I'm thinking about becoming an Author Publicist/Book Doctor.
That's a random one, isn't it?
You see, I've really been getting into researching self published authors lately, and wishing I could help the really talented ones get more promotion. I shamelessly update pages on Goodreads (I'm a librarian there) just so that indie books will show up more in search engines.
And I really want to help those less-than-great new authors. Because I see a lot of ideas that COULD be utterly fantastic, but they lack direction or good scene mapping or even key details. Most of them (even ones by small imprints) need two things: a real, gutsy, knowledgeable editor; and about five more drafts. Any editor that would leave his diamond in the rough author out in the lions den with a half-edited book shouldn't be an editor. To heck with your MFA! College degrees are no guarantee for knowledge OR ability OR creativity.
I have nothing more to say right now. Already swamped just by reading books, answering emails, and doing social media for Verve Lit Awards! But it really does bug me, y'know? Maybe if I could have someone doing twitter for me, I could have the time to be an indie publicist/agent.
Or maybe I'm just looking for a way out of admitting that most of the books I've read in the last week stink on ice.
So I am curious. What does it mean to be a Goodreads librarian, and how do you become one? That's something I haven't figured out.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.goodreads.com/help/show/15-how-to-become-a-librarian
DeleteBasically, you can edit book pages and basic stuff if you are approved as a librarian. I just wrote a few sentences about how I like to read and they approved me. It was pretty simple.
Other than that, IDK what being a librarian does. I think you have more authority with Listopia and the Groups.
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Okay, that answered my question. =)
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