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I know someone who was wondering why she suddenly had hundreds of reviews in Spanish on her English language book. She found an unauthorized Spanish translation with “If you enjoyed this, please review the author’s book on Amazon” at the bottom.

She… wasn’t mad.

I am really sorry to be the one to tell you this (no I'm not) but getting really mad on social media about how bad the orange man is does literally nothing to actually fucking fight the authoritarian takeover of our government, and *does* sap your energy for things that will actually fucking help.

If you're constantly immersing yourself in the worst parts of humanity without any kind of respite or pleasant experiences or any sort of break, and everything in your life revolves around terribleness, it fucks you up. It fucks you up hard, it fucks you up bad, and it fucks you up in lasting ways.

Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.

Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.

I’m way out of sequence (scrolling back), but…

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Susie Bright, How to Write a Dirty Story.

Example based on example advice:

No: He placed his left hand on her right breast. His right arm pulled her closer…

Yes: Her skin was even softer than he’d imagined. The warm, salty scent of her was so… God, she was PERFECT.

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