Colorblind Cowboy2d ago

“I won’t be on Bluesky, but my book will.”

“I have to find readers and reviewers. There are readers and reviewers on Bluesky.”

“Since I’m using my book promotion as an example of my marketing skills, it needs to be where industry people are.”

This is how I’m coping with something I really don’t want to do. So, tell me, will I be wrong for posting my book promotion over there?

EDIT: For that 2nd option, maybe think “It’s not ethical.” There’s bias in how I wrote it.

#Bookstodon #AmWriting

Gotta do what you gotta do
85.9%
You’re a traitor to everything
4.2%
It’s complicated. Let me explain 👇
9.9%
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@colorblindcowboy If you can afford to stick by your principles and it's only a matter of making more money, you should stick to your principles IMHO - it'll probably be better for your mental health, like Rob said. But if it's a choice between your principles and meeting your needs (and that includes being able to continue to practice your art), then you gotta do what you gotta do.
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Show threadeishiya2d ago
@colorblindcowboy This assumes BSky (or whatever the popular website of the month is) will actually do for you what you think it'll do though xP It doesn't for everyone. It also often takes a significant commitment to make these sites worth a damn, since the algorithms usually reward frequent posting and since folks don't tend to care for users who drop adverts and run. On any site, you have to be willing to spend a fair bit of time on the site and talk to people there, not just about your book.
Show threadColorblind Cowboy2d ago
@eishiya Oh for sure. I won’t spend the time there building community I do there. But I do know several folks who are over there who’ve expressed interest. So for them to not be able to interact with what I have in store, seems like a wasted opportunity.
Show threadkeeps vis.social running2d ago

@colorblindcowboy @eishiya I do post there links to my posts here. And to my own sites.

There are people there, who still dominate the #SciArt world and seem to hate distributed social like the fediverse. It's a very odd thing.

Then again, as an artist, fedi really isn't supporting my work financially. At all.

If I could afford to be only fedi, I would. But that's not really possible as a cancer patient with cancer patient bills.

Show threadkeeps vis.social running2d ago

@colorblindcowboy @eishiya To be clear, I'm not really making any art sales there either. This last year has been....ummm....a total financial loss.

That's not just about fedi vs blky. It's the economy, and so much more.

Show threadkeeps vis.social running2d ago
@colorblindcowboy @eishiya I see posting elsewhere and pointing back here as leaving bread crumbs. When they're ready to come here, we'll already be here.
Show threadColorblind Cowboy2d ago
@kristinHenry 💯