Hi Piper! Thanks for stopping by. It’s a nice surprise to see you here.

I know of Kristen Lamb. She actually introduced me to you on Twitter. You probably don’t recall that because you have a gazillion Twitter followers. Slow growth allows me to remember everyone I meet. I’m really glad that she’s helped you reach out and get your name out to folks. Twitter can be a wonderful place, and I’m thankful to have met so many people, like you, who make social media worthwhile.

With that said, I’m not totally convinced that social media sells books. Yes, it’s worked for Kristin Lamb because she is selling social media to writers. She even has a very easy (yet politely firm) way of getting people to spread her name around. I have a background in marketing and sales, too, so I appreciate her methods — which work for her since, as I said, she’s selling social media to other writers.

I looked online to see what books you are selling, but I didn’t see one. From your Tweets and our random little chats, I know you’re working hard on one, but I assume yours isn’t out yet. Once it is, I would love to hear your experience on whether or not social media worked for you. Right now, I’m still trying to figure out what’s best for me. I think I subscribe to a philosophy somewhere between Kristin Lamb and J.A. Konrath.

Great point about social media being a baby. I know my friend and mentor, Kristen Lamb, was hesitant to call herself a social media expert when other people labeled her with the title. She was very successful in marketing before she became a writer, and she transfers that experience to social media. I can’t attest to other peoples’ experiences, but her methods have worked well for me so far.

Very cool that you’re so comfortable with computers. As an older person, I’ve been slow to acquire a taste for online anything. However, like you, I play World of Warcraft at times, and that really does loosen a person up to these things. Enjoyed your post.