Unpopular Opinion: Stop Boring the Universe with Book Promotion
Pot meet kettle, right? I have an author confession. I guess a reader one too. Or just a social media user. Whichever angle I take I have to confess, I’m totally over book marketing. I said it. I don’t mean just doing it (Ugh, I hate doing it), but I […]
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Laura
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Apr 07, 2015 07:59AM
What drives me crazy is back cover quotes about the book from other authors. Trying to remind us that you wrote a book, too? Definitely. And the language they use? Sooo overdone. "This book kept me up all night." "A new voice in Southern fiction." It goes on and on. Start being original, folks! You are authors after all; you should be able to be a bit more creative!
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Laura wrote: "What drives me crazy is back cover quotes about the book from other authors. Trying to remind us that you wrote a book, too? Definitely. And the language they use? Sooo overdone. "This book ke..."sigh, they are probably "approved" marketing words! blah.
