Somehow, I DID get on a couple of publisher's radars, and let
one of them know I would do reviews. Now I get emails for
financial scheme books, self-help, and an odd romance.
*Sigh!*
The new Michael Koryta? Even when I invoke Bob Randisi's name
so we have a book review for the next PWA Newsletter?
Nothin' but the sound of crickets. (Mind you, I did give them
a tight deadline. Usually, that method works.)
The paying gigs, which, against my better judgment, I'm
pursuing now, scare me. Jim Fusilli once told me he had a
garage full of books he either never read or only got past
the first few chapters, almost all of them unsolicited. To
me, an unsolicited ARC is a license to open an eBay business
dealing in galley proofs. When you ask for the ARC or someone
queries ahead of time, that's another matter entirely.
Jim Winter
-----Original Message----- From: Jack Quick <
jquick5342@yahoo.com>
I am one of those internet reviewers and agree totally with
you Terrill. Personally, I won't accept a book unless I think
it would be one I would enjoy, i.e., no cozies, vampires,
etc. And what I try to do with any ARC's I do get is to pass
them along to others I know either through the net or face to
face. The upside of this is I have been exposed to a number
of excellent authors that I wouldn't otherwise have met, and
hopefully have encouraged others to spread their horizons as
well.
Keep up the good work. Writing reviews ain't easy, but it is
sure easier than writing the original work.
Alabama Jack
http://www.jamesrwinter.com
http://jamesrwinter.typepad.com
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