I have to laugh. Last week on the IAG message group, Nan Hawthorne posted a response to me, saying, “You haven’t convinced me.” Now, this is a writer who sent me her book to read and review…which I did. This is an author who I then sent my review for her approval before posting…which she ignored and never acknowledged. (I never posted my review, which I wrote off as a hugh waste of time and effort to write.) Informed that she was a “featured author” along with her self-published title, Nan Hawthorne emailed me rather dismissively, as if it was just so much nothing to be featured on The Deepening. I let it pass and kept her “spot” up. With the “convince me” post, though, I’m afraid that, gee, golly, I’d had enough, and I told her so.
I’m finding too many fiction writers, especially self-published ones, have an attitude that doesn’t nick well with self-promotional opportunities. They act as if it is some sort of favor they are doing me when they promote themselves and their literary endeavors on The Deepening.
I’ve little tolerance for haughty attitudes. I’ve less tolerance for willful disregard of honest opportunity. If you are serious about promoting your novels, then you’d best take advantage of every solid opportunity available, whether it is a press release, a radio interview, or an opportunity to contribute your thoughts and perspectives along with your promotional spots on an online or print venue.
Convince you? I’ll let the enterprise itself do that. If you declaim it, go elsewhere. If you think it worthwhile, you’re welcome.
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