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bartending, seattlehistoryandculture, anthonybourdain, millennialsandboomers, restaurantindustry, drinking, boomandbust
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Author's Description
What was intended to be a lighthearted part-time job turned instead into an unexpectedly deep dive into a microcosm of a rapidly changing Seattle and into the lives and troubles of countless people, young and old. The little tapestry of stories taking form around me (most notably those of my coworkers, almost all of whom were Millennials) soon began amounting to a narrative about an eye-opening voyage of discovery into versions and visions of Seattle that I'd never known existed.
Why I Chose it
I decided to find something outside my normal parameters today. (No, still not reverse harem. I just... I can't.)
When I think of non-fiction, I think of computer manuals and self-help books. The idea of serializing those makes me want to run for the hills. But this one actually makes a lot of sense -- the author tells stories about customers he's run across as a bartender. It's definitely not sweetness and light, but a serial might be the perfect format for this.
[64 episodes so far, with 0 updates in the last 30 days -- again, maybe this is complete, but even if it isn't, the episodic format is such that you won't be left without a conclusion.]
Who Might Like This
Have you ever heard a bartender tell stories about their customers? This is the best of all worlds -- you don't have to deal with the abusive drunks, but you still get the interesting stuff.
Unrelated Griping
My advice for authors getting into Vella (besides the usual "get someone to look for typos" and "please, I beg of you, don't put an infodump in the first episode!") is to pay attention to how long your paragraphs are. Brevity is your friend in the 50 character column world. A wall of text with no break will lose me faster than "As you know, Bob" dialog.
Yes, this is in response to at least one story I looked at today. It might have been interesting, but my brain bailed the minute I brought up the first episode.
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