Is Having An Imaginary Publicist So Wrong?
Submitted by mwilliams on Wed, 2008-01-09 23:23.One side says it was wrong for self-published author Troy Tompkins to sign a fake name to a press release he wrote about his own book—a release that got the attention of a major publisher. The other side is saying Tompkins landed his deal with Simon & Schuster because he was a tireless promoter and his book was great. So, what do you think?
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My gut says that as long as your imaginary publicist is better than most real ones, I think it's about as harmless as "American Idol" and other fantasies most people indulge in. So we should be rather concerned.
Lying is lying. There's nothing wrong with promoting -- or putting a friend or wife's name on a release. But making up a person? That's a bit much. The end doesn't justify the mean.
Next up, it's wrong to publish under a pseudonym! It's just too much that J.D. Robb and Richard Bachman aren't real people!
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