Some time ago, I decided that I wanted to keep up with the press releases of the various New York publishing houses. Mostly I wanted to know what they thought was important enough to issue press releases about, and I thought it would be enough to simply subscribe to...
Look, you've got to have a blog. That much goes without saying at least. But it also has to look cool, because the author is the brand and you have to get used to selling yourself. WordPress is as good a place to start as any, if you want to get going with social...
The recent revelation that many successful writers don't seem to use any kind of social media has hit rather hard. Writer Unboxed's article on this very subject was a well-written and thoughtful examination of the whole thing. But the reactions have somewhat baffled...