tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post3800374080655140117..comments2024-03-29T01:13:40.953-04:00Comments on Writers On The Move: Why Marketing Should Not Be a Second-Class Profession Among AuthorsKaren Cioffihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-3796067528890392202013-09-07T06:16:22.401-04:002013-09-07T06:16:22.401-04:00Like the emphasis on sharing. Thanks Carolyn.Like the emphasis on sharing. Thanks Carolyn.Anne Duguid Knolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332742931248440319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-89879668659472570482013-09-05T08:53:25.116-04:002013-09-05T08:53:25.116-04:00Interesting article. Not "there" yet - b...Interesting article. Not "there" yet - but wise information for me when I get there. Thanks, Carolyn!Kathleen Moultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838396814110784284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-32052246884623860472013-09-04T22:51:32.223-04:002013-09-04T22:51:32.223-04:00Carolyn, I agree writers must market. The trick i...Carolyn, I agree writers must market. The trick is to how to do it right so it feels like sharing.Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-22075856935355143302013-09-04T17:39:16.068-04:002013-09-04T17:39:16.068-04:00I completely agree with you, Carolyn. If, as write...I completely agree with you, Carolyn. If, as writers, our life's work is in service of others - to share our stories and visions - then a significant part of that process is in the marketing. Magdalena Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182314078304734996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-42409342999078561942013-09-04T16:46:42.295-04:002013-09-04T16:46:42.295-04:00If we can't be proud of our own work, then why...If we can't be proud of our own work, then why do it to begin with? Right? Done right, marketing is about giving and sharing, not selling.Carolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-2568887480418557092013-09-04T15:39:07.595-04:002013-09-04T15:39:07.595-04:00Carolyn, this is so true and today more than ever....Carolyn, this is so true and today more than ever. Publishers actually expect authors to have a platform before contacting them. They want to know the author knows how to market their own books.Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-83250363694341086862013-09-04T12:49:50.064-04:002013-09-04T12:49:50.064-04:00Right on, Carolyn. Often, creatives are introverts...Right on, Carolyn. Often, creatives are introverts, so it is difficult to get out there and toot their own horns. But it is essential these days, whether you have a big-name publisher or are self-published.Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.com