Social Networking: To Be or Not To Be

Those of you who read my blog know that I rarely post a personal comment. I'm actually a shy person - I was the kind of kid who watched from the sidelines, the kind of teen who hid behind her books, and I'm the kind of adult who doesn't like the spotlight.

But I wanted to post on this topic, even if it feels a little weird, because it's piqued my curiosity. And the topic is...just how much social networking/personal marketing does an author have to do?

I was chatting with my critique partners t...