![]() ![]() ![]() I have to admit I was surprised–not just because there actually was a reveal (I was expecting more obfuscation, or possibly a demand for money in order to get the secret info), but because Judith McNaught is exactly what Monica Main and her video pitchman claim: a famous, bestselling romance author who has written a lot of books and has a devoted fan base. The famous #1 New York Times Bestselling Author is Judith McNaught. That whisked me to a fourth video, in which, at the end of a long spiel about the fabulousness of this “incredibly rare” opportunity, “The Blade” closes the circle by inviting me to set up my “strategy session” with Monica Main. To the accompaniment of yet another video (a woman claiming to be one of the chosen co-authors, though naturally she can’t provide her name or the title of her book) I pasted in 500 words from one of my own novels, and clicked “Submit”. How could I resist? Using one of my burner names and emails, I signed the NDA, which took me to the writing sample page. Step 1: you sign an online NDA (conveniently present below the video). That link lands you at a second video, in which some dude named Robert “The Blade” Robinson–a “ professional brand spokesman” who appears to have been hired for the purpose–makes the pitch yet again, and also details what happens next. ![]() I watched so you don’t have to: it basically reiterates everything in the letter, and concludes by inviting you to click on the link below the video. If you’re bowled over by Monica’s snail mail letter pitch (or just curious about where the whole thing might go, like me), and type the personalized link on page 2 into your browser, you wind up here, with Monica and a video pitch. Whatever her actual credentials, she clearly has a doctorate in flim-flam. She also runs several get-rich-quick-style satellite sites, retreats, and super-sekrit workshops. So who is Monica Main? According to her official website, she’s “a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of real-world experience in all types of businesses and investments.” While there’s nothing to suggest she has ever worked in publishing, she does claim to be “a Best-Selling Author in THREE Categories!” on Amazon (where you can be a bestseller with only a handful of sales if the category is obscure enough). (Here’s an earlier version of the solicitation, which pairs the co-authoring pitch with the shilling of Main’s Living the Writer’s Dream pamphlet–just $10!) But hurry! There’s only one more slot left to fill! If you don’t click RIGHT AWAY, you’ll miss the boat! It’s top secret! If you want to proceed, you even have to sign an NDA! But there’s a very special video, just for you (it even has your name in the URL), and if you watch it, All Will Be Revealed. Of course, Monica can’t tell you just who this bestselling author is. And you–yes, YOU!!!–could be one of those co-writers! What if you could vault yourself out of the “soul-sucking” “chaos” of Amazon and get instant credibility by co-writing a novel with a New York Times bestselling author? Wouldn’t that be awesome?Īmazingly (or maybe not), Monica can offer just such an opportunity! A “long-reigning #1 New York Times Bestseller stemming back to the early 1980s” is looking to start a “James Patterson kind of writing ’empire'” that would release multiple co-written books a year. ![]()
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