By:
Andrew Jack
There
seems to be a spate of authors losing their collective minds of late and making
very public responses to people. Almost always these authors are coming off as
petty, spiteful and occasionally even psychotic. The responses are doing far
more damage to their careers than anything anyone else is doing to them.
I
have to admit I’ve dealt with very little in the way of vitriol that’s come
because of my writing, but I did spend several years as a nightclub bouncer and
I spent a good proportion of my teenage years on a stage. I thought I’d draw on
some of those experiences and write a guide for writers on how to deal with
adversity online.
These
are drawn from my experiences, so I’d welcome contributions from writers who
deal with serious public pressure (or anyone else for that matter).
Click
here to read the complete article (see #1 below)
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If
you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they
are again:
- 10 tips for handling public pressure and online vitriol without losing it: http://t.co/c5GHsUnUcN @ajackwriting RT @elizabethscraig
- 5 Writing Lessons 1 Writer Learned from Being an Editor: http://t.co/AooOKeGyf5 @DIYMFA @EmilyWenstrom RT @elizabethscraig
- Why We (and our characters) Fall in Love: http://t.co/Jb9SuPt1eg @FaeRowen RT @elizabethscraig
- New Smashwords Survey Helps Authors Sell More eBooks http://ow.ly/lbGYL @PassiveVoiceBlg
- Top 10 Self-Editing Tips http://t.co/fBXo7hQ9mR via @janice_hardy
- Speculative fiction: the superset of all possible literature http://t.co/v2dzMSmY6s @shunn RT @elizabethscraig
- The reasons you write http://ow.ly/lc0tX via The Writers Alley
- Why It Pays To Be Yourself On Twitter http://ow.ly/lc0BU
- When Should We Add the (Book) Marketing? http://ow.ly/lc0GU via @jfbookman
- Notes From Tabor Lane: Today's Writing & Marketing Blog Posts http://ow.ly/lc0mC
- Size Matters, Length Not So Much http://ow.ly/ldnTv
- Three Ways to Make Your Protagonist More Realistic (and More Lovable) http://ow.ly/ldMVa via @write_practice
- Good Writing vs. Talented Writing | Brain Pickings http://t.co/V9utOYUovY RT @evelyn_puerto
- Infographic: 5 Key Book Publishing Paths http://ow.ly/ldNw6 via @janefriedman
- Things A Scene Needs http://ow.ly/ldNFT
- Tips For Building An Interesting World http://ow.ly/ldNNn via @woodwardkaren
- Authors Connecting with Readers: What’s Your Style? http://ow.ly/ldO9Y
- Is Thinking about Writing .... Well writing? http://ow.ly/ldOCJ
I’m
always looking for great content to share. If you have a writing and/or
marketing blog, or have a favorite that you visit often, please leave a link in
the comment section. Thanks for stopping by.
Happy
writing & running, Kathy
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1 comment:
Excellent post, Kathy, very helpful info for writers.
Great connecting through the World Literary Cafe. Come say hello at my blog www.JanMoranWrites.com. Happy blogging!
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