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You want an author to love you forever? Say something nice about our books to our publishers!
When publishers receive a glut of love for a book, they put more marketing $$$ behind it. My editors often comment when fans ask for my stuff.
When publishers receive a glut of love for a book, they put more marketing $$$ behind it. My editors often comment when fans ask for my stuff.
That's actually *how* Alien: Into Charybdis was born. The publisher worked extra hard to make that book happen because of the way the fans talked about (and memed) Cold Forge.
Here's the kicker: my other editors also noticed. It was awesome for my career.
Here's the kicker: my other editors also noticed. It was awesome for my career.
I'm here to tell you--if a publisher got even a few nice messages about a book in a single week--they noticed. Most readers are quiet. Most print runs are under 5k books. Twenty vocal fans is a *lot*.
Seriously, if you like... vote in the Hugos or something... you probably ought to be tweeting at publishers. It's cheaper, and might go further toward getting your pet author another book deal if they're not award-winning.
Like me! I am not award winning!
Like me! I am not award winning!
Plus, it makes the marketing person look effing amazing to their boss when they can bring up scores of fan tweets. Probably pretty validating for the whole team, really.
Those compliments are fan engagement in its most distilled, joyous version.
Those compliments are fan engagement in its most distilled, joyous version.
Please note that I said compliments, not demands. Demands are for entitled jerks, and we don't negotiate with monsters.
