The strangest thing happened to me today.
(A thread, but TL;DR: beware of "book promoter" extreme tactics.)
I got an email from someone, subject: Inspired by your journey as an author. "Cool," I thought. So I opened it.
The sender said my book, Convergence of Connection, caught her attention, and asked if it was available on GR. My books are listed there, but you can't buy them there (obviously). I told her she could buy them on Amazon, and moved on with my morning.
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Sarah J Hoodlet
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