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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Social Media & The Author Question 1

Just a quick question to start:

What do you think of the opinion of "authors would write better if they stop spending time Twitting and Facebooking"? I'm curious whether that's what readers are thinking. But if one doesn't follow any authors anywhere, one wouldn't actually know how much time an author spend on social media, right?

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4 comments:

Mo said...

I think it's complete and utter nonsense! Whoever said that seems to think that authors are robots who just churn out books for us to read instead of human beings with all that entails. And if they want to spend time with people - wherever that may be - that is their prerogative. Besides, inspiration can happen anywhere. Who knows? Some comment may just be the inspiration for a great new book.

Mo said...

Heh, now that I see where that question came from, yes, that is exactly what they think. lol They just want "moar books" and forget the author.

On the flip side, I think they missed the point being made: that authors are now in a position where they *have* to be more than just authors.

Gennita said...

I think it's just the perception of the author's presence being prevalent, Mo. During pre-Twitter and FB days, we are online just as much, playing games, checking email and doing too much research :).

Also, I figure those who aren't subscribed to the author's social media wouldn't REALLY know how much time the author is on those media, right?

Gennita said...

Mo, regarding authors being more than authors these days, yeah, more so than ever. Even in the Olden Internet Days (bwahaha, as opposed to the Pre-Internet/Early Internet Era), many authors were expected to do some promotion (booksigning and paying for advertisements in mags like RT mag, which cost $$$!). Today, although readers say they don't care about such stuff and just want a good book, without some work, the authors are just another 99ct book out there for them, you know? It's hard to strike a balance. Look at me, I needed to adopt a squirrel and force her to write a book to distinguish my brand! (Sigh. These days, I'm never sure, so I'm going to add--> KIDDING HERE).

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