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Free eBook: Shua Peters’ and Jacob Morgan’s New “Social Media for Authors”

by Neal Jansons April 23, 2009 Social Media

I love to plug great content that is overlooked, and Josh “Shua” Peters and Jacob Morgan have given us gold so that I, thePuck, can in turn pass on to you. Their ebook covers both of my pet subjects (writing and social media) and addresses issues like: What is social media? When Should I get [...]

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How To Find New People On Twitter

by Neal Jansons April 22, 2009 Social Media

Image via CrunchBase Well, as everyone has been noting, Twitter is now thoroughly mainstream. Once you have Oprah and her legions on a service, it has definitely left the exclusive realm of geeks and early adopters. Unlike some of my peers, I do not resent the presence and arrival of the celebrities and their virtual [...]

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Three Online Portfolios to Promote Your Writing

by Neal Jansons April 22, 2009 Resources

A bit ago I wrote on getting paid and my old friend Dustin over at Voodoo Knickers noted that I made it sound like getting paid is the end all, be all of writing. This is not the case at all; the astute readers among you will note I am not getting paid to blog [...]

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Associated Press Declares War on New Media. Isn’t That Just Adorable?

by Neal Jansons April 13, 2009 News

Well, it’s happening again. A long while back I wrote on this issue and then heard very little about it. I was hoping the AP would submit to the inevitable with more grace, but it seems that is not the case. The AP, with all of its venerable power, has decided that the best way [...]

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Four Sites to Sell Your Writing Online

by Neal Jansons April 3, 2009 Writing

Real writers get paid. You hear me? Remember this, always. Want to know when you can call yourself a writer? The first time you get paid to write. I know this sounds mercenary as hell, but think it through. Carpenters get paid. Plumbers get paid. Surgeons get paid. Only in the creative fields do we [...]

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