Sorry, I mean, marketers of course.
Yesterday I asked the latest scammer which of my books they’d read because they said they had. Now, most platforms allow 15% to be read as a sample, ask about the ending. You cannot see the ending anywhere, so that’s your question.
So this particular one put a buy link to [Foxtrot Mike Lima] into the chat and said “this one”. Yes, I laughed. Was it too hard to type the name? A buy link grabbed from my Facebook Page really convinces me. 🙂
So, I asked them what happens in the end of that book.
And we wait for the bullshit or the ghosting, could go either way. They’ve probably the idea that I’m not going to just accept what they say without questioning everything. That makes this much harder for them. I’ve more than likely reached the tipping point where they will disappear on the hunt for an easier mark.
DO NOT BE THAT EASY MARK.
Do not let your ego get the better of you. If you fall for the flattery (and who doesn’t love to hear how wonderful their writing is?) you will lose money hand over fist. Step back. Really look at what is being said. Are they legit? Or are they blowing smoke up your skirt.
These people are ‘all mouth no trousers’.
If they’re legit then they will have actual clients that you can contact and ask about their experience and not a fictionalised website.
If it sounds too good to be true …

Completely unrelated I just realised how I can deliver something to people who have and are reading the Veronica Tracey Spy/PI Series. Hooray! 🙂

Here we go … this is what this marketer said about the end of [Foxtrot Mike Lima] only she didn’t this is an AI response, it’s also wrong:

“At the end of the book, Veronica and her team manage to locate Ben just in time, thwarting the illegal arms deal and preventing a potential global catastrophe. However, the cost of their success is high, with relationships strained and trust eroded. Veronica is left to rebuild her life and her team, knowing that while they may have won the battle, the war is far from over.”

Yeah nah. Much easier to read the book than lie about it. It sounds like a reasonable end but clearly she doesn’t know me as a writer and never read anything I’ve written.
Try again.