Patricia Stoltey

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I have three blog posts or articles to recommend this week:

The Rise of Plagiarism in the Age of Self-Publishing by Joy Lanzendorfer in The Atlantic.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/06/plagiarism-in-the-age-of-self-publishing/485525/

Twitter, Facebook & Pinterest Oh My! by Kerrie Flanagan at The Writing Bug blog from Northern Colorado Writers.
http://www.writingbugncw.com/2016/06/twitter-facebook-pinterest-oh-my.html

“It’s about connecting to them, not selling to them.” – Kerrie Flanagan on What it Takes to be Successful in Self-Publishing by Samantha Sanders on the Writer’s Digest Conference page.
http://novel.writersdigestconference.com/index.php/news/246-it-s-about-connecting-to-them-not-selling-to-them-kerrie-flanagan-on-what-it-takes-to-be-successful-in-self-publishing

Note: Kerrie Flanagan was the founder of Northern Colorado Writers but recently moved on to a position with the Writer’s Digest Conference Team. She is also the owner of Hot Chocolate Press publishing company.

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Comments

    • Hi Diane — that’s what we try to do with our blogs and social media if we’re doing it right. Even I, who love to find new authors and books to read, am put off by an onslaught of “buy my book” sales pitches.

  3. The article about plagiarism was particularly interesting and informative. I had no idea that so many authors were getting ripped off. It is disheartening to see people who are so dishonest as to steal an author’s work. Or steal anything for that matter.

    • That article on plagiarism by self-publishing was a shock. It’s bad enough that scam sites keep stealing our work and offering it for free online.

    • Hi Maryann — you’re so welcome. There’s so much good information out there sometimes it’s tough to pick just a few.