Comments on: How Not to Market Your Book http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/how-not-to-market-your-book/ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:04:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mind Sieve 4/4/11 « Gloria Oliver's Blog http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/how-not-to-market-your-book/#comment-60453 Mind Sieve 4/4/11 « Gloria Oliver's Blog Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:05:06 +0000 [...] posted a link to – How Not to Market Your Book. An actual sample (with the names filed off) of a letter received by Victoria [...]

]]> By: Tocks Nedlog http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/how-not-to-market-your-book/#comment-58682 Tocks Nedlog Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:08:29 +0000 Janeen, YES, Babel Fish is still around, but I don’t think that it is the culprit here. I think it is just the work of a really bad writer.

]]> By: Janeen O'Kerry http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/how-not-to-market-your-book/#comment-58419 Janeen O'Kerry Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:01:11 +0000 I don’t think English is the first language of whoever wrote this piece. And it rather sounds like they used Babelfish (is that still around?) or somesuch to translate it instead of using a human being who understands English grammar.

]]> By: Court Ellyn http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/how-not-to-market-your-book/#comment-58361 Court Ellyn Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:21:25 +0000 Oh, wow. What a preachy, arrogant, ignorant bit of drivel. I feel sorry for the folks who received this. Really? If the book is written as horribly as this “press release,” ugh, what a painful experience.

]]> By: Tocks Nedlog http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/how-not-to-market-your-book/#comment-58360 Tocks Nedlog Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:01:06 +0000 With scintillating writing like that, it’s certain that “Title Redacted” is a fascinating read. ;)

]]> By: Buddy Ray http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/how-not-to-market-your-book/#comment-58295 Buddy Ray Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:29:42 +0000 Looks like they did a bit of borrowing from the Wired.com and a 2009 article: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/09/great-geek-debates-the-lord-of-the-rings-vs-harry-potter/

I wonder if Wired would care to know?

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