tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post1495037695921097366..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Slinking around your social media sitesJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-9225698938331764442022-06-27T06:42:28.560-04:002022-06-27T06:42:28.560-04:00How important is it for a writer to be on Twitter?...How important is it for a writer to be on Twitter? I'm on other social media, and I've tried Twitter but it makes me super anxious. If it's important, is the amount of followers someone has important too?Sarah Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07283272214171894385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35908107205693682082022-06-24T12:18:55.854-04:002022-06-24T12:18:55.854-04:00Yes, I have question.
Janet, I admire you as an ag...Yes, I have question.<br />Janet, I admire you as an agent and as an advocate for writers. But, your recent posts make me uncomfortable.<br />What if I don't want to show you (or anyone else) where I live? What if I don't want to Tweet, or blog? What if my own thoughts and my life is something I want to keep private. Not because I have anything sinister to hide, but because i am just a deeply private person.<br />What would that mean to you if I wrote a compelling query, and had some solid sample pages?Shah Kouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130033622853839848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-29086640537188196732022-06-23T15:54:28.882-04:002022-06-23T15:54:28.882-04:00I have a website. I used WordPress to create it. I...I have a website. I used WordPress to create it. It used to be a lot more complicated, pulling in three blogs into one blog stream... but I couldn't keep up the blogs. Now there isn't even a link to them. I haven't even really looked at the site for awhile, but it's pretty basic.<br /><br />Of course, I'm not currently querying, either. If I were, I would make sure my site was up-to-date and working well. I am, however, active on Twitter and Facebook. I have an author page on Facebook that I haven't updated in awhile, either. That, too would change if I were querying.<br /><br />But I do have a website and social media presence. When I get to querying again, I'll be prepared.BJ Muntainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977414826388000094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18308631201648590422022-06-23T14:16:16.666-04:002022-06-23T14:16:16.666-04:00Ok, I conceded. Bare bones website created. Stil...Ok, I conceded. Bare bones website created. Still no social presence, though. So only partially screwed?Steve Fortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027977543853683231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58484736840991306202022-06-23T13:01:58.044-04:002022-06-23T13:01:58.044-04:00John Davis Frain
"...and I resemble that rem...<br />John Davis Frain<br /><br />"...and I resemble that remark!"french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47721199697578119422022-06-23T07:47:37.754-04:002022-06-23T07:47:37.754-04:00I have a website. No idea if it's any good. I ...I have a website. No idea if it's any good. I like it. There's a dragon. I like dragons. I will update with my social media if anyone cares to watch me drone on and on about Liverpool FC and cute animals. I love cute pet pictures. And all the foxes and badgers that people in the U.K. find hanging out in their gardens. Fascinating. E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24584446791536976392022-06-22T18:29:33.292-04:002022-06-22T18:29:33.292-04:00I have horses on my website...! Lots of horses (an...I have horses on my website...! Lots of horses (and dogs, cats, pigs, goats, llamas). Melanie Sue Bowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820711791019410116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-22632546353145014892022-06-22T18:04:19.346-04:002022-06-22T18:04:19.346-04:00"...if your landing page is your blog and the..."...if your landing page is your blog and the last update was 2018, that's not putting your best foot forward."<br /><br />Kind of you to not mention me by name. Guess I better take care of something.John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71461200473821426162022-06-22T14:41:12.972-04:002022-06-22T14:41:12.972-04:00I'm screwed.I'm screwed.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1147910572777960392022-06-22T12:41:47.886-04:002022-06-22T12:41:47.886-04:00I have a website (It should be listed in my Blogge...I have a website (It should be listed in my Blogger profile if you want to see it). I redid it this year with a custom logo that hopefully better represents myself and my brand. I only mention the logo because I did it myself in photoshop and was proud with how it turned out as I don't consider myself skilled in graphic design at all.<br /><br />I looked over MANY website of published YA authors (my age-group) for inspiration for mine. It's taken a while and multiple attempts at themes before I got to this point where I think mine is pretty nice. Feel free to check it out. I am available for questions or to offer help for my fellow Reiders if you need it. I am pro-author website (YES, you ABSOLUTELY need one!), so LOVE helping others get to this point.<br /><br />One quick tip: make sure your site is viewable across multiple devices - computer, tablet, smartphone. You want to pick a theme and design it to be as accessible as possible otherwise all your hard work is for naught when someone clicks your link from a smartphone and it warps all your careful designs.KariVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824650323413004291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13723061034282569532022-06-22T11:53:06.437-04:002022-06-22T11:53:06.437-04:00I have a website. Is it good? My most popular page...I have a website. Is it good? My most popular page is my review of Steven Charleston's book, The Four Vision Quests of Jesus, not exactly my aim as I'm working on a novel! I try to blog once a month.<br /><br />And I'm unsure about directing it toward my facebook page as it's a personal page, not an author page.<br /><br />Thank you for this Janet. It's good to see more posts (but no pressure!) and some of the Reiders here. Hi y'all!Lisa Bodenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809067722921953857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74568559629852859722022-06-22T11:25:34.331-04:002022-06-22T11:25:34.331-04:00Uh-oh. My landing page is my blog, but I do post o...Uh-oh. My landing page is my blog, but I do post once a month so is that active enough? <br /><br />And I echo Steve about the worry of not being on Twitter or any other social media. I do have a Goodreads page and an Amazon page, but that's it. <br /><br /><br />Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-14504936738556581402022-06-22T10:04:36.877-04:002022-06-22T10:04:36.877-04:00I am so, so, SO glad it's not obligatory to wr...I am so, so, SO glad it's not obligatory to write a blog. That sentence alone has made my week.<br /><br />Plus, there is a picture of a cute horse on my website! (It's not my horse though, despite the fact I took the picture. Hoping that's allowed. If anyone asks, can I say I borrowed it? Also, it might actually be a pony.)<br /><br />Might this really mean my website is okay?? Excuse me while I gibber with relief.<br /><br />Now I just have to write a novel somebody wants. Hmmm.NLiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184714542401822508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91468160443202314352022-06-22T10:02:49.630-04:002022-06-22T10:02:49.630-04:00Echoing TJB in wanting examples.
Then there are t...Echoing <b>TJB</b> in wanting examples.<br /><br />Then there are those of us who have no social media presence. No Twitter or anything to link to. And only a blog with maybe 4 posts (links to published stories), with none in the past 18 months or so. But hey, there's a mailing list button. How hopeless does that make us?Steve Fortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027977543853683231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-29488420066621974932022-06-22T09:39:15.513-04:002022-06-22T09:39:15.513-04:00Would love to see an example of what a decent webs...Would love to see an example of what a decent website looks like for an aspiring author sans agent (or maybe recently landed, but site is yet untouched by improvements directed by erudite agent). I'll do some digging, but if you or a commenter want to toss out some examples, I'd appreciate it. I've seen plenty of personal websites, most I think fall short of the mark. But, who am I to judge?TJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064248243476105534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21437421429238323382022-06-22T08:46:16.738-04:002022-06-22T08:46:16.738-04:00Yes, this is my summer. Yes, I have no idea what I...Yes, this is my summer. Yes, I have no idea what I'm doing. Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Just checked out Greg Levin's site for an example. His is pretty spiffy, but he's got publications linked. Having a writer site without links to publications just seems . . . weird, I guess?<br /><br />But if the agents want to see a website, I will cook up a website. It can't be that hard, right?<br /><br />*Cough Cough* Right?Timothy Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514224628760035696noreply@blogger.com