When Spambots Attack

(Editor’s Note: Laura has a blog that discusses her journey in becoming a published author that you can check out here. Her husband also plays Todd in our web series - Roommates.)

As a blogger, a fan base is important. As a writer looking to be published, that fan base is doubly important! Publishers are going to be so impressed when they see that I not only have a decent human following, I have a massive spambot following. Here are some comments from a few of my loyal spambot fans:

Hi {That is a valid point! This is an interesting post!} {Can you post more?! Can you post more about federal student loans?!} Thanks

• Thanks, {you are a magnificent spambot!}. I have never once posted about federal student loans. But I will think about it because you love me so much.

Real informative and amazing anatomical structure of topic material, now that’s user pleasant (:

• If there’s one thing I strive for, it’s user-pleasantry, um, user-pleasantness?

Hi there it’s me Fiona, I am also visiting this web page on a regular basis, this website is actually good and the visitors are actually sharing fastidious thoughts.

• Well hi Fiona! I’m glad you’re surprised about my readers’ intelligence level. I’m surprised you have a name!

Excellent goods from you, man. I have understand your stuff previous to you and you’re just extremely excellent. I really like what you have acquired here, really like what you’re saying and the way in which you say it. You make it enjoyable and you still care for to keep it wise.

• Thanks man, er, Spambot. Excellent goods from you, too! I always try to still care for to keep it wise.

Naturally I like your web web site, nevertheless you might have to check the spelling on quite some of your posts. Quite a few them are rife with spelling difficulties and I locate it very bothersome to let you know. Nevertheless I will surely come again again.

• I’m so sorry about the parts of my web web site that are rife with spelling difficulties. Thanks, though, for surely coming again. I’m glad we can get past that.

So, to any publishers out there - I have a large, loyal following in the spambot community. If you want to see what all the fuss is about, check it out at lauraleeanderson.wordpress.com.