Comments on: Writing Ethics 2: Voting in Readers’ Choice Contests http://lillieammann.com/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/ A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/comment-page-1/#comment-35813 Lillie Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:56:35 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/#comment-35813 Richard, LOL :-) Richard,

LOL :-)

]]> By: Richard http://lillieammann.com/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/comment-page-1/#comment-35771 Richard Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:30:25 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/#comment-35771 Vote for lilieammann :D Vote for lilieammann :D

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/comment-page-1/#comment-1029 Lillie Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:09:21 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/#comment-1029 I'm glad you made the comment, Mary Emma. I think we should think and talk about issues like this - too often, we do things without thinking. I'm sure some people go vote for an author when asked without even thinking about it. It sounds like we're in agreement that authors have to spread the word about themselves and their books and let readers respond as they see fit. Authors who don't promote don't sell book. On the other hand, I don't like to see some of the blatant self-promotion on e-mail lists I belong to from a few authors who never participate in the conversation until they have an announcement or ask for something. Then they jump in and say: "buy my book," "vote for me," "congratulate me on ..." After that they're gone again until they want something else. I’m glad you made the comment, Mary Emma. I think we should think and talk about issues like this – too often, we do things without thinking. I’m sure some people go vote for an author when asked without even thinking about it.

It sounds like we’re in agreement that authors have to spread the word about themselves and their books and let readers respond as they see fit. Authors who don’t promote don’t sell book.

On the other hand, I don’t like to see some of the blatant self-promotion on e-mail lists I belong to from a few authors who never participate in the conversation until they have an announcement or ask for something. Then they jump in and say: “buy my book,” “vote for me,” “congratulate me on …” After that they’re gone again until they want something else.

]]> By: Mary Emma Allen http://lillieammann.com/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Mary Emma Allen Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:47:38 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/#comment-1028 Hello Lillie, I hadn't realized my comment would result in a discussion. Perhaps it's good I got people thinking. I had begun to wonder how much value to place in some of these popularity type contests if voters haven't read the books. Being familiar with an author's work, reading excerpts on a web site, etc. does give you some idea of the work's credibility. However, I often had the idea some people were voting simply because they liked the author or then perhaps wanted the other person to vote for them on something. It's okay, too, I'd think, for authors to ask for votes or consideration. How else would anyone know the author had been nominated? (Authors have to do so much of their own PR these days.) And I see no problem, Lillie, with a friend recommending someone's book and letting others know it's been nominated. Then it's up to the voter to be guided by their conscience. Hello Lillie,
I hadn’t realized my comment would result in a discussion. Perhaps it’s good I got people thinking. I had begun to wonder how much value to place in some of these popularity type contests if voters haven’t read the books. Being familiar with an author’s work, reading excerpts on a web site, etc. does give you some idea of the work’s credibility. However, I often had the idea some people were voting simply because they liked the author or then perhaps wanted the other person to vote for them on something. It’s okay, too, I’d think, for authors to ask for votes or consideration. How else would anyone know the author had been nominated? (Authors have to do so much of their own PR these days.) And I see no problem, Lillie, with a friend recommending someone’s book and letting others know it’s been nominated. Then it’s up to the voter to be guided by their conscience.

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/comment-page-/#comment-1030 Lillie Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:57:41 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/07/23/writing-ethics-2-voting-in-readers-choice-contests/#comment-1030 Good, Jeanne. That fits with my philosophy of voting only for books that I know something about. Reading a chapter is one good way to do this. Good, Jeanne. That fits with my philosophy of voting only for books that I know something about. Reading a chapter is one good way to do this.

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