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At #Muse23! In Session 2A: How Can Writers Show Up as Literary Citizens? with Saba Sulaiman (@agentsaba) and Katherine Fausset. š§µ
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We've had some great suggestions on being a good literary citizen:
--borrow books from your library (even if you don't finish them!) -> it keeps books in circulation
--make purchase suggestions to your library
--suggest authors to your local bookstores
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--borrow books from your library (even if you don't finish them!) -> it keeps books in circulation
--make purchase suggestions to your library
--suggest authors to your local bookstores
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How to be a good literary citizen:
--review books! (even if it's just giving them star ratings)
--oppose book bans
--use social media to talk about/engage about books you love
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--review books! (even if it's just giving them star ratings)
--oppose book bans
--use social media to talk about/engage about books you love
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Benefits of being a good literary citizen:
--Finding community
--Authentic feedback loop
--Can lead to opportunities (obvious and less obvious)
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--Finding community
--Authentic feedback loop
--Can lead to opportunities (obvious and less obvious)
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Katherine and @agentsaba are giving out some great advice. The less quantifiable parts of literary citizenship are essentially like karma, and it comes back to you. (I totally agree, and I haven't had enough coffee to explain this in 280 characters. š) #Muse23
BTW, Katherine's analogy of her kid's social studies test with being a literary citizen is great.
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"Don't stop reading while you're writing! You read voraciously as a child -- that's why you're here!"
--@agentsaba
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--@agentsaba
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As a side note, I am quite enjoying this session. I think I misunderstood the topic, and expected it to be more about literary fiction or something somehow...?
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This is now my favorite, most practical advice (slight paraphrase of Katherine Fausset):
Don't write to the market. That almost never works. Plus, the market may have moved on by the time you're done.
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Don't write to the market. That almost never works. Plus, the market may have moved on by the time you're done.
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Thank you so much to Katherine Fausett and Saba Sulaiman (@agentsaba), and our moderator Tracee Herbaugh!
If you didn't attend this session, How Can Writers Show Up as Literary Citizens? (2A), you'll be able to watch the replay soon.
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If you didn't attend this session, How Can Writers Show Up as Literary Citizens? (2A), you'll be able to watch the replay soon.
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