I will be the first to admit the social networks are a mystery to me. 

They are the way to get your name out there, wherever out there happens to be. That magical special entity that will get your book noticed, name recognition established, word of mouth will travel in that magical land of space and suddenly you've gone viral. Sort of like a virus but in a good way.

Facebook, Goodreads, CrimeSpace and Twitter are the primary sources of sharing quick bits of your life, activities, and whatever else you want to share with the world at large.

I belong to all four, it is time consuming but rewarding, not in the magic of going viral and suddenly becoming a best seller, but in building a community, meeting some terrific and interesting people. You pop in for a visit, say hello and pop out again and in the process you develop relationships.

It takes time, but I've noticed I'm getting more comments on FB, more friends, more people following me on Twitter, my blog readership is steadily growing and Amazon is showing movement in sales.  Progress is slow but consistent, and in the process I'm learning how to become more active, more social and that is not a bad thing.

In part my involvement in the social networks allowed me to grow, and become more open to sharing details of my life I never would have dreamed I'd ever do.

Next is tackling query letters and pestering agents. Sounds like fun

Till next time,

Margot Justes

www.mjustes.com

A Hotel in Paris

 

 

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Comment by Margot Justes on April 10, 2011 at 10:24am

Sean,

I sometimes forget to come back and respond to comments.

Thank you for the advice, I'll check them out.

Margot

Comment by sean on February 27, 2011 at 12:34pm

Great post.  I've been hitting a number of the same SM outlets for the past month and while it does take a bit of time, I am noticing benefits.  One other SM site I have found is RedRoom.com.  Similar to the above, but another outlet.

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