05-13-2013, 12:04 PM | #46 |
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I'm confused...do you not have a story in that collection? I was suggesting you capitalize on the interest generated by the suggested scandal.....
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05-13-2013, 12:33 PM | #47 |
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no, I put the link in as a joke, because somebody upthread was saying "not appropriate for Walmart customers" and that was as far from Walmart-appropriate as I could find. I write very gentle little fairy tales, which are far less marketable than the topic of that link is, I'm sure!
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05-13-2013, 12:38 PM | #48 |
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I've seen far too many over-eager authors recommend their own books for specific requests that they don't fit. "Hi. I'm looking for a really good murder mystery set in Victorian London suitable for an older person what doesn't like books with much sex or violence." "Try me near-future dystopia. It's full of action and gore, but is softened with a passionate love story that leaves no intimate detail unrecounted. They'll love it!" No. Stop that. Otherwise, I'm fine with reasonable self-promotion. |
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And that is why authors aren't allowed to talk about their own books at all. Because if the book doesn't fit, some authors come along and try to squeeze in the 'exception.' Some don't even try to be clever about it. Some don't even seem to READ the thread--they just insert their cut/paste "My book is great. I was here." They don't come back to answer questions. They don't even KNOW their post might be deleted... You can have 21 people in a group. 20 of those people could be following the rules diligently. There will always be one who cannot seem to be bothered. By the time that one is kicked out, person number 18 will be ignoring the rules under the idea "Well, 21 does it all the time..." And this behavior applies to non-authorly persuasions. Any group. Anywhere. Any culture. All time-zones. |
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I'm cool with self-(promotion|hawking|recommending) as long as—like many others have stated—no sock-puppetry or other attempted subterfuge is involved. Last edited by DiapDealer; 05-13-2013 at 07:04 PM. |
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So here's a message I got on Shelfari today
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1. How to submit their manuscript for possible publication 2. Will I carry their book in my bookstore (all of these emails were before I actually had a storefront on my blog.) If an author spent less than 5 minutes at my blog, it would be very obvious it's a personal blog. If they read the about page, they would figure it out too. |
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For the record: solicitation through a website/forum's private messaging system is unacceptable to me (from someone I've had no previous interaction with). I liken it to a salesman cold-calling me at dinner-time. I won't hate you or anything, but that's a stalkery deal-breaker right there.
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