MaybeMike Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I just started reading this guy Mike Miller that is going to be the next big thing. Honestly, I haven't been this excited about a new author since Lies of Locke Lamora. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5378690.Mike_Miller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Well this is subtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Rhinos Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Welcome to the board, Mike Miller! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello World Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I just started reading this guy Mike Miller that is going to be the next big thing. Honestly, I haven't been this excited about a new author since Lies of Locke Lamora. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5378690.Mike_Miller If you’re doing this on purpose to hurt Mike Miller then I’d say this is pure genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 You probably thought this was a great and unique marketing idea. You were wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kindly Old Man Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 This guy is clearly named Kurt R. you guys, how he could possibly be Mike Miller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I hope Mike Miller is not paying actual money for an astroturf social media marketing campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerol Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Shouldn't this be moved into the Entertainment section? And why is there no "popcorn" emoticon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Mike Miller was probably just too busy with his basketball career to really put a lot of effort into marketing his new book, so he hired someone else to handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migey Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Guys, lets be fair. It's possible that this guy's work is actually really damn good and it made such an impression upon Kurt R, that he felt compelled to seek out a reputable literature board and make an account just to tell us about it. Let us not snub him, nor his efforts. I say one of us reads this book and tells us if it is truly as amazing as Kurt says. So, who wants to take one for the team? I nominate Myshkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthmail Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Does it matter if he's the guy or not? Are all of you qualified to be such assholes about it? Honestly, who gives a shit? I'm not rushing out to buy the book right now, but fuck if I care if the guy sock puppets some press for himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I am extremely qualified to be an asshole about it. I have a Ph.D in Advanced Assholery from Mel Gibson University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I don't get why authors don't just advertise their books on here openly. Why pretend to be someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EruditeFool Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 FYI to OP, this is how to promote your work on this board: http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/120973-official-blatant-but-honest-self-promotion-thread/ Guys, lets be fair. It's possible that this guy's work is actually really damn good and it made such an impression upon Kurt R, that he felt compelled to seek out a reputable literature board and make an account just to tell us about it. Let us not snub him, nor his efforts. I say one of us reads this book and tells us if it is truly as amazing as Kurt says. Problem is, it's a guy with one post and that first post is to promote a work.... not suspicious in the least. In the days of post-Stanekgate we have become really cynical about these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I'm pretty sure no one would have a problem with..."I just wrote a book, you might be intrested... If you're intrested... You might like etc.But everyone assumes it will make them look stupid.It's probably not more stupid than been caught out on it. The problem with that is you end up with 400 threads started by brand new members who only came here to pimp their books. This is a discussion forum, not a bulletin board. I will say that while joining a random discussion forum solely for the purpose of pimping your own self published book isn't a great way to go about things, it's still preferable to creating a sockpuppet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EruditeFool Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I just created a new thread where all the authors who want to self-promote can do so openly. Hopefully, it'll cut down on this kind of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Haha omg I just clicked on that link and almost chocked. The yeti? 3vil? If you're going to try to sell us your dreck at least maybe look up who GRRM IS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 At least Cozur had the grace to name the account on here after himself when he came on to adverise his stuff... Cozur? Is that like Gozers brother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EruditeFool Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I looked on Goodreads as well. Each of his books is rated 5 stars by "Kurt Russell", who gave an Isaac Asimov book 1 star. Can anyone else say shenanigans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 that is you end up with 400 threads started by brand new members who only came here to pimp their books. by contrast, long-time members should feel free to circulate their self-published books here. I will of course be posting my tawdry self-published commie fantasy whenever it arises out of the historical dialectic, as laid down by herr marx and perfected by the great stalin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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