marketing, self-promoting and stepping out of your shell to extravert.

On an unrelated note, Mimic is out now.
· Ingram: shorturl.at/7stBj
· Amazon: shorturl.at/Uptf9
· Bookstore: shorturl.at/EyvZ0
Why is marketing your work so exhausting?
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From my congressman's weekly letter. AI or just bad editing?

He's not a much better congressman.
I just can't handle the constant hypocrisy. It's so... Exhausting.
The local bookstore finally got a copy of "Old Man's War" by @scalzi.com. Looking forward to settling into the hype.
I asked copilot to give me a summary of my own book. Sounds fun! You should buy it!

Mimic by J. Scott Ehlert deserves a spotlight—it’s a richly layered historical thriller with gothic undertones, eerie suspense, and a touch of psychological horror.

shorturl.at/EyvZ0
Mimic
Check out Mimic - <p>In the winter of 1893, William Smith awakens to an intruder in his Medford home. Paralyzed by a sinister drug, he faces a familiar yet shadowy figure intent on framing his death a...
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It starts with the first word, right?
Tucking into a book that I became aware of thanks to @premeemohamed.com and Bluesky.

(thanks for asking, the bookmark was custom made for me by my wife)

#WritingCommunity #booksky #gnuSTP
The problem is that as long as suspension travel is limited due to downforce and ground effects cars, Lewis will always be timid. He is a world class "late brake into understeer" pilot, two things that require a compliant suspension.
Sometimes I use another book.
That's a fair point. I'm not sure how to do anything about the incessant need to lie. I wish we lived in a time when honor was valued...

But that's another conversation.
Received it as a gift this week! Can't wait to dive in.
When we submit to self publish, we have to declare AI content. It would be nice if that flag became enabled on the commerce page.

Page count: x
Percent AI used: y

Disclosure is a wonderful thing. Let's start with self policing.
I love and hate the sending of early WIP. it's simultaneously exciting and nerve wracking.

What if they hate it and don't have the guts to tell me?
How many generations does it take to no longer be an immigrant? One? Three? Seven?
Seems like we're well into high crimes territory now.
Thinking of picking up something on vinyl. Can't imagine why this one seems appropriate right now...
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This post just kept getting better with every word.
I mean, at this point I feel like coherent would defeat AI...