Casual Author
Jen Heller, Marsh RoseI'm a casual author. I don't go out and binge write fiction every night; I just pen the occasional short story with dinner. I came here to chew bubblegum and expose book marketing scammers...and I'm all outta bubblegum.
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"Ileen Smith" - But wait...there's more!
Received: April 23, 2026 4:56 PM
From: “Ileen Smith” ([email protected])
To: Jen Heller ([email protected])
Subject: Thoughts on PerfectHi Jen Heller,
Perfect reads like a structured dystopian hierarch...
"Jenna Hellen" - Making Things Frustrating
Received: March 20, 2026 11:35 AM
From: [email protected]
Subject: Your Story Deserves More Eyes… and Right Now It’s Practically Invisible 👀Some stories don’t just sit quietly on a page… they crawl under your skin...
"Seven Chapter Literary" - Documented!
First, if you were concerned about me after I announced that AI took my job, you can relax: Two days ago, after five weeks of being unemployed, I got a new job training AI to be better at the job it stole from me.
Whew. What a mindfuck.
A...
"Taylor Jenkins Reid" - The Long Game
The “Fellow Author Scam” isn’t one that I see pop up in my inbox very often. I’ve only received four so far, and I only replied to the one from “Author T kingfisher,” but since I broke that bot early, I never revealed the endgame of this lo...
"Sunni Book" - How to pay for reviews without paying for reviews
Received: August 15, 2025 5:34 PM
From: [email protected]
Subject: One review? Chloe deserves a full fan army 😏💥Jen —
Let’s be honest… Skin Deep isn’t just a novella. A girl stealing acne from unsuspecting vi...
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There are two things that I know for sure are never going away: AI and bullshit; I'm here to help you spot both.
My novels, a memoir, essays and stories have appeared in a variety of publications, beginning with Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1994. This is my website: https://www.marshroseauthor.com
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