Debby posted this article on Wednesday and here is an excerpt with a link to read the whole article.
Today I’m going to share my thoughts here on the madness of social media, and book promoting, and our constant battle to keep up with everything social media to stay afloat with our presence.
I’m speaking for myself, but I know my thoughts are shared by many a writer. As writers, we all develop our routines, and although every one of us has our own methods of tackling our ‘to do’ lists, if we’re writing books, much of what we do will involve ways to market our books using social media.
With the explosion of new authors and books in the past few years, there are waves of cries to ‘buy my book’ in order to be heard through a sea of social media blasts. I sometimes feel as though I’m drowning in that sea. But I don’t wish to become one of the ‘hard sell’ authors, and I don’t even spend nearly enough time or dollars doing the amount of marketing I’m urged to do through all the social outlets I follow and with all the subscriptions I read from newsletters telling me about another method to push my books.
Continue reading….. http://dgkayewriter.com/lost-social-oblivion/
Books by D.G.Kaye
Buy the books on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/D.G.-Kaye/e/B00HE028FO
Links to connect with Debby.
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/pokercubster
Blog – http://www.dgkayewriter.com
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/dgkaye
Google – http://www.google.com/+DebbyDGKayeGies
I hope you will head over to read the rest of this interesting and helpful article and share with your own network.. thanks Sally
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Such a lovely and articulate woman. Like you. I met her through your site here. I just love how we connect in cyberspace with such great people. Have a good weekend. ❤
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Thanks Paulette.. she is a one off and very treasured. xx
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Thanks so much for your kind words Paulette. Lovely to connect. ❤
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Lol Sal, I had to laugh. First of all, thanks for sharing my post on your blog. The laugh part? After all I talk about in that post, you’ve kindly added my books under the post. Lol, you’re the best! 🙂 ❤ xoxo
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It does not count as self-promotion if I do it Debby!!!!! xoxox
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Lol, you’re the best Sal! And I’ll be over soon to make the rounds of your posts I didn’t get to. 🙂 xo
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Relax.. they are not going anywhere.. xxx
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Me again. I hate to be a pain but my Amazon author link is missing the ‘7’ at the end of the link again, lol. xoxo http://www.amazon.com/author/dgkaye7
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Thanks for sharing this, Sally. ☺
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Thanks for reading Kevin.. hugs
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