I feel like deep down, a lot of writers are secretly hoping for something like what happened with the author of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell -- she showed a friend of hers a short story, and that friend sent it along to Neil Gaiman, who loved it so much he recommended her to someone he knew who was putting together an anthology. It's a sort of magical literary fantasy compared to the reality of self-promotion and marketing! 😂
'Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics' is on my 'read eventually' list -- have you read it? If so, is it worth reading?
I haven't read that Gaga book yet, but it's now on my list. I also never heard that Neil Gaiman story but you're right, that is definitely an author's dream. Either that or something like what is happening to Colleen Hoover. Those instances are so unpredictable that they're almost impossible to replicate. But alas, we keep writing :)
I feel like deep down, a lot of writers are secretly hoping for something like what happened with the author of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell -- she showed a friend of hers a short story, and that friend sent it along to Neil Gaiman, who loved it so much he recommended her to someone he knew who was putting together an anthology. It's a sort of magical literary fantasy compared to the reality of self-promotion and marketing! 😂
'Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics' is on my 'read eventually' list -- have you read it? If so, is it worth reading?
I haven't read that Gaga book yet, but it's now on my list. I also never heard that Neil Gaiman story but you're right, that is definitely an author's dream. Either that or something like what is happening to Colleen Hoover. Those instances are so unpredictable that they're almost impossible to replicate. But alas, we keep writing :)