tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post6486896694152514633..comments2023-12-15T08:48:28.098-05:00Comments on Once in a Blue Muse: Social media, authenticity & marketing: Getting the balance rightLisa Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-53769616066575145992015-04-22T13:25:37.588-04:002015-04-22T13:25:37.588-04:00Thank you, Lynn. You do know that you have long be...Thank you, Lynn. You do know that you have long been my model for creating a respectful relationship between writer and readers. :)Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-82495514832859155152015-04-19T22:06:52.746-04:002015-04-19T22:06:52.746-04:00Since I'm so much out of the loop with social ...Since I'm so much out of the loop with social media my opinion is restricted to just what I see come through blog comments and e-mail. I get regular SPAM from indie authors who don't know me and send along their manuscripts or e-books for review without even asking; those get deleted immediately. I get a lot more publicity requests from whatever company or entity they've hired to promote their books, and those are really and truly annoying. They either try to impress me with how important it is to my life to read such-and-such, or pretend to be chatty and personal, when I'm someone they obviously don't know at all. They also follow up at least twice with slightly dismayed, even more annoying e-mails because I didn't respond to the first.<br /><br />Everyone is pretty well-behaved on the blog, and I hardly ever have to delete inappropriate comments anymore, but that's because I mostly get the same visitors all the time and they know I'm not a promo whore. Or PBW and I are not as popular as we used to be, and the 24/7 promoters are leaving us alone now.<br /><br />I see a lot of authors complain about authors who promote their releases on Twitter or Goodreads, but these seem to be the abrasive, barge-in types who crash conversations or discussions merely to promote. Not seeing you ever doing any of that, LJ -- you're too classy. :) the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.com