tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post6043149472539511305..comments2024-02-09T08:14:51.016-05:00Comments on ON THE VERGE: A Debut Writer Reflects on the First Year Jody Casellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-81437004874950909362013-12-22T14:47:17.731-05:002013-12-22T14:47:17.731-05:00Thanks Jody. I appreciate every little bit of adv...Thanks Jody. I appreciate every little bit of advice I can get. :)<br />Your book is getting nearer the top of my stack!<br />Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541063678406252574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-24069244287859000032013-12-22T07:40:49.924-05:002013-12-22T07:40:49.924-05:00Mary, this may be the topic for a blog post in its...Mary, this may be the topic for a blog post in itself. One example: I introduced myself to the librarian at my daughter's high school and gave her a copy of my ARC. She read the book and liked it and passed it along to other librarians in the area. They invited me to speak at one of their meetings and many of them attended my book launch and last fall that invited me to their state conference. These librarians are awesome and have been huge supporters of my book. <br /><br />Personal connections have worked out better than social media when it comes to teachers and librarians (and some of this is tapping who you know or tapping a friend who knows a friend who knows a friend... My advice: don't be afraid to ask for something, don't turn things down if it is at all possible that you can do them, and if someone says no or seems meh about it, let it go and move on. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-62690332852985522582013-12-22T07:32:01.929-05:002013-12-22T07:32:01.929-05:00Thanks, Karrie! And for the record, you are one of...Thanks, Karrie! And for the record, you are one of the friends I met along the way : ) Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-76974518160816816622013-12-21T13:22:18.419-05:002013-12-21T13:22:18.419-05:00hi Jody, would love to know the ways you think ar...hi Jody, would love to know the ways you think are effective to make connections with teachers and librarians. Is social media good for this? Or are there better ways?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541063678406252574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-48631031719279013642013-12-21T10:38:07.176-05:002013-12-21T10:38:07.176-05:00Thanks for the insights, Jody. And for the correla...Thanks for the insights, Jody. And for the correlation to the Hero's Journey, too. For what it's worth, my eyes did not glaze over.Karrie Zylstra-Mytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674409615862231954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-11067054790171541492013-12-21T07:39:17.090-05:002013-12-21T07:39:17.090-05:00Thanks, Kathy. Happy 2014 to you and may it be you...Thanks, Kathy. Happy 2014 to you and may it be your year!Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-18660798242370197422013-12-20T13:53:28.136-05:002013-12-20T13:53:28.136-05:00Very insightful post about what to expect next in ...Very insightful post about what to expect next in my writer's journey! Thank you, Jody & Happy 2014. Waiting for the sequel to THIN SPACE! Kathy Halseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600954824509054774noreply@blogger.com