Top blogger releases book

[matgb]

So, what do you do when you've written a novel and have access to the Guardian's high traffic weblog? Post a plug, or two, or three? Nah, that's underkill, right? How about thirty-three plugs?:

Last Sunday I went into a bookshop, a link in one of the big retail chains. Entering a bookshop can be a risky business for an author with a new novel out (plug 4) unless his or her ego is in good shape. They contain so many books that unless your new novel (plug 5) is displayed in the front window or else one of those stacked on a table near the front it's hard to imagine their customers even discovering that your book exists (plug 6), let alone purchasing a copy unless they'd arrived intent on doing so.

D'you reckon he wants you to buy his book? The actual article isn't that bad, but I'm just reposting because, well, gotta admire the cheek...

Comments

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

A comm should be pretty easy to set up. have you looked at the FAQ?

I feel that was about Drop the Dead Donkey.

I noticed the ones that he wrote are much more cartoony and funnier than when they have a guest writer.

That's what I love about his writing...its exagerrated but believable.

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

way*

[matgb]

Oh yeah, I know how to do it, I just lack inspiration for a first post. I'm in a meh mood today, not sure why, last week at work I guess.

Gimme a stupid to mock that's UK based and I'm there, but the UK comms are being sane last few days, which is unusual...

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

don't worry. Its only a matter of time.

This is the internet after all.