Psst, Kid. Wanna Write a Book? Authors, Writers & The Curious Rash of Social Media
Ciao, kittens! Hannah Hart, ghostdame here. Spring's in full swing and all's swell here the Hotel Del. Dr. Lucy and I are in the early stages of prepping for Comic-Con. Costumes are the project du jour and Lucy's going steampunk with a mad vengeance. It's all Airship Pirates this and The Parasol Protectorate books that. Speaking of, Gail Carriger, authoress of said-books, will be a featured guest at this year's San Diego Comic-Con and Lucy's just beside herself about it. Plus, she can't tear herself away from shopping at Clockwork Couture and currently has her eye on a stunner of a bejeweled Onslow Octopus ring. Moi? I've got my peepers on a steampunk, octopus parasol. Even a ghost chickadee need a pretty parasol. In addition, I've decided to go as Ruby/Red Riding Hood, the va-va-va-voom, sylvan vixen of ABC's Once Upon a Time, of which you'll recall my recent review. Looks like I need a quality red cloak and some huntsmen's gloves. Luckily, I've already got a dandy Belgian sword.
Apropos to Comic-Con, my dear pally, Miss Jenny, is wringing her hands awaiting word on a piece submitted to the fine editors at the official Comic-Con Souvenir Book: topic being the 100th anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan. Me Hannah, You Tarzan! Hubba hubba! Take a jungle hike, Jane. Leave your canteen and snake-bite kit, you'll be fine without 'em.
An accomplished author in her own right, Miss Jenny's got some opinions about the publishing world and I got to thinking about her and all the other poor mooks out there writing, publishing and turning bloody blue as they scratch and claw, day-in and day-out, for someone, anyone to notice them. Natch, I pondered further, might the keen writers of eras gone by, say, Laura Ingalls Wilder or Beatrix Potter, thrill in the elixir of today’s social networking opportunities? Or, might they flounder and panic futilely to extricate themselves from the inescapable tar pits of literary masturbation and personal promotion.
