tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post2054664695951475621..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Facebook and The New AuthorLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-68196483866636935852009-09-19T05:34:43.958-04:002009-09-19T05:34:43.958-04:00I feel more than a little guilty in trying to sell...I feel more than a little guilty in trying to sell books on FB. The internet, yes, it's a great marketing tool if you know how to use it (which I don't btw)<br />I tend to think that FB should be what it was intended to be, social networking, talking to groups of friends. However, all media is eventually overrun with advertising and marketing and all the advice I can find tells me to use every media outlet available to advertise the existence of both myself and my work. A shame, but seems somehow inevitable....Steve Jones Snrhttp://www.theblackcrown.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-83680779827985610242009-09-10T16:45:11.039-04:002009-09-10T16:45:11.039-04:00That's a cool thought. :) I'm not sure w...That's a cool thought. :) I'm not sure which author I'd best be able to channel, if any.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-50804865105645317782009-09-10T13:36:00.467-04:002009-09-10T13:36:00.467-04:00Julia, it would be great to have you "be"...Julia, it would be great to have you "be" say Dorothy Sayers on Facebook. Kinda like the Wizard behind the curtain. I'd be a fan.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-52813379774513072642009-09-10T11:52:00.029-04:002009-09-10T11:52:00.029-04:00Sue Ann, you're right in the sense that we can...Sue Ann, you're right in the sense that we can't go back. I tend to be nostalgic. But I would argue that their talents WOULD in fact set them apart, even now.<br /><br />But yes, at least some of them would have to conform to the new wave.<br /><br />And yes, GM, I do fear the security issues more and more.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-49112270228017690422009-09-10T11:31:11.591-04:002009-09-10T11:31:11.591-04:00Seconding what Sue Ann said: The gifts and all tho...Seconding what Sue Ann said: The gifts and all those little applications I just ignore, intriguing as they are. They can be like little bombs set to go off in your computer. And I speak as one who has 2 household computers out of commission at the moment...I don't dare take any unnecessary risks.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-28072433898527597202009-09-10T10:56:13.568-04:002009-09-10T10:56:13.568-04:00It would be interesting to see, Julia, how the lit...It would be interesting to see, Julia, how the literary icons you mentioned would do if they were just starting out in today's brutal publishing world, stacked against a flooded marketplace, worried about sales numbers and being axed by publishers. Would they make the cut? Would their talent be enough to carry them forward without modern marketing tools and strategies? I think not. It's a constantly changing world and they would have to get with the program just like the rest of us.<br /><br />That said, I agree, "time quagmire" is a perfect description of Facebook. But I've made it work for me and spend no more than 15-20 min a day on it, and that time is spread out throughout the day. I love being in touch with my readers, friends and family in a quick, condensed way, and I've definitely picked up new readers by being on it. And often people show up at my book events because they saw a reminder about it on Facebook.<br /><br />I avoid the games, the flairs, and the "tests," (which BTW, according to our IT person at work are only there to collect personal information on people). And I delete any messages containing invitations to do these things. I stick to my guns.<br /><br />And someone should REALLY teach a class to new writers on Facebook (or online) etiquette. I've actually blocked people because they became so annoying with message bombardment about their books.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-77760597943929078422009-09-10T10:24:40.463-04:002009-09-10T10:24:40.463-04:00That might be the solution, Alan. Although the Fa...That might be the solution, Alan. Although the Facebook people wouldn't like that.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-69027849255612230572009-09-10T09:40:36.413-04:002009-09-10T09:40:36.413-04:00"time quagmire"
Perfect description!
S..."time quagmire"<br /><br />Perfect description!<br /><br />Someone should invent a time-out device. You get ten minutes on Facebook, and then it locks you out until the next day.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-45235772763514938782009-09-10T09:19:33.886-04:002009-09-10T09:19:33.886-04:00And it is enjoyable--but sometimes I feel very gui...And it is enjoyable--but sometimes I feel very guilty when I'm on it. It's a time quagmire.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-11819127756358612052009-09-10T08:23:15.767-04:002009-09-10T08:23:15.767-04:00I still haven't signed up for Facebook, much t...I still haven't signed up for Facebook, much to the dismay of my friends and relatives who enjoy it.Lisa Borkhttp://www.lisabork.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-6625676024204512912009-09-10T07:50:12.637-04:002009-09-10T07:50:12.637-04:00It's true, it's a whole new way to reach o...It's true, it's a whole new way to reach out and touch someone.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-91400356339167940612009-09-10T07:34:38.537-04:002009-09-10T07:34:38.537-04:00It's definitely a different world out there. O...It's definitely a different world out there. On the upside, I've gotten fun feedback from my readers. <br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com