To to play Misery Poker (I’ll lose) but I would only note that the only thing suckier than trying to list who you can trust to support your book is when multiple folks you list:
- stop giving a shit about your work
- lose their careers as the profession is gutted
- die tragically young
So, um.
Dr. Emily Friedman
One cool thing they make you do for book proposals is make a giant list of every moderately friendly acquaintance or colleague you have in media. Real fun thing to do and contemplate. Weighing the souls of every one between might give a shit/will not give a shit.
