rambing about the reading (week 2)

Well, if there's anything I've learned in these readings, it's that you have to assemble a rock and roll band or hire a baton twirler show up at Barnes and Noble just to get people to buy your book. Oh, is that not exactly what he said? Okay, sorry... that was my attempt at humor. But in all seriousness, it made me realize the importance of self promoting and (of course) of working with an independent publisher. Hey, if they really pay more attention to my book and are more creative in marketing... sign me up! And... as I'm seeing is a common complaint from our class, I want to design my book. duh. We can try to say we go to a very diverse, accepting school and are averse to stereotyping.... but hey, we all judge a book by its cover. That just adds to the fact that I can often be an anal perfectionist, and I want everything to be exactly the way I want it (which I'm finding is something I might need to work on if I'm going to be anywhere in the world of publishing).

Oh, and look out fellow writers. BookScan has been revealed! But hey.... if I'm even on BookScan I'm going to celebrate because that means I've got at least one up there! This whole topic is really quite depressing, actually. You have to sell 1,000 books to get a positive review in The New York Times... and they ridiculed her for that "low" number. I'm just a measely freshman who is getting quite overwhelmed with this whole business. All of this is just teaching me that... well... I better marry rich! Okay I was definitely joking about that one. Now that I know you all judge a book by its cover, I better watch what I say. Wow, I should really stop rambling now. That's it. I'm done.