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Publicity and Promotion for Authors in the Age of Social Media

March 8, 2012erchristensenLeave a comment

I don’t know if I can count the number of blog posts I see about how writers need to have a “platform.” Writers need to have a website and a blog. They need to have a presence in social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Writers need to get their Klout score up. And on and…

Seth Godin Gets it Wrong?

March 7, 2012erchristensenLeave a comment

Today, literary agent Rachelle Gardner (website, twitter) tweeted a link to this article, saying that it made her blood boil. In the article, Seth Godin said writers need to give up the idea that they deserve to make money from their writing. With the rise of self-publishing tools offered by Amazon and Apple, Seth Godin…