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09 April 2009 @ 02:49 pm
Social Networking for Writers  
After boggling over the QueryFail/AgentFail kerfluffle, I started thinking about social networking changing the way readers, fen, writers, editors, agents, and the way each of the overlapping Venn diagram circles relate to each others,, especially online.

Now I need to write something that sounds smart about it all.

Thoughts, folks?

 
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clever blog title[info]julia_reynolds on April 10th, 2009 01:01 am (UTC)
Hey, I'm glad you are blogging again :-)
mac_stone[info]mac_stone on April 10th, 2009 02:47 am (UTC)
Heh. It's sort of odd, and I've not gotten myself into a real routine with it, yet -- but I have faith. *g* Thanks, Julia!
Sherwood Smith[info]sartorias on April 10th, 2009 01:04 am (UTC)
Been thinking about that, and the weird drive toward cult of personality, and how it's risky to state an opinion of a work unless it's positive--making it seem like, in spite of what we tell new writers ("Criticism is not about you, it's about the text") criticism really is all about the author.
mac_stone[info]mac_stone on April 10th, 2009 02:47 am (UTC)
You know what I notice, personally? Since I sort of know so many of the people I read, now, either online or in meatspace, I'm very reluctant to say much about their books -- I don't say anything negative, because I don't want to hurt anyone and I LIKE a lot of these writers; and I say very little positive, because I don't want people to think I'm sucking up.

So I don't blog much about what I'm reading, or write reviews -- while just a few years ago, I was doing both.
[info]evangoer on April 10th, 2009 05:44 am (UTC)
I hate to see that stop you from blogging about what you're reading. Heck, anyone who knows you personally should expect that you're gonna tell people straight-up what you think. :)

In any case, I think it can be done. See for example Marissa Lingen: http://mrissa.livejournal.com/625774.html -- she's very plugged into the SF pro writing scene and still manages to do some very straightforward capsule reviews.