tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post2593654144808827479..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Some notes on book promotionJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36965915247250097172018-12-19T13:26:57.484-05:002018-12-19T13:26:57.484-05:00Konnie Enos, I was really hoping someone would ans...<b>Konnie Enos</b>, I was really hoping someone would answer your question, because I’m in the same boat! I have no idea where to start when it comes to Twitter. April Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946968627887624127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64629375262175616642018-12-14T10:54:04.668-05:002018-12-14T10:54:04.668-05:00If John sings that new song, Miles, it's heade...If John sings that new song, Miles, it's headed straight for the Bottom 40 in record time.John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-75865322113694172892018-12-14T10:45:46.674-05:002018-12-14T10:45:46.674-05:00Video killed the radio star.
Twitter killed John F...Video killed the radio star.<br />Twitter killed John Frain's car.<br /><br />New song on the way?Miles O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566986720292847069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35729824250003336452018-12-14T03:03:59.724-05:002018-12-14T03:03:59.724-05:00Well, this was kinda funny, provided you have a wa...Well, this was kinda funny, provided you have a warped sense of humor. <br /><br />With my commitment to reclaim my place on Twitter, I came out of a work assignment tonight and promptly checked Twitter in my car. Without realizing, I turned the key to play some Christmas music on the radio, but didn't start the car. After spending some time (too much time apparently) surfing Twitter, I turned the key to start the engine. <br /><br />Except I'd drained the battery. <br /><br />My wife was at a holiday party. My son who drives was downtown without his car. And, yes, it was raining. <br /><br />Social media killed my car. Fortunately, my sister was around to help me jump my car.<br /><br />Stay tuned for tomorrow when I tiptoe back into Instagram!<br />John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81239849216158011992018-12-14T00:27:10.923-05:002018-12-14T00:27:10.923-05:00I read an interesting study a while back about Ins...I read an interesting study a while back about Instagram influencers - the gist was it isn't the number of followers that matter, but the level of real interaction. <br /><br />For what it's worth my hypothesis is that a slow-burn but authentic development of community is better than following thousands of people in order to get thousands of follow-backs. The latter gets your numbers up, but if those follow-backs are following thousands on the same principle, then they are actually highly unlikely to see most of your content. 100 people who are actually interested in what you do is more use.<br /><br />I'm @AphraPell - I mostly post about animals and history and other random things that interest me. There are a lot of animals. <br /><br />Aphra Pellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135216024164707901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2362089582142920982018-12-13T22:39:22.356-05:002018-12-13T22:39:22.356-05:00I'm @DenaPawling on Twitter. I just followed ...<br />I'm @DenaPawling on Twitter. I just followed everyone who followed me and/or posted their handle here. Looking forward to being "social"<br /><br /><br />Dena Pawlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12432877274302514882018-12-13T21:34:54.051-05:002018-12-13T21:34:54.051-05:00Panda in Chief I agree with you about Instagram! I...<b>Panda in Chief</b> I agree with you about Instagram! I have one now, because it was necessary for entry into a "free boots for life" contest and I decided that I might as well use it for book promotion, interspersed generously with puppy pictures. Mostly, the people I follow are people that I follow on Twitter. <br /><br />However, I accidentally hit that button in the app that says "search your phone contacts" and I found a significant portion of my family there! So now I get to see my art school cousin's projects and my uncle's rain gauge and stuff.Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-48590319693335210582018-12-13T20:56:48.669-05:002018-12-13T20:56:48.669-05:00c.d. monson - thank you! they bring me a lot of jo...<b>c.d. monson</b> - thank you! they bring me a lot of joy. Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69530889086574360802018-12-13T20:36:47.690-05:002018-12-13T20:36:47.690-05:00I (mostly) play on Twitter by Janet's recommen...I (mostly) play on Twitter by Janet's recommendations. It's hard these days not to talk about politics, but I try to (again, mostly) comment in the "this is an injustice, let's do better" variety than getting snarky about what's going on, though I do read and enjoy those. For those who enjoy well informed snark, you can't do better than follow Joyce White Vance, a former Alabama prosecutor and frequent MSNBC expert guest.<br /><br />For some reason, I don't know if it's the changes to how FB is set up, I find it easier to have real time conversations with people on Twitter. There is a wonderful panda community there, and I love engaging in "panda improv" I just can't help putting words in pandas' mouths, especially the current twins in Atlanta.<br /><br />I can't authoritatively comment on any cliquishness among the YA writers, but Picture Book and Middle grade people are generous and welcoming. You can't go wrong joining conversations about food, pets, and retweeting cat videos. Panda videos are very relaxing. I've gotten some great book recommendations, and shared many as well. I've followed some fabulous illustrators and have been followed back by many of them.<br /><br />No matter what social media platform you choose, it's the "social" part that's important. If anyone wants to find me, I'm @PandaChronicle on Twitter and Bob T Panda on FB. I'm also PandaChronicle on Instagram, but I still haven't seen the point of it, so I'm not there hardly at all. Mostly I am lurking around Twidder.Panda in Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160375490647791433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53660711256274988312018-12-13T19:50:27.458-05:002018-12-13T19:50:27.458-05:00I'm on Twitter but I haven't made a single...<br />I'm on Twitter but I haven't made a single tweet. That will change on...er...New Year's Day.<br /><br />I'm @Cecilia09817211 (sorry, still trying to replace this auto-generated handle)Cecilia Ortiz Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799056302050264129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-88209410891862239202018-12-13T18:56:04.056-05:002018-12-13T18:56:04.056-05:00Mine is @McDowell_Ellie. I will follow those I do ...Mine is @McDowell_Ellie. I will follow those I do not already follow who listed here. We can help each other. E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-41392912696111833402018-12-13T18:49:25.848-05:002018-12-13T18:49:25.848-05:00I followed everyone who left their twitter handle....I followed everyone who left their twitter handle. I agree with Sarah, we should have done this before. Mine is: @ cd_monson for anyone who wants to follow me back. <br /><br />Woodland creatures unite!!! :) C. D. Monsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741893996193747853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60182370476163007802018-12-13T18:05:13.079-05:002018-12-13T18:05:13.079-05:00It's sort of improbable, but I actually love T...It's sort of improbable, but I actually love Twitter (handle @AuthorizedMusin )<br /><br />I've made REALLY good friends with some people (Writers and otherwise) <br /><br />I've driven traffic to my blog, my writing, my patreon, and my novella (now in both ebook on a bunch of platforms, and pod paperback on Amazon)<br /><br />It's a place to get information, good and otherwise, because you should also look into things yourself! (I feel)<br />Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76812388166832092402018-12-13T17:19:10.417-05:002018-12-13T17:19:10.417-05:00Sigh. Guess we have to embrace this madness. @AllT...Sigh. Guess we have to embrace this madness. @AllTimLowe<br /><br />I am going to follow those I haven't on the comment feed. If I miss you, feel free to try me and I will follow you back.Timothy Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514224628760035696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31286878740380866962018-12-13T16:31:09.861-05:002018-12-13T16:31:09.861-05:00I read the blog and read these comments, then went...I read the blog and read these comments, then went to Twitter. The first thing I see is a tweet from Janet.<br /><br />Serendipity.Tales from Teessidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15151967197051566601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55028459736716746682018-12-13T15:54:37.990-05:002018-12-13T15:54:37.990-05:00A bit OT: I've always wanted to be good at dra...A bit OT: I've always wanted to be good at drawing, but that skill went primarily to my older brother. As a result, I do okay, but I drool with envy at anyone who can paint or draw well. And today I added <b>Gabby</b> to that list. <a href="http://gabbygrant.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Check out her website</a>, folks! :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-80866650770071996322018-12-13T15:44:06.745-05:002018-12-13T15:44:06.745-05:00I can't often add to these comments during the...I can't often add to these comments during the day ('cause you know, day job), and all the conversation seems to die down by the time I can sit down and participate. But this topic is very much on my mind now. <br /><br />I've seen authors do better launching and selling their books when they have a bevy of devoted followers on social media, but only when they already have a few books under their belt and have fans. And I'm not talking about megastar authors. <br /><br />It's harder for debut authors, for obvious reasons. If anybody wants to connect with me on twitter, I'm @emilyanaymark<br /><br />I'd love to follow all of you, and will do so in the middle of the night when (I do all my stalking) I'm not working my day job.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359244161652343457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68539010252375312312018-12-13T15:32:20.555-05:002018-12-13T15:32:20.555-05:00Janet, thank you so much for this. As someone who&...Janet, thank you so much for this. As someone who's just stuck a toe in the Twitter waters, I've been wondering what I'm doing and how it works. Like Lennon, I'm trying to drum up interest in my children's illustrations, but I'm discovering that it's also an easy way to see what's going on in publishing. Being a lurker, I don't feel easy swanning in and brandishing my twitter name, but I do enjoy the commentariat here and will certainly be checking you guys out.Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08930510112911875283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-16398574661873370722018-12-13T15:17:23.657-05:002018-12-13T15:17:23.657-05:00This has been on my mind a lot lately. I have a Tw...This has been on my mind a lot lately. I have a Twitter account and Facebook page under the pseudonym I used to self-publish back in 2013. I didn’t know the first thing about publishing or marketing back then. Ha…as if I’m an expert now. Anyway, the FB page is all but dormant these days and while I surf Twitter, I don’t provide any of my own content. I’m hoping to start querying my current work in progress this spring – fingers crossed – and the consensus among my writer’s group is to start building the platform beforehand. As in now. I’d like to use a pseudonym again which means – I think – that I need to make a decision and run with it. The whole thing just feels so insurmountable. Most days, I’d rather crawl under a rock, but I’m guessing that’s not an option.robinssishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555451296159462278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-92218947226706463432018-12-13T14:26:04.545-05:002018-12-13T14:26:04.545-05:00Oh, and I try to engage some, too, and I follow pe...Oh, and I try to engage some, too, and I follow people, though not everyone who comes along.Miles O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566986720292847069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70328657421662135152018-12-13T14:23:17.172-05:002018-12-13T14:23:17.172-05:00It really frosts my shorts that publishers expect ...It really frosts my shorts that publishers expect writers to do so much marketing. Most of us are not marketers at heart and lack the skillsets. But that's where we're at.<br /><br />I'm looking at guerrilla marketing techniques, but I'm also working on the modern traditional platform building. I've finally established a blog schedule (MWF, each day of the week having a theme). I post each blog's link and pic to my author FB, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.[1] Those posts include something to try to pique interest (as do, hopefully, the pics and blog titles). Wix has pretty good blog insights (in beta), so I'm trying to understand better what works and what doesn't; I'll be engaging a pro to help with that, too. I'm reading up on all of this.<br /><br />My twitter is @miles_oneal . Some of us sent our handles to Colin, who maintains the blog list that's near the upper right of Janet's blog (at least in a computer web browser; no idea on a phone).<br /><br />[1] I have FB set up to also post to IG and Twitter, but it almost never does any more. I have to do them all by hand. Yay, technology!Miles O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566986720292847069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66893039069391796012018-12-13T14:16:59.461-05:002018-12-13T14:16:59.461-05:00Lennon, I just checked out your illustrations. The...Lennon, I just checked out your illustrations. They're beautiful!<br />C. D. Monsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741893996193747853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37285390284465157132018-12-13T14:11:32.688-05:002018-12-13T14:11:32.688-05:00I was already following Colin and John, but I'...I was already following <b>Colin</b> and <b>John</b>, but I've added everyone else who listed their handle. (Why didn't I do this before??)<br /><br /><b>Lennon</b>, mine is @fireplusalgebra (from the Luis Borges quote: Art is fire plus algebra.) I'm a math teacher and author, so it just makes sense....Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909176210194176373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52170448832997006332018-12-13T13:42:01.624-05:002018-12-13T13:42:01.624-05:00I like seeing rants. It's so interesting to m...I like seeing rants. It's so interesting to me to know that people like that exist. <br /><br />For anyone else on Twitter, I am @ LennonFaris. I mostly post illustrations for kidlit, so if you need a colorful pick-me-up, come visit. <br /><br />Found Dena and Theresa. <b>Sarah</b>, what is yours? <br /><br /><b>B</b> - I know what you are saying. But I think *most* people don't try to snub. I think they are just too caught up in their own world.Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25882724122899642642018-12-13T13:29:58.633-05:002018-12-13T13:29:58.633-05:00I couldn't care less about having a huge follo...I couldn't care less about having a huge following on Twitter or elsewhere. I try to engage with people, commenting when they say something interesting. And I'll retweet people I feel I know when they announce a book launch, as long as they don't promote constantly.<br /><br />I do buy books by Twitter people who seem nice or funny, if their book is on an interesting subject or if it's MG. Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.com