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<blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 6660929" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>Yeah. I have, also, sadly. Although I have put my Lit degree to a perhaps more practical use; I've been cooking for most of the last 12 years! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually, that parallel illustrates my points very well, I think. Shakespeare's popularity during his lifetime was kind of a fluke. He was prolific, gifted, and skilled, but none of that matters until someone notices you. He got that in his lifetime, unlike so very many artists who did not. But, even with that popularity, he would be but a footnote in history if not for the efforts of a rival to capitalize on that popularity after he had died. He isn't known to us because he was brilliant; he is known to us because he was popular and it is through that popularity that we even ever had a chance to know that he was brilliant.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Providing is only part of the equation. Peddling is the rest. And I really don't know how best to go about it for a self-published author. Having an active presence on message boards (as you are doing) is something, but can probably only foster a grassroots fanbase, at best. I believe you <em>can</em> gain widespread recognition that way, but the road would be rough and the labor long--akin to climbing to the top of the rock world by playing in bars for thirty years. </p><p></p><p>It is possible, too, that providing too large a sample is actually a barrier to those who don't know you from Jack. It may be that the length chosen for such samples fosters the impression that the author expects investment to occur only if it is read in its entirety. After all, why else would the author put so much up? Perhaps, peddling shorter excerpts (such as could fit on the back of a paperback) would serve to give a taste of style to readers and, hopefully, hook them so that investing the time to read a longer sample is more palatable. Or maybe not. I'm just musing, here. </p><p></p><p>But, PM me that link, and I'll post it for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rune, post: 6660929, member: 67"] Yeah. I have, also, sadly. Although I have put my Lit degree to a perhaps more practical use; I've been cooking for most of the last 12 years! :) Actually, that parallel illustrates my points very well, I think. Shakespeare's popularity during his lifetime was kind of a fluke. He was prolific, gifted, and skilled, but none of that matters until someone notices you. He got that in his lifetime, unlike so very many artists who did not. But, even with that popularity, he would be but a footnote in history if not for the efforts of a rival to capitalize on that popularity after he had died. He isn't known to us because he was brilliant; he is known to us because he was popular and it is through that popularity that we even ever had a chance to know that he was brilliant. Providing is only part of the equation. Peddling is the rest. And I really don't know how best to go about it for a self-published author. Having an active presence on message boards (as you are doing) is something, but can probably only foster a grassroots fanbase, at best. I believe you [i]can[/i] gain widespread recognition that way, but the road would be rough and the labor long--akin to climbing to the top of the rock world by playing in bars for thirty years. It is possible, too, that providing too large a sample is actually a barrier to those who don't know you from Jack. It may be that the length chosen for such samples fosters the impression that the author expects investment to occur only if it is read in its entirety. After all, why else would the author put so much up? Perhaps, peddling shorter excerpts (such as could fit on the back of a paperback) would serve to give a taste of style to readers and, hopefully, hook them so that investing the time to read a longer sample is more palatable. Or maybe not. I'm just musing, here. But, PM me that link, and I'll post it for you. [/QUOTE]
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