That experience you relate with the publicist is pretty grim. I considered hiring an outside publicist for my next book, but the combination of expense and fear that I wouldn't want to do the things I'd be expected to do made me back off even pursuing it. I don't know if that's a kind of fear of extending myself to achieve more success o…
That experience you relate with the publicist is pretty grim. I considered hiring an outside publicist for my next book, but the combination of expense and fear that I wouldn't want to do the things I'd be expected to do made me back off even pursuing it. I don't know if that's a kind of fear of extending myself to achieve more success or a self-protective instinct built on past experience. It sounds like the respect you have for your own efforts makes it impossible to turn yourself into that cartoon character. We should see that as integrity, IMO.
That experience you relate with the publicist is pretty grim. I considered hiring an outside publicist for my next book, but the combination of expense and fear that I wouldn't want to do the things I'd be expected to do made me back off even pursuing it. I don't know if that's a kind of fear of extending myself to achieve more success or a self-protective instinct built on past experience. It sounds like the respect you have for your own efforts makes it impossible to turn yourself into that cartoon character. We should see that as integrity, IMO.