I've been busy lately, marketing my book. I've contacted several places for book signings and reviews. Most of the time, I've been dealt with by courteous people and so I haven't really minded the rejection as much as I might have.

Today, though, I was told that not only does the reviewer I contacted not accept books by my publisher(http://www.publishamerica.com/books/8238) but he also doesn't review books with my subject matter (abuse). If he had been courteous, I might have understood. However, he was not.

Then, I was asked by someone on a message board why I would ask strangers to review my book. This made me think. I guess I don't understand why someone would not ask a stranger to review his book. After all, my book was written not just for my friends and family, but for anyone who might like to read it. If I want my book to be a best seller someday, I have to expect that a lot of people who don't know me are going to have to read my book and enjoy it enough to tell someone else about it. I'm willing to get those people to read my book in many ways, even by approaching them to review it.

And so, as I go off to design publicity posters and start on my writing for the weekend, I will ponder that idea and wonder how I can best rethink my approach to reviewers.