The Tiktok Trend Urging Readers to Return Books
First of all, most Tiktok advice is pure trash; always take it with a grain of salt. Second, use the Golden Rule. Never do to someone else what you wouldn't want them to do to you. Is that so hard to figure out? Operation Awesome has another writer hit by the vile Tiktok inspired trend of returning author's books after reading them. What kind of person does this? Honestly, I know the economy is hitting people hard, but if you are a reader of mine and can't afford my books, email me (tara at taramayastales dot com) and simply ask for a free copy. I'll send it to you. But don't pretend to buy them, read them and then return them. That's creepy. (This is isn't happening to me right now, but it's the principle.) So, I admit, I was skeptical about this when I first heard about it, but the more I've heard, the more I understand why this is a problem. It seems to be a combination of two factors: one, scum on Tiktok urging people to take advantage of author...