tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post4270536420175490802..comments2024-03-20T06:55:57.193-07:00Comments on Born to Blog by Beth Kaplan: Loving Vincent, saying no to Bethbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-43994909406620850072017-11-15T05:10:07.477-08:002017-11-15T05:10:07.477-08:00Yes, it's scary for us old-fashioned writers, ...Yes, it's scary for us old-fashioned writers, isn't it? As my friend the editor wrote:<br />What really gets me is the focus on publishing only those writers who already have a high profile and a mass following on social media. Is there no room left for anyone who is simply a good writer with an interesting story to tell? Seems not – in all genres, really, except fiction, where, for first novels, a young and attractive face on the publicity circuit will suffice.<br /><br />However - onward. We do what we do because we need to do it. bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-47864273723095308902017-11-14T18:35:33.773-08:002017-11-14T18:35:33.773-08:00Isn't it amazing that it comes down to the hoo...Isn't it amazing that it comes down to the hook and the social media platform? What a world. I think of the books that will never see publication because the authors aren't social-media adept or because their story (stories) don't follow the modern trajectory. What we all miss....theresahttp://www.theresakishkan.comnoreply@blogger.com