how small steps can make you a published writer and social media ninja

In her talk about how digital media empowers writers, thought leader Jane Friedman namechecks this site – and me. Which is awesome, and so thank you very much Jane!

(That, however, is beside the point. I just wanted to brag.)

She also stresses the importance of a long-range view when it comes to the use of social media to promote yourself and your work, because most writers, she says, give up too soon. They throw up their hands and say, This isn't working!

But social...