When you can’t be everywhere

Originally posted on Tricia Drammeh:

As authors, we often hear about the importance of social media. We���re supposed to establish a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tsu, Pinterest, Tumblr, Reddit, and other sites I probably have never heard of. Overwhelmed yet? I am. The idea of being in all these places is daunting, especially if you���re new to social media and are still trying to find your way around.

In addition to being told we need to have a profile set up on all the platforms listed above, we���re also told we���re supposed to have a snazzy website. We���re instructed to blog X number of times every week and to engage with other bloggers. We have to Tweet X number of times per day, but not too many Tweets about our books, or we���ll run the risk of being labeled ���spammers.��� YA authors are encouraged to be active��on��Wattpad. And in addition to all the social���

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