Social Media Isn't Social At All! (by Patty Blount)
Social media plays a prominent role in my novels and in my author life. The post you're reading right now? This came about from connections I made online (thank you, Kimberly Sabatini!) In fact, I've never met the authors who regularly blog here at YA Outside the Lines in real life. I got published because of social media connections. I connected to someone on Twitter, who invited me to my first meeting of my local RWA chapter here on Long Island. That chapter used to hold an annual Agents & Editors lunch, where authors could pitch their projects to industry professionals. I did so, and landed a two-book deal with Sourcebooks (SEND and TMI). I forged some very real connections to people because we first connected via social media. Social media is a powerful tool. But lately... lately, I don't think social media is very social at all. I miss Twitter's heyday, when people were real and the posts weren't all insults and flame wars about the atrocities taking pl...
