Yes, I'm a Self Published Author but Don't Judge Me by My Title
As I venture into the new realm of blogging, I wanted to pick an opening topic that was both relevant and entertaining. The number of times I check my accounts to see my sales and royalties? Relevant but definitely not entertaining (more like teatering on pathetic). Dos Equis commercials? Entertaining but not relevant. The absurd levels self-published authors go to in order to promote their books? Winner, winner, chicken dinner. And by chicken dinner I mean a four-piece from the nearest fast food joint (the royalties for this month are looking so great).
I get these authors' needs and desires to promote their work. They spent four to seven good months of their lives holed up in some back room neglecting loved ones and showering infrequently. They ashew the traditional publishing route (Side note: when does traditional cross the bridge and become archaic? Just asking.) in hopes of becoming the next big story of rags to riches by clicking on the upload button to finally bring their baby to the masses. Only the masses, most of whom have been out living life, enjoying loved ones, and bathing regularly, don't notice. They don't care. And if they happen to notice and care, they don't know how to get the book. And even if they know how to get the book the are abducted by aliens before they can do so.
Something snaps and the authors decide they are entitled to gain an auidence by any means necessary. And since taking over a bank and demanding television ads and book reviews in exchange for hostages would be greatly frowned upon, they take to message boards and promote away. Check out my book. It's the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread! (Which is totally inaccuarate since that book was actually written by Don Roberston who has since passed away.)
Visit my website! You've gotta review this! My children are starving!
OK, so I haven't really seen that last one, but it's much like a girl named Kenny, I've never met one but I'm sure she exists.
The problem with these rants is that it doesn't really entice anyone to check out their books and it also has the adverse affect of attracting the social message board community watch people who have nothing better to do than to demand the authors delete their posts or else.
Or else ...they will report them so they can be deleted. And you better believe that cyber community watch person has nothing better to do than to check the thread every twenty minutes until the post is removed.
Which is a pretty poor way to spend your time on the internet, well that's all I've got to say. I need to go and check my sales figures again.
Happy Reading,
RCTabb
I get these authors' needs and desires to promote their work. They spent four to seven good months of their lives holed up in some back room neglecting loved ones and showering infrequently. They ashew the traditional publishing route (Side note: when does traditional cross the bridge and become archaic? Just asking.) in hopes of becoming the next big story of rags to riches by clicking on the upload button to finally bring their baby to the masses. Only the masses, most of whom have been out living life, enjoying loved ones, and bathing regularly, don't notice. They don't care. And if they happen to notice and care, they don't know how to get the book. And even if they know how to get the book the are abducted by aliens before they can do so.
Something snaps and the authors decide they are entitled to gain an auidence by any means necessary. And since taking over a bank and demanding television ads and book reviews in exchange for hostages would be greatly frowned upon, they take to message boards and promote away. Check out my book. It's the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread! (Which is totally inaccuarate since that book was actually written by Don Roberston who has since passed away.)
Visit my website! You've gotta review this! My children are starving!
OK, so I haven't really seen that last one, but it's much like a girl named Kenny, I've never met one but I'm sure she exists.
The problem with these rants is that it doesn't really entice anyone to check out their books and it also has the adverse affect of attracting the social message board community watch people who have nothing better to do than to demand the authors delete their posts or else.
Or else ...they will report them so they can be deleted. And you better believe that cyber community watch person has nothing better to do than to check the thread every twenty minutes until the post is removed.
Which is a pretty poor way to spend your time on the internet, well that's all I've got to say. I need to go and check my sales figures again.
Happy Reading,
RCTabb
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