u/RealBishop

I have a mailing list that I absolutely have to use this week. I have a book launch coming up and my advance readers need to get their reviews in.

I can’t email them. I tried to, using a CSV file from the opt in and imported the contacts to my new outlook email. Straight to their spam folder. Paid $100 and everything for the subscription.

Did some research and apparently you need your own domain email to not go to spam. I made a Microsoft business account or something and paid for that and now I have my own domain email. Sent an email from it, and straight to spam.

I’m at a loss, idk what to do, I have to contact 100 people asap and I can’t get through. I have another Hotmail address which is very old I was going to use by sending one email at a time but I don’t know if that’ll make a difference.

I’ve got 88 ARC copies out and the buy in for them was their email address. My book launch is in 3 days and I want some feedback for I can make ads, but I’m not sure how to contact them.

By that I mean, do I just email them from my personal email? Is that okay? Could I make a burner that is still professional sounding? I have a MailerLite acct but idk how to use it. Is that how I’d send out an “all hands” email? What’s the best way to contact them en masse?

I don’t even have a real signature and I cannot write in cursive. My first book is coming out this week and I’ve already had people asking me to sign their copies.

First, how exactly do you practice an autograph? With those dotted line sheets? Second, would it be a cop out to use a custom stamp with my initials instead? I have issues with my wrist so idk if signing or writing a lot will be great for me.

I posted about my own personal experience with protecting myself against AI usage accusations. My post got a lot of traction, but the most concerning thing is how many authors say they use this PaperWhite AI to protect themselves.

Apparently, it rewrites AI content to make it sound more human. It’s really ironic that people who don’t want to be accused of using AI are using AI to protect themselves.

I’m honestly flabbergasted and have no idea how to respond. Four people have commented it so far and it’s just… like what are we doing here? Really? Using AI to de-AI your already NON-AI writing?

Spoiler kiddos; you’ve just AI’d your writing.

I have a business account that I cannot access the Meta Business Suite for because of (what I assume is) bad programming.

I have two separate IG and Facebook accounts with different logins and emails. But for some reason, regardless of which email I use when I log into the Business Suite, it logs into my personal Facebook. What's really confusing is that when using my Gmail account login, it sends the confirmation code to my Hotmail account.

I've never opted for these accounts to be linked (knowingly). In fact, I DON'T want my personal and business accounts linked. I'm sure there's theoretically a way to unlink them but I've tried to do it before and got nowhere.

Anyways, the whole reason I'm trying to get into the business suite is to manage an Instagram Ad. I guess I didn't sign the non-discrimination policy so I can't run ads. I don't believe that, as I've already run a bunch of ads, but the rejection I got says that I didn't follow their Discrimination Policy. What's weird is now the Ad is actually running, but VERY poorly, almost like it isn't running at all. I have enough funds, and the payment method is verified (the "meta support" person told me that my payment method isn't verified and that's why I'm having issues. There's nothing to indicate that, and I have funds in the IG Ad manager right now. I've already run ads with that payment method. Now before you ask "why don't you just do what they say", I CAN'T because when I try the link he sent to fix it, and I log in, I log into THE WRONG ACCOUNT)

So yeah, idk what to do at this point. Support is telling me my payment is messed up, their emails say that I didn't follow their discrimination policy (and the Google machine says I need to sign the document to fix it) but the Ad is somehow still running. Kind of. I'm afraid that too much tampering with my own account will end up with an AI flagging it as nefarious activities and banning it and I can't afford for that to happen right now.

This is a rant. Mods, I worked really hard on this and my therapist says that I need to let it out sometimes so you have to leave this up, please and thanks.

So all three of my cats are being treated for lepto.

Artemis, 7 lbs, .15 ML twice a day

Styx, 8.5 lbs, .18 ML twice a day

Rosie, 7.5 lbs, .30 ML twice a day (?????)

A different vet treated Rosie than the other two, so idk who is right.

I called and they confirmed Rosie's dosage but didn't comment when I asked about the other two. I can't imagine why the dosage would be twice as much for Rosie. Her symptoms aren't any worse than the others.

Any advice?

I'm 34, 5'8 and 190 lbs. Former smoker.

My dog was diagnosed with lepto last week. The issue is, he used to have a bad problem with pissing in the house. I'd had contact with his urine 2-3 times a week for YEARS.

In 2020 I started having joint issues. When it started, it was my calves and Achilles, for no apparent reason. I could hardly walk for weeks, but I was given a clean bill of health by my doctor. Since then I've been seen for my hands and forearms, with similar pain, and still no identifiable cause.

I've also been aware of personality changes within myself, mostly irritation. I've always had a bit of a temper but in recent years it's become much worse. I had a few bouts of extreme OCD where I was terrified of bugs crawling into my ears and nightmares every night.

I'm seeing my PCM this week to ask if I should be tested, but if I have had it for years (which I think is likely if I DO have it since I believe my dog was exposed many years back) then will it even show up in blood or urine?

So my dog has lepto, which is already very sad. He’s being treated, but the issue is bigger than that.

He occasionally has accidents in the house and I have had contact with his urine for years. Issue one. My cats also sometimes just walk right through the mess and get it on their feet. Issue two. And he uses the yard to pee BUT I have a garden fairly close to the spots he frequents.

I’d love some advice on how to go about thoroughly cleaning everything including the litter box (which is plastic) the common areas (my dog has free reign over the entire house) and the soil in the yard.

When a foul-mouthed asylum inmate is offered freedom in exchange for servitude, she bites off more than she can chew.

Seventeen-year-old Curiesay should have known better than to trust the relentlessly cheerful Doctor Joshi. She’s taken to Bastion—a fortress city in Eastern Europe—and is fitted with a mysterious suit of armor that demands a piece of her sanity in exchange for strength. Stranger still, her fellow Pilot—the young and naïve Arthur—can wield his suit with unnerving ease.

Obsessed with a secret that everyone tiptoes around, Curiesay undergoes training that pushes her body and spirit to the brink. Meanwhile, Doctor Joshi plots a daring mission to rescue a woman infected by the mind-corrupting Blight and deliver humanity’s first blow to their greatest enemy.

Torn between survival, ego, and a growing obsession with Arthur’s secret, Curiesay must navigate the machinations of her boss and foray into the most dangerous place on Earth: The Exclusion Zone.

Freedom was the deal, but staying sane may be impossible.

Triggers: graphic violence, mentions of sexual abuse, foul language, implied sexual activity

Publication date: May 21st, 2026

ARC date: Available now

Review due date: NLT June 4th 2026

Link: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/qy17mu16uj

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I do not understand it at all. Where am I supposed to get the email addresses from? How am I supposed to recruit people if I don't have an address to mail it to? I'm on BookFunnel trying to make an ARC reader campaign and it's asking for a mailing list and emails to send it to reviewers.

My marketing agent told me to get MailerLite, which I did, and again, I do not know where to get the emails from. Is there an email repository somewhere? Am I supposed to run ads to have people sign up just to get emails from me?

About a week ago I posted about my struggle saga with IngramSpark. I have found a solution.

For the low price of $25 for 30 minutes, you can have a call with their publishing team. The agent I had the call with was able to see my support tickets, make changes and advise me in real time. She was very polite and helpful, incredibly so. I had all my issues resolved.

She told me that they are running behind on support tickets, and that their response time is roughly 2 weeks. She said it was 30 days not long ago. She also confirmed that they should be able to see all support tickets associated with an account.

Kinda sucks to have to pay to get help but if you need the help, it's very worth it. I am so incredibly relieved and she fixed/did everything I needed within 30 minutes.

Idk if it’s not intuitive or if I just don’t get it but I don’t understand how to adjust the mic sensitivity. There’s no way to do it through the Xbox, so I plugged it into my laptop and got the app and tried to do it there. But it seems like every time I switch back to the Xbox the defaults change again. It’s very sensitive and picks up my breathing.