Comments on: Dear Publicist

By: heidenkind

heidenkind — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:38:29 +0000

So you sent this to them, right? :)

By: Dianne Salerni

Dianne Salerni — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:02:24 +0000

Pam,

I always have to pop over here to read your blog anytime I see the headline:

Dear ….

Love your open letters!

By: Trisha

Trisha — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:32:27 +0000

Maybe you should start emailing this out to random publishing houses… :)

By: Clare

Clare — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:46:21 +0000

It does make you wonder doesn’t it Pam as to whether these people really think about promoting the books or whether they just have to fill a quota of requests. I do have to say though that so far *touch wood* I have been lucky and have always had emails address to me by name.

p.s. I love what you’ve done with this blog design – I have never seen anything like it!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:12:43 +0000

This has happened to me a lot lately, so I totally understand where you’re coming from. Not that I don’t appreciate the offers, but when it’s totally out of my scope and not even addressed to me, I know they’ve just been copying and pasting e-mails all day to every blogger they could find. It always makes me more likely to accept it (or at least respond), when they’ve taken a little time and effort.

By: The1stdaughter (Danielle)

The1stdaughter (Danielle) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:49:25 +0000

Can I just say…DITTO! I think I received just about the same number and wish they would just click once more to find out I have a first name. Then, if they have just a couple of more minutes..read my review policy to find out what I like. It’s so difficult, because I LOVE helping and getting the word out, but it’s so hard when they send garbage like that. I want to say, ” you want me to care about what your selling, but you don’t care who you want selling it?”…no thanks! Ugh. At least they aren’t all like this and we do have a few awesome publicists out there! :o)

By: Laura @ I'm Booking It

Laura @ I'm Booking It — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:46:24 +0000

LOL.

I agree with you on most of it, although I don’t actually mind “dear blogger” e-mails. If I’m interested, I respond. If not, I happily archive them without any further thought. If they go through the effort of looking up my name, I want to send them a personal reply, and I get sad when I have to keep saying “No, but thank you for thinking of me”.

By: Ruth @ Bookish Ruth

Ruth @ Bookish Ruth — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:45:46 +0000

I’ve been wanting to write a post like this for a long time. I got a “Dear Blogger” e-mail just this week. You made your point better than I would have, though! Kudos Pam.