A silly question. Of course you are! I'm the laggard here.
I’m such a slow old-timer. These new methods don’t come easily. My intuition doesn’t handle them very well. I bought a copy of Facebook for Dummies and worked my way through it. I’m getting a grip.
We writers are always looking for new ways to promote our books (and ourselves). I must admit that I’ve been too slow to pick up on Facebook – thought it was mostly a place to post family photos. Was I wrong! I was taken aback when I finally got around to listing one of my events on Facebook. The response was much larger than expected. Clearly, a lot of you are using the social media.
Our world marches on. Familiar objects, everyday tools disappear right in front of us, or morph into recognizable shells with new mysterious innards. Novel household tools push the old familiar ones to the back of the pantry. We struggle to stay agile with new kitchen appliances, new foods, new miracle meals. Lord, what next?
How much longer will we have the printed word? Will pixels replace pages? It’s happening faster than I’d like. Yes, I read e-books and they serve me better in some circumstances. But – I cannot sell and sign an e-book. Not yet, anyway. Please don’t take that away.
Next is Twitter for Dummies and Linkedin for Dummies and (heaven help me!) Social Marketing for Dummies.
I’m finally on Facebook. Please be my friend. Please write something on my wall.
Dac Crossley
June 25, 2011
“When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.” – Walter Lippmann.