Do Facebook Book Promotion Groups Make Sense?

Yesterday someone innocently posted a question on Facebook about book promotion groups. It triggered an epic rant by me, so I thought I would share it here, and see if it warranted anymore discussion.

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There, I feel better with that off my chest. What questions, issues, concerns, or rants of your own does this trigger? Note: you can view the original Facebook discussion, HERE.

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Pamela

Pamela Fagan Hutchins writes award-winning and bestselling romantic mysteries 10006025_10152294921092604_1598429323_oand hilarious nonfiction, chairs the board of the Houston Writers Guild, and dabbles in employment law and human resources investigations from time to time. She is passionate about great writing, smart authorpreneurship, and her two household hunks, husband Eric and one-eyed Boston terrier Petey. She blogs on writing, publishing and promotion at Skip the Jack and on her beleaguered family, and much-too-personal life at Road to Joy. She also leaps medium-tall buildings in a single bound (if she gets a good running start). Check out her USA Best Book Award winning new novel, Going for Kona, her permafree mystery (and series lead), Saving Graceher writing/publishing/promotion Bible, What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?, and her newest mystery, Heaven to Betsy.