Buy My Book! Buy My Book! When You are Just a Royalty Check....

This post is written from my perspective as a reader.

You've seen it before. The "so and so wants to be your friend. Will you be their friend too?" message in your inbox. This person is an author. The first inclinaiton of course is to say yes. After all, it's hard not friend someone who asked to be your friend. But just what kind of friend are you getting? Is this person genuinely interested in you or do they view you as a royalty check?

You know that you're only wanted for a royalty chec...