In our technologically advancing world, with the rise of new storytelling platforms, self-publishing opportunities, and online spaces for socializing and crowdfunding, the gatekeeping status of traditional book publishers (and other book-publishing gatekeepers) is weakening. (Read more about the people who are considered the gatekeepers of book publishing and why they’re considered gatekeepers here.) Online publishing…
Month: March 2023
6 Ways Social Media Has Revolutionized the Ways Writers Tell Stories
Social media has undoubtedly changed the world for better and for worse. The worse effects of social media are difficult to ignore: easier spread of misinformation, feelings of divisiveness, and truly negative impacts on mental health, to name just a few. But social media has also revolutionized (and is continuing to evolve) the way people…