tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post9106414122911290752..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: In praise of social media for writers. Ali Bacon tells us what Facebook has done for her Katherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-14245574493121471912019-03-23T05:29:31.726+00:002019-03-23T05:29:31.726+00:00I couldn't do half of what I do without social...I couldn't do half of what I do without social media. I write about different countries and have networks in far-flung communities and facebook seems to do an especially great job of positioning everyone seamlessly in cyberspace. Great post.Dipika Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734481154069467025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-52639326853017931612019-03-22T21:30:32.666+00:002019-03-22T21:30:32.666+00:00Thanks both and good to see you agreeing with me. ...Thanks both and good to see you agreeing with me. I was lucky to get an intro to social media years ago through my day job. I can see that for many writers who grew up without it it's a completely alien and scary beast. A AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-4302620915744759422019-03-22T19:04:40.507+00:002019-03-22T19:04:40.507+00:00So true, and thanks for explaining how you made su...So true, and thanks for explaining how you made such good use of social media as a real-time, marketing-and-networking tool, not simply for promotion (for which platforms are of limited use for small-scale enterprises.)... I've found that giving my works social media presence connects me with readers and colleagues much more directly and efficiently than through difficult-to-update personal Websites as well. Best of luck with "In the Blink of an Eye!" (Great title!)Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-80734048024243044402019-03-22T18:58:52.236+00:002019-03-22T18:58:52.236+00:00Great post, making a really important point. There...Great post, making a really important point. There are so many scare stories about social media and we do need to be on our guard but your two examples show it filling a vital role. Neither of these amazing literary connections, with their life-changing results, would have happened had you not been able to make contact via Facebook. I too have found Twitter and Facebook useful sources of information, but my main reason to be grateful to Facebook is that it put me back in touch with a wonderful friend who my husband and I had somehow lost contact with decades ago. <br /> Whatever the drawbacks, social media is part of our lives now, for good and bad.Griselda Heppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09207965148074302337noreply@blogger.com