For those who think authors are publicity hounds, this article may help. https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/07/book-promotion-publishing-marketing-demand?CMP=share_btn_url
“Things have evolved through the years,” says Hayes, “and now there’s just all of these things that authors are expected to do. They’re expected to have a website, a newsletter, be active on social media, have a plan for how they’re going to talk about their book. And a lot of authors just want to write the book: that’s why they became an author, not to do all the other stuff.” Most of us Goan authors don't have huge budgets to spend on attending festivals or doing book tours or spending hours on social media building audiences, but at least we Goan forums. Take care,selma -- *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Goa Book Club" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/1560370824.6736548.1718041513981%40mail.yahoo.com.
