"(the writing life is nothing if not embarrassing; enter ye and prepare to blush)" so, so true, and you are on my list of Inglewood's most anticipated books. It was a pleasure to preorder your book at The Bookshop. :)
Congrats for making the list and your thorough exploration of what that does and doesn't mean! I have definitely read (or at least bloomed with the intention to read) books I've encountered on various internet lists. I can't give you an exact percentage on my follow-thru, but I do find a list a way of sifting through the many many books, be it by theme or by anticipation!
OMG, I misread! I totally interpreted that first paragraph as a, "i did it," then skimmed down a bit and missed the "nope"! lol. you're on the most anticipated list of my heart. :-)
1. Oh how I know the feeling of not expecting to see my book on a list, not seeing my book on a list, and then feeling small and sad. I know this feeling so well it has really affected my desire to publish another book (I have one coming out next year and I almost dread it more than anticipate it.)
2. I didn't know you had a book coming out and now I do! I anticipate it!
3. During February, senior year of high school, waiting for a college acceptance letter and desperate for my next chapter, I listened to Heroes everyday on the ride home. I timed it to swell as I rounded the wooded bend before my house and finish when I pulled in the driveway. And then one day the college acceptance came.
So yes, I *have* ordered books because they appear on these lists. Or more specifically, they put books on my radar and then I decide to pre-order/check them out from the library/read them. It's not exactly some editor's anticipation that hypes me up, but the editor's anticipation that makes them share the synopsis that then hypes me up.
BUT!
More importantly!
I've pre-ordered your book thanks to this here Substack. The anticipation is building!
ps these lists are one of MANY ways that I discover what's ahead. I usually can't remember how something landed on my radar. I'm most excited about some of the smaller press releases. And also the TTW!
Thanks for this dose of wisdom! I admire the way you keep chugging along despite the ups and many downs of the writing journey. This strikes me as a more powerful witness to literary community than success on dumb marketing lists.
A request: if you know where I can find a cohort therapist for free let me know. ha!
I definitely read lists and read books on lists and am so excited for you, Susannah!
"(the writing life is nothing if not embarrassing; enter ye and prepare to blush)" so, so true, and you are on my list of Inglewood's most anticipated books. It was a pleasure to preorder your book at The Bookshop. :)
Congrats for making the list and your thorough exploration of what that does and doesn't mean! I have definitely read (or at least bloomed with the intention to read) books I've encountered on various internet lists. I can't give you an exact percentage on my follow-thru, but I do find a list a way of sifting through the many many books, be it by theme or by anticipation!
But I didn’t make the list! Haha! I love to hear that you’ve made some good discoveries through past lists.
OMG, I misread! I totally interpreted that first paragraph as a, "i did it," then skimmed down a bit and missed the "nope"! lol. you're on the most anticipated list of my heart. :-)
Thanks for the honesty. I agree, we need more of it.
1. Oh how I know the feeling of not expecting to see my book on a list, not seeing my book on a list, and then feeling small and sad. I know this feeling so well it has really affected my desire to publish another book (I have one coming out next year and I almost dread it more than anticipate it.)
2. I didn't know you had a book coming out and now I do! I anticipate it!
3. During February, senior year of high school, waiting for a college acceptance letter and desperate for my next chapter, I listened to Heroes everyday on the ride home. I timed it to swell as I rounded the wooded bend before my house and finish when I pulled in the driveway. And then one day the college acceptance came.
So yes, I *have* ordered books because they appear on these lists. Or more specifically, they put books on my radar and then I decide to pre-order/check them out from the library/read them. It's not exactly some editor's anticipation that hypes me up, but the editor's anticipation that makes them share the synopsis that then hypes me up.
BUT!
More importantly!
I've pre-ordered your book thanks to this here Substack. The anticipation is building!
ps these lists are one of MANY ways that I discover what's ahead. I usually can't remember how something landed on my radar. I'm most excited about some of the smaller press releases. And also the TTW!
Lost Lambs is also on my anticipatory library holds list! And, of course, anticipating The Come Apart.
Thanks for this dose of wisdom! I admire the way you keep chugging along despite the ups and many downs of the writing journey. This strikes me as a more powerful witness to literary community than success on dumb marketing lists.
A request: if you know where I can find a cohort therapist for free let me know. ha!