As writers, it's important to interact with other people via social media. Creating and sharing memes is a wonderful way to do this. Keep these few things in mind about memes: It's not self-promotion (except for the link to our personal websites included in the meme in order to present…

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By Edie Melson @EdieMelson I remember the first time I ventured onto twitter. It’s an intimidating site, full of unfamiliar terms and strange rules. Beyond that, the more people I followed, the more confusing the newsfeed became. To my untrained eye, all those 140 character bursts were just disjointed and…

By Edie Melson @EdieMelson So often we make things harder than they have to be. Sometimes we do it because we’re used to doing things a certain way, or because it’s the only way we know how. But things change quickly these days, and it’s always a good thing to…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson For writers today, an online presence can mean the difference between success and failure. But if we’re not doing it right, we may be our own worst enemy.  [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject=" #Writing #socialmedia #BRMCWC"]10 Ways to Destroy Your Social Media Presence - @EdieMelson on @BRMCWC[/tweet_box] You…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Writers are an odd lot. I can say that, because I am one. So I speak from experience, not judgment. Like all creative people, we tend to feel things more deeply, reacting poorly to criticism. We also have no perspective at all when it comes to…