tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744476144670229998.post9114919478586660349..comments2024-02-06T12:33:57.316+00:00Comments on Stuart Aken: How Not to Approach an Author Interview as a Guest.stuartaken.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744476144670229998.post-39313783255862895122010-12-06T18:53:36.607+00:002010-12-06T18:53:36.607+00:00Thank you, Lorraine and Joanne; it's good to k...Thank you, Lorraine and Joanne; it's good to know I'm not just an old curmudgeon, after all. And, I agree, Lorraine, it's worth it to get some great writing out there.stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744476144670229998.post-52333095030269142222010-12-06T16:20:04.941+00:002010-12-06T16:20:04.941+00:00Great blog post. Couldn't agree more with wha...Great blog post. Couldn't agree more with what you wrote.Joanne Troppellohttp://www.joannetroppello.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744476144670229998.post-77045491711894111702010-12-06T09:52:00.712+00:002010-12-06T09:52:00.712+00:00Stuart, you are saying all the things I feel about...Stuart, you are saying all the things I feel about it all. I waste so much time having to do what you are saying; going to sites to take bio's, images, links etc. that I have now got to the stage where Stella and I delete every submission not sent correctly. It is the only way. I don't have time to do all I was doing for lazy author's.<br />I even did an article about it telling them their attitude and sloppiness could well be why they weren't getting an agent to take them seriously. All to no avail.<br />I'm afraid some will always be the sort to 'dump' and expect us to do all the work. It also never occurs to them to reciprocate if you yourself ask for some support for your work. Thank goodness for those who do it well and take their work seriously.They are the ones we are likely to see succeed. You work terribly hard for others as do we and sometimes I sit and ask - why am I doing it, is it worth it? They don't even promote the fact we are featuring them, they expect us to do all of that too!<br />I still think it is worth it in about half the cases though as I love some of these books and would love to see them out there.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602862078387251621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744476144670229998.post-44157878198450204652010-12-05T20:56:06.678+00:002010-12-05T20:56:06.678+00:00Tara; the Golden Rule - if only folk would keep it...Tara; the Golden Rule - if only folk would keep it in mind at all times, the world would be a much happier place. Thank you.stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744476144670229998.post-87449254054128401252010-12-05T20:36:08.498+00:002010-12-05T20:36:08.498+00:00I'm hoping to a blog tour, and I'm looking...I'm hoping to a blog tour, and I'm looking for advice on the proper etiquette. Most of this is common sense, but I'm not really great at common sense, so it helps. :) Generally, as with most rules of being polite, it comes down to a logical application of the Golden Rule.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744476144670229998.post-42710839579554186022010-12-05T17:43:10.970+00:002010-12-05T17:43:10.970+00:00I can see that this can be read as a moan, but it ...I can see that this can be read as a moan, but it is more a plea. Writers need all the help they can get; I just don't want those who are trying to get publicity to defeat their efforts by taking a slapdash approach to it.stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.com