tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post8895703774472779647..comments2023-10-11T02:16:08.308-07:00Comments on Publishing Careers: Predicting What the Media WantsLori Cates Handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768475768656302512noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post-13895585245396634702008-11-17T12:15:00.000-08:002008-11-17T12:15:00.000-08:00Selena--don't feel bad. This was a real stretch an...Selena--don't feel bad. This was a real stretch and I think any of our authors would have found it difficult to pull off without, in the words of one author, "looking like an idiot."<BR/><BR/>Laurence--I don't know... many authors would prefer we keep their phone numbers private and have all inquiries go through us. But the e-mail thing is a good idea.Lori Cates Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768475768656302512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post-40572783647307884512008-11-17T05:32:00.000-08:002008-11-17T05:32:00.000-08:00One lesson to take away is that authors should mak...One lesson to take away is that authors should make their phone numbers easy to find. When I Googled several JIST authors of relevant books, I found numerous links related to the books but often had difficulty finding contact information about the authors. There are ways (often called "Google bombing") to propel one's personal-information page higher in the Google rankings. Another idea is that we could offer to include (but not require) a contact e-mail address or phone number on the author-information page at the JIST site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post-78499852162504091552008-11-15T13:02:00.000-08:002008-11-15T13:02:00.000-08:00Ack!!! I had a feeling all week long that somethin...Ack!!! I had a feeling all week long that something like that would go down on Friday if I took the day off. Thank you for trying to pull something together for such a great opportunity! I wish I could have been able to help out on this one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com