Writers, “social media” is not a dirty word! (I know, it’s actually two words.) Like it or not, learning to navigate the
shoals of shameless self-promotion is part of our JOB these days, whether it’s
helping to bring attention to a worthy literary journal that has published our
work or trying to move the merch (yes, your beloved book is a PRODUCT).
Anyway, lecture over.
If you’re interested in learning more, you might like to watch this
thoughtful, 30-minute panel on writing and social media that I moderated while
at the recent Converse MFA residency. It
includes some good tips and some scary facts (how many Twitter followers are
online journalists expected to have, minimum??). Thanks to Betsy Teter and Hub
City Books for inviting me to participate.
If you’re in Spartanburg, be sure to stop by the bookstore
to see what they’ve got on their excellently curated shelves. And if you’re not headed to Spartanburg,
check out the wonderful books the press has published
and is releasing soon, including these
two
by Converse faculty members…they can be mailed right to you!
Here’s the YouTube link to the panel discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqai3YlHsaA
Hopefully this embed will also work…. (That's my boot on the right; I do show up in full eventually!)