The Strange Emails That Started Arriving After I Published My Book
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” — Mark Twain One thing I did not expect when publishing my books was the number of unusual emails that would suddenly start appearing in my inbox. They often arrive out of the blue, usually with a friendly message that says something like: “I recently came across your book and thought the concept was creative and helpful.” At first glance, it sounds flattering. Someone found the book and someone liked the idea. Maybe they want to help promote it. But after receiving a few of these messages, it becomes clear that something else is going on. The Email Sounds Almost Professional Recently I received another email about one of our books - Bye-Bye, Boobies: A Rhyming Story About Weaning from Nursing . The sender said they had discovered the book and wanted to share “two quick promotion ideas” that could improve visibility and reader engagement with families who are going through the weaning ...