Disclaimer and datclaimer.

I do publicity work for several authors and publishing houses. When I write about something these authors have produced, it’s because I’m a fan. Enter The Octopus is my personal website, not a public relations vehicle for my various projects, and if I write about something here you can be assured that it is because of genuine personal enthusiasm. This is how I got into this business in the first place. You see, I’m a big, big reader and a major f/sf/horror fan, so these two things – my personal reading and professional work – sometimes coincide. Take for instance the work of Jeff VanderMeer. He’s my favorite living writer, bar none. I absolutely love his work, and Jeff and his wife Ann have become good friends of mine as well. Through this, I’ve been fortunate enough to be in an position to help Jeff with his publicity, but the fact that I’m a big fan has not changed.

I’ve tried in the past to be completely transparent. As a matter of fact, if you’ll look at the right-hand side of the page you’ll see a client list. That’s been there for a long time. That being said, I could certainly understand if you were suspicious of my motives, and so from now on, any time I write about something or someone I’m currently working with I’ll include a disclaimer:

“Disclaimer: I have or have had a professional relationship with this author, publishing house or project.”

That cool?

Further, I give you my guarantee: if you read a review or interview with an author here, it’s because I like their work. This is especially obvious if you consider that most of the interviews or reviews here have been with people who have never had a working relationship with me.