Word of mouth is an awesome tool, and so is a Google search.
But in my opinion as a writer, promoting your own work is one of the hardest
things for me to do. It’s almost schizophrenic: I like what I write, but there
are times I’m afraid to put it out there for people, afraid they will think it’s garbage
writing. The editor part of me does have to step in and mitigate the internal
battle and reassure everyone that we did a good job. It’s the same with my
music.
And then when opportunities arise, the agent in me tells me I better take it.
Earlier this week, I was reading through my Twitterfeed and saw a post from
Huffington Post Women asking them to send a picture of what fun things you did
this weekend. Well, I posted the picture of the final meal we did for the
Australian food, with a link to the blog, of course. And I got an e-mail back saying that they included it in
their slide show! It’s slide 42 of 44, I think. Something I did was mentioned
on a website that I have so much respect for, and I feel so proud of myself, it's ethereal. Check it out here:
The next day, I got a write-up on The Armenian Kitchen’s
website (posted on 06/13/2012) about my posts of Armenian culture and food. All
of my recipes came from their website, and after I was finished doing Armenia,
I sent them an e-mail saying how much I enjoyed their site. So, she wrote about
this blog and how it got started. I am still so flattered.
Social media and the Internet can be a wonderful thing. It
certainly allows us to share ideas and cultures and lets us connect with people
all over the world. When you learn more about other places and people, you begin to
understand them. And when you understand them, you greatly lower your chances
at unsubstantiated hate and discrimination. These are the things that make our
worlds smaller. (This should be my mission statement.)
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