by Joel Friedlander | Oct 14, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Self-Publishing has been around for a long time. Walt Whitman and Benjamin Franklin were both self-published authors from a time when self-publishing had no negative connotations. Social media, on the other hand, is a pretty new phenomenon. Blogging is about ten years...
by Joel Friedlander | Jul 12, 2010 | Marketing, Social Media
Do you have a fear of Twitter engagement? Do you have an account on the service but don’t know quite what to do with it? Are you getting ready to publish a book and realize you have to “get up to speed” with your social media marketing? A lot of...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 24, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
People I talk to look at me strangely when the subject of social media comes up. “Facebook,” someone might say, grimacing. “My kids do that, I think. Not for me, thanks.” A shake of the head. “Well,” I say, “I spend a lot more...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 9, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
I’ve heard all the reasons. I’ve listened to the excuses. I’ve tried to convince people that “Twitter doesn’t bite.” In fact, the very first blog post I ever wrote was about how to get your feet wet in the Twitter pond. Okay,...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 7, 2009 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
In 2000, screenwriter John Blumenthal self-published his comic novel, What’s Wrong With Dorfman? after his manuscript had been rejected 75 times. (You know, I have to admire a writer who believes in their book that much. I’m not sure how anxious I would be...
