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Jenna's thread about people wanting us writers to write their stories reminded me of a pet peeve of mine.
For some reason it really irks me when someone finds out I'm an author and they say, "Can I get a free copy of your book?" This has happened before, and I usually say something like "They're at bookstores."
Do you other authors get this question? How do you handle it? I mean, what do they expect, that I carry spare copies of my books crammed up my behind, waiting for someone to ask for one? Someone's got to pay for the things, besides (even if it's at my author's discount, but still . . . .).
allen
For some reason it really irks me when someone finds out I'm an author and they say, "Can I get a free copy of your book?" This has happened before, and I usually say something like "They're at bookstores."
Do you other authors get this question? How do you handle it? I mean, what do they expect, that I carry spare copies of my books crammed up my behind, waiting for someone to ask for one? Someone's got to pay for the things, besides (even if it's at my author's discount, but still . . . .).
allen