Thread by @Joannechocolat

Today's #TenTweets are on the subject of THINGS AUTHORS WISH ALL PUBLISHERS KNEW. Follow the hashtag to collect them all! #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew

1. The popularity of a TV personality, actor, YouTuber, singer, etc. doesn't automatically mean that people will rush to buy a book with their name on the cover. #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew

2. Social media is not a marketing platform. #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew

3. First-time novelists are no more special, exciting or talented than the ones you already have on your books, and who may feel unappreciated if you neglect them too much. #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew

4. Authors get tired. #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew

5. Authors would like you to *like* their books, not simply choose to sell them. #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew

6. Money, though a necessary and good thing, is no substitute for genuine enthusiasm. #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew

7. The public would rather see a lot of different books, covering a wide variety of interests, than a lot of cheap copies of a handful of very popular books. #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew

8. Readers are a lot smarter, discerning and diverse than most of you think. #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew

9. Readers don't buy any old books simply because they've seen them advertised. #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew

10. Readers like a relationship with those who provide their books. They do not enjoy being thought of as "consumers" any more than authors like to be "producers." #TenThingsAuthorsWishPublishersKnew