“The problem with writers isn’t piracy, it’s obscurity. It may be hard to monetize fame, but it is impossible to monetize obscurity.”
- Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media
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Monetizing Fame vs Obscurity
Great Reads on Writing, Publishing and the New Media Landscape – (tweets)
I spend a lot of time on Twitter and this is my way of trying to capture what some of the best things I’ve tweeted recently.
In this round of top tweets, I have a bunch of links on the changing media landscape – from how book publishing hasn’t really changed for most authors, to great advice for people who want to build a widely-read blog by someone who’s done it. Enjoy!
RT @Techcrunch: A Modest Proposal For Authors Who Abandon Their Publishers: Give Me A Break - http://tcrn.ch/bGbSIR by @paulcarr | Sun Aug 29 2010
Audience = Power and other great words of wisdom –> This year’s advice for journalism students http://jshen.me/blbGfm | Mon Aug 30 2010
Great interview with the guy who started @shitmydadsays: Gelf Magazine Shit Justin Halpern Says http://jshen.me/bQ3Oy7 | Tue Aug 31 2010
How will you get your product in people’s hands? RT @JasonLBaptiste: Distribution. Distribution. Distribution.http://bit.ly/auHDtz | Fri Sep 03 2010
Really great piece on getting started with a blog and writing every day. “Remember that every visitor is a guest.”http://j.mp/azKOOL | Sat Sep 04 2010
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