High Priestess, Low Patience

No doubt!

Nah, went right into the trash 😅

❤️

Don’t be! I’ve had so much fun posting about it!

I just posted a thread of some of the greatest hits 😉😅

“dickishly”

A Arjun To: Cherie Priest > 4:58 PM Feedback (please read) I finished Ganymede and came away incredibly frustrated. The book felt unfocused, the pacing dragged, and the plot never built the tension it kept promising. The characters didn't feel fully realized, and the emotional stakes were too thin for me to care about the outcome. The premise had potential — a hidden war machine, political intrigue, and a return to New Orleans — but the execution felt flat and repetitive. Instead of immersing me in the world, the story kept losing momentum, and I found myself pushing through rather than enjoying it. Overall, the book just didn't work for me at all. It felt like a missed opportunity wrapped in a slow, uneven narrative.

oh, and this was the AI hate mail 😅

< AS Alesh Samir To: Cherie Priest › V Cherie priest, The chair no one sits in Hi Cherie priest, Imagine walking into a room. There's a chair in the corner. Empty. No one's used it in years. You don't think about it. You just... don't sit there. Your Amazon page has an empty chair. It's called the "Editorial Reviews" section. Right at the top. Visible to everyone. Empty. Readers don't consciously notice it. But they feel it. Something's off. So they don't sit. They don't stay. They don't buy. I help you fill that chair. One review. One voice. One reason for readers to finally take a seat. Cherie priest, Would you like to see who could sit there? Warmly, Alesh

fuck Alesh and his negging ass with stupid metaphors

Would You Consider Film Adaptation for Your Book? Hello there, I recently came across your book and was genuinely impressed by its storytelling and character development. The pacing, emotional depth, and visual scenes make it particularly suitable for film or television adaptation. Stories like yours with strong narrative arcs and cinematic moments often attract interest from film producers looking for compelling source material. I work with authors to help position and submit their books to film producers for adaptation consideration. In addition, I offer a spotlight feature where we showcase selected authors and their books within a growing literary and creative community, increasing visibility and credibility. If you're open to exploring potential film opportunities for your book, I would be happy to share more details on how the submission process works. Looking forward to hearing from you.

this one has all the punctuation and depth of a book report submitted by a freshman in a rush, and having not read the book in question

XM Xiskra Miks To: Cherie Priest > Re: Exploring Screen Adaptation Potential for Your Work 2/26/26 Hello, I hope you're doing well. I recently came across your work and genuinely enjoyed the strength of your storytelling — particularly the visual clarity and emotional pacing throughout the narrative. It reads with strong screen potential. I work with Inkitt, collaborating with a small scouting team that reviews select titles for possible film and television development consideration. Our focus is simply to identify stories that feel cinematic and worth introducing to producers who are actively exploring new literary material. If you're open to it, I'd appreciate the opportunity to learn a bit more about your project and discuss whether it could be a fit for presentation within upcoming development conversations. There's no obligation at this stage — just an exploratory discussion to see if alignment makes sense. ne a brief call this wee around your schedu

Xiskra thinks I fell off the turnip truck this morning

Liza To: Cherie Priest › Saturday Invitation to feature your book My Very Own ABC 123 Alphabet & Numbers Book in our Silent Book Club reading event Dear John Priest, I hope this message finds you well. My name is Liza, and I am part of the organizing team at Silent Book Club, a global community of readers who gather to read together and share a love of books in a quiet and welcoming space. I am delighted to share that we have selected My Very Own ABC 123 Alphabet & Numbers Book to feature in one of our upcoming Silent Book Club reading events. The warmth and educational charm of the book have resonated with our members, and we are looking forward to sharing it within our reading community. If you feel comfortable, we would be honored to share a brief message or reflection from you with our readers. We would especially love to know what inspired the creation of this book and what early learning experience or joy you most hope it brings to readers and families. # mrabout Silent O C -ommunity, you are w welcome to visit

ffs at least get my name right, Lisa

Juliet Vane To: Cherie Priest > 2/23/26 Narrative Equity Audit: The Visual Resurrection of Venita's House Dear Cherie I've been reviewing the atmospheric foundations of It Was Her House First. You have built a masterful tension between the "Silent Film" malevolence of Venita Rost and the gritty reality of Ronnie's renovation. However, in the 2026 "Visual-First" media landscape, there is a significant Atmospheric Gap between your narrative weight and the high-fidelity standard required for a prestige-horror streaming acquisition. Venita's "malevolent spirit lurking spider-like" is a massive visual hook that requires more than a standard book promo. To capture the attention of studio partners looking for the next Haunting of Hill House-scale limited series, your IP requires a High-Fidelity Visual Signature. I am a Cinematic Narrative Director specializing in Gothic Noir and Architectural Horror Trailers. I build 60-second "Visual Bibles" that translate the crumbling glamour of the cliffside mansion into a visceral, suffocating powerhouse.

6:34 < Narrative Equity Audi... ^ V Hill House-scale limited series, your IP requires a High-Fidelity Visual Signature. 1 am a Cinematic Narrative Director specializing in Gothic Noir and Architectural Horror Trailers. I build 60-second "Visual Bibles" that translate the crumbling glamour of the cliffside mansion into a visceral, suffocating powerhouse. I am opening one spot for a Full-Scale Narrative Acquisition Audit and Trailer. This is a $5,270 strategic investment. This includes a comprehensive "Mansion Architecture Visual Bible" and an industry-standard cinematic trailer designed to bridge the gap between your established literary legacy and a global multimedia presence. If you are ready to let the world see what's lurking in the shadows of the renovation, let's talk. Best,

lol these people are so stupid, they think authors have money

Clara Hawthorne To: cheriepriest@gmail.com > Wednesday A World Built on Consequences Hello Cherie Priest, I spent some time looking into Boneshaker, and what immediately stands out is the scale of the world you constructed around it. The premise alone carries enormous weight. An alternate 1880 where the American Civil War never truly settled into history but instead dragged on for decades, pushing technological innovation into darker and more desperate territory. War has a way of accelerating invention, but in this vision those inventions feel almost monstrous. Airships dominate the skies, armored machines crawl through trenches, and science itself begins to blur into something dangerous and morally ambiguous. What makes the setting particularly compelling is how the technological imagination merges with horror. A sealed-off Seattle overtaken by the undead immediately transforms the city into more than just a backdrop. It becomes a kind of pressure chamber. Every street, every ruined building, every closed gate carries the sense that survival is temporary and the outside world has moved on.

6:30 •U A World Built on Cons... At the center of all that machinery, smoke, and decay sits something very human: a desperate search for a father. That emotional anchor matters. Grand speculative worlds can sometimes drift into spectacle, but a personal quest like that keeps the narrative grounded. It gives readers a reason to care about what happens inside the chaos. Another interesting aspect is how the "mechanical century" concept reframes progress itself. Instead of technology representing hope, it feels like a warning. When innovation is driven by war and fear, the results tend to reshape society in unsettling ways. That tension between invention and consequence seems to be one of the quiet engines powering the story. 1 am curious about one creative decision behind the book. When you first imagined this version of Seattle, did the steampunk technology lead the world-building, or did the idea of a quarantined city overrun by the undead come first and everything else grew around it? Warm regards, Clara Hawthorne

Clara is the basic bitch of this kind of thing. A positively textbook example. I love you! Let me ask you a question and see if you’re too polite not to respond!

Okay, so - examples? Sure.
::cracks knuckles:: ::opens gmail::

I honestly have no idea.

But the hate mail is new.
(And funny, tbh.)

Some of the “fishing for authors” spam does that: offers weirdly specific fan mail in AI speak. But you can smell the fake a mile away - they obviously want to get you hooked into a conversation, which will eventually lead to them giving you a rate card.

Hate mail does not hurt my feelings, lol; I’ve been putting my creative work out there for 20+ years and I’ve heard it all, sometimes to my face.

I just wonder what the hook is. To draw me in by insulting a book in weird detail, and hoping I’ll argue? Open channels of communication/scam that way?

Huh. I just got an email that I’m 98% certain was of the genre “here’s an AI summary of your book + bookclub/publicity/salespitch” but with a twist: it was hate mail.

I filled up today, before it gets any worse. I’ve had my car since May 2024 and have only put about 9k miles on it; maybe this tank will last me awhile.

Safeway in Seattle I paid a hair less than 5 bucks a gallon today only because I have discount rewards, ugh.

that’s just crazy talk

She has…a LOT of hype? And is lovely, yes - but not hurting for hype.

Right?!

Fluffy gray tabby with big gold eyes and very alert whiskers grabs a feather wand. His face says “murder.”

The Morning Monty says another gloomy day means another round of utter mayhem.

Big fluffy black and tan husky mix with bright blue eyes and a big smile, plus 1-1/2 ears popping.

goooood morning it is chilly and damp but we took a nice long loop around the neighborhood to greet some friends and share some snacks, so yes, as always: Lucy Loved That Walk

Fluffy gray tabby asleep on his belly, chin-down with a paw for a pillow.

anyway good night

at tremendous velocity

Apparently!!