Social Media
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Second Twitter Fiction Festival Approaches
Last year, we blogged about the first annual Twitter Fiction Festival after it happened. This year, we’re giving you a heads up: if you want to participate in this year’s festival, happening March 12–16, submit your idea to the organizers here.…
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The Rights of Children
Every day, my friend Laura brightens up my Facebook news feed. A gifted writer and mother of three precocious children, she relays their conversations, poignant moments, and hilarious activities with style and wit. I love her children: the deep thoughtfulness…
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Less Face, More Book for These Reclusive Authors
Though it can be hard to remember between tweeting at your favorite writer and joining a Facebook event page for a reading, there was a time when many authors led reclusive lives with minimal self-promotion. Bookish has rounded up a…
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When The Private Becomes The Professional
“Will social media kill writers’ diaries?” So asks Rumpus contributor Michele Filgate, in a Salon piece that examines the growing usage of Twitter, Facebook, and other public outlets to allow readers to eavesdrop on the personal thoughts and process of being…
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Neil Gaiman Prepares for Six-Month “Sabbatical” from Social Media
Don’t be alarmed come January 2014 when Neil Gaiman suddenly stops updating his blog, Twitter, and Facebook page. Gaiman simply needs a vacation from the pervasive and demanding nature of social media so he can focus on other projects. Yes,…
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Network Gender Balance
Should you seek a utopian, gender equal virtual space in which to social network, scribd, orkut, and foursquare are where it’s at. However, the internet vortex of social networking sites sees the scales tip in favor of a female majority.…
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On Pregnancy and Privacy and Fear
My husband, Devan, wants to know when he can stop lying to everyone he cares about. He’s talking about the baby, the fact that we’re having one (if all goes well) in early October.
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Tumbling Tips
Galleycat consults Rachel Fershleiser of Tumblr literary outreach to bring us advice on how authors should use the blogging platform/social network. Fershleiser has the scoop on following, tagging, reblogging, and more.
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Untamed Twitter
“On Twitter, playland of masqueraders, we are what we choose to divulge. Or to conceal. It’s nice to have some choice left, about something.” Margaret Atwood writes about her adventures in the “Twungle,” the “Enchanted E-Forest,” the “Twitterwoods.” (Via The…
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Tweets: The New Money
“Pay with a Tweet allows writers, publishers, musicians, artists and companies to set up social network exchanges. Readers simply click on the “Pay with a Tweet” button on the website, downloading book excerpts, eBooks, music and other goods in exchange…
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The Rumpus Interview with Micheline Aharonian Marcom
Micheline Aharonian Marcom discusses The Mirror in the Well, its carnal language, eros, and the pros and cons of social media.
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Social Network Library
A new social networking site allows you to share snippets from longer pieces (so long as the source is electronic). With the help of a bookmarklet installed in your browser, text-sharing can be completed at the click of a button.…