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I get called a "shill" more often than I ever expected.
- 22 February, 2025
- Emily Kimelman
It’s because people don’t know what the word means.
The definition of a shill is an accomplice to a swindler who pretends to be an enthusiastic customer in order to sell a scam.
Since I sell my own books it’s impossible for me to be a shill for myself. You need a swindler to be a shill for—it’s not something you can accomplish on your own.
You could call me a scammer—if you think spending over a decade writing fiction books is a scam…which…hey, some people think that an 🟠🤡 was sent here by an all powerful male deity in order to help usher in the rapture. Apparently, the guy who bragged about grabbing women by the 🐈 is going to ascend to Heaven with his followers while those of us not supporting him will be left here to suffer terrible plagues and tortures. Nice story.
But hey, if that’s your world view, who knows, you might consider the laborious art of book writing and publishing to be a con. Because clearly, you do not know a grift when you see one.
But a shill, well, I can safely say there is no world view in which it’s possible for me to be a shill for my own books.
The Sydney Rye Mysteries are what I claim them to be—badass books that help with your impotent rage where the dog doesn’t die, but the bad guys do. In blood thirsty, vigilante kind of ways that are deeply satisfying while also helping build your empathy and avoid assault charges.
Start the Sydney Rye Mysteries today. Get the catharsis you deserve. And rest assured it was an author who told you to do it, not her shill. Because dictionary definitions matter.
📚 Pay what you want for the first 8 Sydney Rye Mysteries in ebook or digital audiobook. Save 40% on paperbacks:
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📚 Continue the adventure with books 9-12:
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📚 Catch up with books 13-15:
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📚 Catch up with books 16-18:
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📖 Preorder Feral Vengeance, Sydney Rye Mysteries Book 19:
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**This preorder is for late 2025, so please be aware it won’t arrive until then.**
📙 If you’re all caught up with Sydney Rye, read A Spy is Born, Starstruck Thrillers Book 1:
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📖 If you read book 1, preorder Lone Spy, Starstruck Thrillers Book 2:
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**This preorder is for summer 2025, so please be aware it won’t arrive until then.**
☕️ If you’ve read all the Sydney Rye Mysteries and Starstruck Thrillers THANK YOU.
The best way to reward yourself for all of that reading is with your very own mug, tote, or wine tumbler with quotes from the books, check out my exclusive merchandise:
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Remember, revenge is well-served in fiction...
Emily
Pet Shout Out
Lynn shared this fantastic photo of our reading buddies sharing a nap—who said cats and dogs don't get along?
**Have a picture you want to share of your favorite animal buddy? We'd love to see, and we just might include it in a newsletter.**
P.S. I promise the dog doesn’t die…but I make no assurances about anyone else. 😈
P.P.S. You should unfollow me now if you have issues with "strong" language, sex out of wedlock, or LGBTQ+ characters. 👈 Top 3 things my one-star reviews complain about.
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