Top Ten Ways Authors Can Use Twitter: Dana Lynn Smith

This guest article from Dana Lynn Smith is part of the virtual book tour for her new book, The Savvy Book Marketer's Guide to Successful Social Marketing.

Twitter, the wildly popular micro-blogging site where users communicate in 140-character messages, is a terrific tool for developing relationships and keeping in touch. Here are some ways authors can benefit from Twittering:

Help others by sharing information, while you gain a reputation as an expert. You can post links to helpful articles, re