Dude, we've never even met

[pbray]

I'm glad that you're excited about your book, but honestly, sending spam emails to published authors asking them to nominate your book for every professional award out there isn't the best way to make a good first impression. Not even if you've helpfully included a list of all the awards you think it deserves.

Since it's not available in bookstores, offering to send me a review copy so I could read the book and then make up my own mind wouldn't be a bad idea. I'd likely decline due to time constraints, but at least then there would be a legitimate reason for you to have gotten in touch. But simply mass mailing everyone asking them to vote for you, sight unseen? Not your best idea.

Comments

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

I got no such spam. You are special. Or my spam-filter is better.
(I'm guessing the guy targeted SFWA folks, because how else would he find writers?)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Likely a better spam filter, since this was a "DEAR SFWA MEMBER" mailing.

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

Must be, then. Frontier's spam filter is actually excellent. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of pieces that have gotten by it in the four years I've been using them.