marshmally

Jew here (not Orthodox, but family members are). The reason is actually extremely similar. But (and please enjoy my trademark Jewish self-deprecation jokes), in true Jewish fashion, the Orthodox women cheat the system by not using their real hair and using different (prettier) hair. Thus, they satisfy the requirement of only their husband seeing their hair, while also having standardized beauty norms. It's the exact same thing as Islamic women who cover their hair but a lowkey sketchy workaround.

Hi there, congratulations on finding what is right for you!

Bias here: As an editor at a top publishing company, I often find that indie authors severely underestimate the effort we put into design (we have 2x meetings a week for covers, for example, at least) and sales (three sales conferences for over a year prior, plus multiple reps weighing in on things like the cover, title, etc., as well as weekly call reports on what's been sold to accounts), in addition to countless other departments.

Can you detail a little on what your pre-publication process is like? Did you hire someone for the covers and how did you receive feedback on them? Are you only using the Amazon sales channel?

Thank you, and congratulations again!

Thanks for sharing!