tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post6038173285229938218..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: How Do Ebook Buyers Discover Books?Karen Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-8594049075245599052011-09-29T23:00:11.187-07:002011-09-29T23:00:11.187-07:00Thanks for the recommendation! I just looked at Th...Thanks for the recommendation! I just looked at The Bohr Marker at Amazon.com. Love the first line, "Just past dawn a dead man came floating down the river." <br /><br />Snail mail! * cringe * I've been spoiled by the instant access the web affords. In the 'old days' I would have had to walk to a bookstore and hope they carried Linda Nagata's backlist (which they Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-27305006807997475462011-09-29T22:09:52.896-07:002011-09-29T22:09:52.896-07:00The advent of modern social media is...awesome. I ...The advent of modern social media is...awesome. I really started writing seriously back in 1995 while taking a correspondence course from Writer's Digest, The Science Fiction Workshop. My instructor was Linda Nagata and she was great. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to finish the course. She had just published, "The Bohr Maker," which is an excellent debut novel. The whole thing Jeffrey Gershomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214765149923418521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-85349934851709280822011-09-29T19:54:19.550-07:002011-09-29T19:54:19.550-07:00... or copper, copper isn't bad. It sorta look...... or copper, copper isn't bad. It sorta looks like gold and it's heavy. ;) I'd be good with that.<br /><br />Thanks Jeffrey! I couldn't be more happy (* knock on wood *) with my social media experience so far. It's wonderful the encouragement I've received from fellow writers such as yourself. With the expanding ebook market there's no reason why we can't all be Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-32916814991668001712011-09-29T17:46:15.018-07:002011-09-29T17:46:15.018-07:00Interesting statistics. Actually, for me, they are...Interesting statistics. Actually, for me, they are very much on the spot. I can vouch for the #1 factor. That's how I got to know you and happily, your novel, Until Death.<br /><br />Social media offers some awesome marketing ideas for the aspiring and seasoned author...if it is done right. I applaud you with your blog in helping writers find their way in this adventure. Hopefully, we can allJeffrey Gershomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214765149923418521noreply@blogger.com