Via Anne R. Allen's Blog: Artistic Freedom vs. Crowdsourcing, Censorship, and the Dunning-Kruger Effect

Anne R. Allen's Blog: Artistic Freedom vs. Crowdsourcing, Censorship, an...: by Anne R. Allen Ruth and I often get requests to censor our posts when a word or link or piece of news has offended somebody. We usuall...

Via Anne R. Allen's Blog: 8 Bogus "Rules" New Writers Tell Each Other

Anne R. Allen's Blog: 8 Bogus "Rules" New Writers Tell Each Other: by Anne R. Allen W e get lots of questions from new writers who have spent time in forums and online writers' groups where they'v...

Anne R. Allen's Blog: Are You Ignoring This Simple Platform-Building Too...

Some interesting advice though I don't agree that one needs a lot of followers to be followed by search engines.....

Anne R. Allen's Blog: Are You Ignoring This Simple Platform-Building Too...: Whether you're planning to self-publish or go the traditional route, every author needs a "platform" these days. Some auth...

Interesting Reading Elsewhere--- Anne R. Allen's Blog: 7 Ways Authors Waste Time "Building Platform" on S...

I'm very sick of the huge emphaisis on platform building that many of the small publishers epecially seem to put before what really should matter--quality books. Do you really mean to tell me you, as a publisher, would pass on a great book simply because the author did not have, in your opinion, a big enough social media presence?

Folks, you truly have to read this very informative piece that says it so much better than I would.....

Anne R. Allen's Blog: 7 Ways Authors Waste Time "Building Platform" on S...: Authors are getting hammered with more and more demands on our time. We get escalating pressure to blog more! tweet more!! send more newsl...