This has Got to be a Joke, right?

Posted by Cheryl Anne Gardner on
Read this article titled: 5 Common Self-Publishing Mistakes that Stamp Unprofessional on Your Book and How to Correct Them.

Funny how the article's author didn't seem to follow Number 3: Book Control. I take that to mean editing and proofreading, so let's play: How illiterate is this article? And yes, in case you are wondering, this came over my news feed; I shit you not.

Sometimes I think this stuff is deliberately posted to perpetuate the stigma and reinforce the belief that all self-published books are illiterate crap. Yes, if I was a conspiracy theorist, I might believe that, because nobody could be this stupid.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Failure too give me as mush of your money as possible, sos I canz stop impersonating Nigerian Bankers.
:D
10:37 AM
L.K. Campbell said…
First off, can someone tell the person who wrote the article that he/she consistently misuses the word "too". It should be "to" in each of those points.
If he/she is trying to accuse self-published authors of being illiterate hacks, then all I can say is, "Pot meet kettle".
11:04 AM
DED said…
I think it's a foreign spam blog looking to cash in on popular search terms. Another page on the site was credited to a completely different author and had nothing to do with this page.

So, I guess that does make it a joke. ;)
11:08 AM
Cheryl Anne Gardner said…
I figured as much because it didn't make any sense at all, but the issue that disturbs me most, is how this makes self-publishing look like a disgrace to someone who stumbles on that link in their news feed.

I hate highjackers.
11:47 AM
Mick Rooney said…
I did notice this in the page footer!

"Are you ready too publish your book successfully? Get FREE instant entry too my Self Publisher’s eKit at http://www.selfpublishinghouse.internet Earma Brown, 14 yr author, book writing and publishing coach"

Even poor Jerry Simmons in a linked interview with the above author gets the 'too' treatment. Talk about taking the words out of your mouth!
4:09 PM
Cheryl Anne Gardner said…
This is the kind of crap new Indie authors have to watch out for. I think kind of crap is worse than your standard vanity press.

Every day there is at least one "Get Rich Quick" self-publishing scam pitch that comes over my news feed. This was one of the worst I have seen.
7:37 AM
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