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BLESSING OR CURSE? THE MODERN WRITER’S DILEMMA

By: Dario Ciriello

Part of the Indie Author Series

The conventional wisdom today is that every author—and especially the self-published author— needs a strong social media presence.

This core assumption is reinforced by agents, publishers, publicists, and other authors. Some agents won’t even take on a new client unless that writer has a Facebook following of at least 500 and a Twitter following in excess of 5,000. At minimum, you also need a website; but you should also blog, guest blog, and have a Pinterest page for your each of your books, right?

And of course you need to interact with your readers, even if they’re only potential readers, and respond to them on each of the platforms you’re active on. Even if it takes time—hours every day—away from your writing, maintaining a strong online presence is something no writer can ignore. Because it’s all about community, right? 

I’m not convinced. In fact, I think it’s hogwash. 

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Read the full article HERE!

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:

1. Showing Emotions: Finding the Right Balance | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author http://ow.ly/BW9Ld
2. Fiction University: Blessing Or Curse? The Modern Writer’s Dilemma http://ow.ly/BXYei
3. Three simple ways to get your hero to make a stand - Writers Write http://ow.ly/BXYky
4. The Writing Café http://ow.ly/BXYts How do I make a reader care about a character very quickly?
5. Donald Maass Talks About How To Make Your Readers CARE About Your Characters On The First Page http://ow.ly/BXZDF
6. Do your minor characters have their own eccentricities? - Venture Galleries http://ow.ly/BY5oU
7. Writability: How to Write Awesome Kiss Scenes http://ow.ly/BY6jF
8. Make POV Work for You: Writing the Male POV | KayeDacus.com http://ow.ly/BY7mK
9. Greatest Fear: How to Find It and Run with It - Writingeekery http://ow.ly/BY7Hi
10. Seriously Write: Listen to the Music (A Writer’s Journey) by Kate Breslin http://ow.ly/BYoVy
11. How To Anchor Point Of View - Laurie's Place http://ow.ly/BYpcw @Lauriesplace41
12. Writing Scenes v. Narration: Know the Difference | Linda S. Clare http://ow.ly/BYtG1
13. Advanced Blogging: How to Go Big With Your Blog | Social Media Examiner http://ow.ly/BYueq
14. Why Web Push is the Next Big Thing for Bloggers : @ProBlogger http://ow.ly/BYuIZ
15. How to Make Winning Infographics Without Risk - Copyblogger http://ow.ly/BYvke
16. 3 Ways to Convert Blog Content Into a Word Doc http://ow.ly/BYxxl
17. How Much Should You Charge for Your E-Book? 7 Questions to Ask http://ow.ly/BYylX
18. Showing Settings through the Eyes of Your Characters | Live Write Thrive http://ow.ly/BYzsA
19. When Blogging Becomes a Slog | The Passive Voice | http://ow.ly/BYzVs
20. Should You Be Using a Pen Name? by Helen Sedwick — The Book Designer http://ow.ly/BYA6h
21. Are You Losing Book Sales Over This Common Problem? - Training Authors for Success http://ow.ly/BYAu6
22. How to Write a Short Story With Deep Structure http://ow.ly/BYCqT
23. 5 Lessons in Publishing Success From Bella Andre - Jane Friedman http://ow.ly/C0g5h

Happy writing and running, Kathy