what not to do
Jan. 5th, 2012 11:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jana_denardoOne of the resolutions I forgot to list here was that I'd like to talk more about the craft, maybe interview a few people and share other things I run across. I have so many authors, editors and publishers on Twitter now, it seems senseless not to share the links I see.
Try this one out, what not to do as an author. don’t do these things. It's never even occurred to me to pitch on twitter. I guess it's my other jobs that put me in that mind set. I'm used to a very formal way of doing things. Out of all the various self help for author books I've ever read most lacked a component on how to pitch. Granted that changes subtly with the years. Thankfully magazines like Writers Digest filled the void and I learned the right way to do it. Or at least I hope so. At any rate, I'm fairly sure I haven't been rude or unprofessional (though there were a few temptations along the way when it was obvious the editor was trashing a story that wasn't MINE in the rejection letter to me).
Try this one out, what not to do as an author. don’t do these things. It's never even occurred to me to pitch on twitter. I guess it's my other jobs that put me in that mind set. I'm used to a very formal way of doing things. Out of all the various self help for author books I've ever read most lacked a component on how to pitch. Granted that changes subtly with the years. Thankfully magazines like Writers Digest filled the void and I learned the right way to do it. Or at least I hope so. At any rate, I'm fairly sure I haven't been rude or unprofessional (though there were a few temptations along the way when it was obvious the editor was trashing a story that wasn't MINE in the rejection letter to me).
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