tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post961825810030928690..comments2024-03-29T07:43:01.003+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: Publicity or spam?Nicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-51821828800369938712012-10-18T15:52:04.179+01:002012-10-18T15:52:04.179+01:00Too funny. I get spam publicity all the time. I ...Too funny. I get spam publicity all the time. I guess the definition of spam can be summed up (in this case) with the word "there". Hello there. As I you said and I extrapolate, how many other "there"s has this been sent to?Amabaiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491182805650047991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-37751245949594483082012-04-13T22:43:28.262+01:002012-04-13T22:43:28.262+01:00As a PR, this makes me sad (and a bit crabbit!). I...As a PR, this makes me sad (and a bit crabbit!). It sounds as though they're just working from a mailing list that someone compiled. They'll have emailed thousands and if they get any coverage out of it, then it will be deemed a success. <br />I just hope it doesn't cause people to jump to the conclusion that all freelance publicists are immoral and lazy. We're not.MaggieMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-11985881345058117982012-04-13T01:35:25.104+01:002012-04-13T01:35:25.104+01:00... and some of them would actually think that ...... and some of them would actually think that 'engender' is some hip buzz-word for non-gender-specific ... glad you put a flea in their ear!widdershinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205462833259334647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-63322600164469474182012-04-11T21:41:35.851+01:002012-04-11T21:41:35.851+01:00Dear me...seems you and I got our Victoria Secrets...Dear me...seems you and I got our Victoria Secrets in a wad on the same day over the same issue. Meh. I recommend chocolate and good tequila.LynnPricehttp://behlerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-40234278059315006162012-04-11T19:40:03.646+01:002012-04-11T19:40:03.646+01:00I get this kind of thing via my womagwriter email ...I get this kind of thing via my womagwriter email address too. I just don't reply. Occasionally I get a good, well-targetted piece of marketing by someone who HAS read my blog and knows what my blog readers are interested in. Those, I appreciate, and may well post something about.<br /><br />In your 2nd reply I don't think you were nearly crabbit enough. I counted two sorries in one Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-29644028665257704512012-04-11T18:57:58.427+01:002012-04-11T18:57:58.427+01:00Hi, Nicola,
I've got something that might int...Hi, Nicola,<br /><br />I've got something that might interest you...<br /><br />Full agreement. If we don't stand up for ourselves, we'll be penny anteed (sp) to death.Sharronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161519933845819693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-82277950325670167882012-04-11T17:21:05.696+01:002012-04-11T17:21:05.696+01:00Thanks for all your comments, people. And from the...Thanks for all your comments, people. And from the conversations on twitter this is a common irritation. really worries me that people are paying for this shite.Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-89057031657031107472012-04-11T11:54:56.301+01:002012-04-11T11:54:56.301+01:00If I get anything like this it goes in my automati...If I get anything like this it goes in my automatic Spam folder - I'm on Thunderbird and it seems extremely good at junking the rubbish. (I do check it every so often as the occasional genuine nugget slips through. But we're talking about 1 in 300.) At least you have interesting spam, though. Mine is mostly invitations to 'join elite gaming', give someone my bank details or have Daniel Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487799866651688342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-70846021568295601242012-04-11T11:08:57.003+01:002012-04-11T11:08:57.003+01:00On my personal FB page Nicola and my author page. ...On my personal FB page Nicola and my author page. I'm quite happy to share things with my readers - photos, latest news etc, I regard that as part of my networking (OK marketing) which is why I keep the pages public, but there are a few people who abuse the "friendship". I guess some people just don't have any idea of good manners.(Must add, occasionally someone will ask first &Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-58920861762246947632012-04-11T10:36:18.526+01:002012-04-11T10:36:18.526+01:00I'm sorry Nicola (correct spelling) but that h...I'm sorry Nicola (correct spelling) but that had me in fits because I imagined the sender as a wee mouse walking up to a sleeping lioness and poking her in the ear.... then repeating the exercise. I'm still chuckling.<br /><br />You're quite right though, that is unforgivably rude behaviour and you know my views on manners.<br /><br />You may not believe it but we struggling indie Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745199648604340657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-12606554325892399822012-04-11T10:29:00.214+01:002012-04-11T10:29:00.214+01:00And then of course, there's those that aren...And then of course, there's those that aren't for a good cause like - er - FESTIVALS! And we all know about those, don't we. Joanne Harris just received an invitation from a US festival with no fee or travel expenses. As Jane said, bet they told her it would be such good exposure. Oh, sorry - bit off topic.Lesley Cookmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699182779296799170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-80516578133723276982012-04-11T10:22:19.967+01:002012-04-11T10:22:19.967+01:00Nicola, in my case it is so-called friends (people...Nicola, in my case it is so-called friends (people I had genuinely friended) on my personal FB page sending a mass message (to everyone they know, or to everyone they know who works in publishing in some form or other when it's a book). So it doesn't go on my wall, it goes in messages and I eagerly open the message, expecting something from Crabbit, or one of my other *genuine* friends Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-37407360767449984912012-04-11T10:13:15.193+01:002012-04-11T10:13:15.193+01:00Stroppy and Helen - what is this FB stuff? I haven...Stroppy and Helen - what is this FB stuff? I haven't had any - thank goodness! Is this on your FB personal page or author page? I have my author page set so that people can only post comments, I think, not links or pics. Does that mean I'm safe?????<br /><br />Sally - of course, hitting delete is the easiest and possibly best option. But I get so many of these things and sometimes they Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-33288156537409597442012-04-11T10:08:59.314+01:002012-04-11T10:08:59.314+01:00Thanks for the giggle Nic(h)ola : the intelligence...Thanks for the giggle Nic(h)ola : the intelligence of people never ceases to amaze does it?<br /><br />As an author I get people posting ads for their book on my Facebook page - without asking me firs; a) it is rude not to ask b) I don't endorse books I haven't read. These are always self published indie writers, unfortunately. I say unfortunately because I firmly support indie writers, Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-44906531028804306582012-04-11T09:58:51.867+01:002012-04-11T09:58:51.867+01:00I usually ignore this stuff by email, but have had...I usually ignore this stuff by email, but have had a recent spate of it on Facebook and that *really* annoys me. I am on Facebook to share with genuine friends and other authors. I don't even publicise my *own* books, for God's sake, so why on Earth would I publicise someone else's??? <br /><br />This Facebook spam tends to come from people I don't know very well. In one case it Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-82034488482097200862012-04-11T09:45:32.646+01:002012-04-11T09:45:32.646+01:00Am I missing something? I get stuff like this ofte...Am I missing something? I get stuff like this often. I hit the delete button. End of.Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-6223445928044943782012-04-11T09:39:05.944+01:002012-04-11T09:39:05.944+01:00We're on the same list, I think - and I'v...We're on the same list, I think - and I've noticed a lot more spam like this in the last few weeks. <br />Funnily enough I was vaguely interested in this one, only because the studio in question is at the end of my street...but not interested enough to do anything but hit the junk button.<br />If they want to waste their time spamming me, when they could be doing useful things instead, Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-15118312982596902152012-04-11T09:33:08.090+01:002012-04-11T09:33:08.090+01:00Ah yes, I understand this all too well. ("We ...Ah yes, I understand this all too well. ("We can't actually pay you but it is for a worthy cause...")catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-88467233786468417372012-04-11T09:00:40.650+01:002012-04-11T09:00:40.650+01:00That's telling them! At least I hope the perso...That's telling them! At least I hope the person actually got the message in the end. I do occasional promotion on my main blog for authors I know and invite for an interview. But I'm increasingly asked by strangers now - takes all the pleasure out of it when I have to say no, sorry.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-16304622261181499442012-04-11T08:55:36.247+01:002012-04-11T08:55:36.247+01:00I remember reading a wonderful piece by the late K...I remember reading a wonderful piece by the late Keith Waterhouse about how soi-disant charitable enterprises were always asking him to 'contribute a little piece'. Clearly for free. <br /><br />He pointed out that writing was how he earned his living. Would they, he asked one of them, request a doctor to diagnose a little something for free. Now that's crabbit.<br /><br />But you'Jenny Haddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033363713804200367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-13999132193903275392012-04-11T08:49:55.799+01:002012-04-11T08:49:55.799+01:00Sue - :) - yes, and the "I don't want to ...Sue - :) - yes, and the "I don't want to work for nothing message" usually elicits "but you can't expect us actually to pay for something so small, can you?"<br /><br />xxx :))) LOL and mwahNicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-89384273074460409032012-04-11T08:47:15.982+01:002012-04-11T08:47:15.982+01:00Excellent post! That 'I don't want to work...Excellent post! That 'I don't want to work for nothing' thing is hard to get across to people, isn't it? Especially people on a salary.<br /><br />Sue x (Is the kiss OK?)Sue Moorcrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437522010690696601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-18891921649027783792012-04-11T08:47:10.926+01:002012-04-11T08:47:10.926+01:00Jaxbee - ah, you are right. In that case, I'm ...Jaxbee - ah, you are right. In that case, I'm never really crabbit, as I'm always provoked!<br /><br />Isabel - that *is* ironic. Most publicists in genuine publishing companies are efficient and sensible, in my experience, but there are a whole load of agencies springing up containing utter divots who can't string a thought together, let alone a sentence. And they measure their Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-23264586181911463992012-04-11T08:31:52.478+01:002012-04-11T08:31:52.478+01:00Great post and actually quite unbelievable behavio...Great post and actually quite unbelievable behaviour in your example. I'm sure there'll be a few red faces today over this and rightly so.<br /><br />As someone who does currently spend a lot of time promoting other people's writing for no financial return (there are many other rewards), I find it quite ironic that when I actively approach publicists asking for a review copy, for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-70389735275968479022012-04-11T08:28:14.222+01:002012-04-11T08:28:14.222+01:00I think that's them told...
Great to see you b...I think that's them told...<br />Great to see you being a crabbit for once, Nicola-no-h although, strictly speaking, to be a proper crabbit it would have to be unprovoked.<br />Spam drives me MAD as does obsessive promotion of self-published books without any regard/ support for fellow authors. Thanks for posting, made me giggle.Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.com