It's reassuring that I'm not the only one who finds self-promotion a daunting and uncomfortable proposition. One that, I might add, carries the penalty of an enormous drain on creative energies. I have to be careful not to listen to the (loud-mouthed, opinionated) self-promoters or I'll start feeling guilty and inadequate because I don't spend every waking moment on it.
Hello =D.
I think most authors find self-promotion a daunting and uncomfortable proposition, but not all -- but yes, if you do, it's a big drain on creative energy because it's a big drain on energy, period. As are all things that we loathe and feel inadequate doing.
But in fairness to the self-promoters, I think they're trying everything to see what works, and they try to share what did work. I don't think they (all) realize the effect this has on the writers they're sharing with, because in some ways, self-promotion is the attempt to do something in an industry in which there's very little author-end control beyond the writing itself.
Publishing is not a field that is kind to control freaks. Of which, I have been accused.
But mostly, I do them (and rarely away from the West Coast) because I find it nourishing and energizing to hang out with like minded people, talking about writing.
Me, too. I like conventions, and I like seeing my convention friends and the writers I only have face time with at cons. I like meeting readers as well.
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Date: 2008-02-26 11:26 pm (UTC)Hello =D.
I think most authors find self-promotion a daunting and uncomfortable proposition, but not all -- but yes, if you do, it's a big drain on creative energy because it's a big drain on energy, period. As are all things that we loathe and feel inadequate doing.
But in fairness to the self-promoters, I think they're trying everything to see what works, and they try to share what did work. I don't think they (all) realize the effect this has on the writers they're sharing with, because in some ways, self-promotion is the attempt to do something in an industry in which there's very little author-end control beyond the writing itself.
Publishing is not a field that is kind to control freaks. Of which, I have been accused.
But mostly, I do them (and rarely away from the West Coast) because I find it nourishing and energizing to hang out with like minded people, talking about writing.
Me, too. I like conventions, and I like seeing my convention friends and the writers I only have face time with at cons. I like meeting readers as well.