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Act I
Friend: "I really enjoyed your book!"

Author: "Thanks! Would you mind leaving me a review on Amazon? It would help me out a lot."

Friend: "Of course!!!! I'd be happy to. I'm really busy now but I'll get to it in the next couple of weeks."

Act II (Two weeks later)
Author: "Um. I know you're really busy, but you mentioned you'd leave a review on my book. If you could just leave a quick review, that would be awesome."

Friend: "Oh right! Sorry, I totally forgot! I'm really busy but I'll get to it in the next few days for sure."

Author: "You don't have to write anything much. Just like a sentence or two, tops."

Friend: "I promise I'll do it."

Act III (Two weeks later):

[Author is browsing on Facebook and sees 10,000 posts from Friend.]

[Author hovers on post from Friend on Facebook: "So bored today. Nothing to do."]

[Author lets out sigh.]

Act IV (two weeks later):

Author: "Hey, just wondering if you had a chance to write that review.....?"

Friend: [never writes back again]

U nailed it, unfortunately.

I've performed it many times, unfortunately.

I actually have an author friend who did this to me not too long before publishing her first book. When she later complained to me about the above scenario, I had to bite my tongue.

Ha! The nerve of her.

Yup-what about those relatives that you bought all that crappy candy from, went to their kids recitals, attended bad jewelry and candle parties, and they won't read your book. Well. they don't read much, they tell you. Guess what on your drive to Florida from New York, You tell them, you can listen to a book on audio. I guess they'd rather listen to Howard Stern.

Lol Carole.

It hurts because it's true...