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The Perfect Guide for Where to Submit Your Writing (Does Not Exist)

Jane Friedman

These kinds of lists are mostly used for literary magazines. They typically base their rankings on the number of awards given to pieces published in each journal: Clifford Garstang reliably assembles a ranking of the literary magazines most often awarded Pushcart Prizes. He has separate lists for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Why You Should Be Writing on Social Media

Jane Friedman

Join us on April 5 for the online class Write Better With Social Media. Social media doesn’t sell books in any provable way. Authors can’t get social media impact statements with their royalties, because publishers can’t get that information either. You should still be writing on social media.

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The Platform Authors Need Now (That Isn’t Social Media)

Jane Friedman

You think of precious writing moments sucked into the gaping maw of social media. If you’re a more literary writer (where what attracts readers to your work is the quality of the prose and the depth of the concept), start working your way up the literary magazine ladder. For many writers, platform is a dirty word.

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Community Management: A Social Media Expert Spills Her Secrets

Content Marketing Institute

Christin Kardos leads social media for Convince and Convert, an organization that teaches marketers how to be socially savvy. Essential social mindset. Social media really is for socializing. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How 3 Serious Brands Engage Humanly on Social Media.

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How 3 Serious Brands Engage Humanly on Social Media

Content Marketing Institute

Leaf through a portfolio of social media award winners, and you’re likely to see entrants from the tourism, cooking, and fashion industries. Putting together an Instagram or Snapchat plan for these companies may not be easy, but then again, emerald beaches and platefuls of poké make for great social sharing. .

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Why You Should Be Writing on Social Media

Jane Friedman

Join us on April 5 for the online class Write Better With Social Media. Social media doesn’t sell books in any provable way. Authors can’t get social media impact statements with their royalties, because publishers can’t get that information either. You should still be writing on social media.

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How to Use the Boomerang App for Social Media Marketing Campaigns

Neil Patel

In this social media age, creating shareable content is essential. If you haven’t created Boomerangs for your social media marketing campaigns, it’s never too late to start. There isn’t a magazine in sight, and Cosmopolitan doesn’t sell bubblegum (last time we checked), but this clip still got thousands of likes.