Hooking up on LinkedIn

I originally posted my profile on LinkedIn when I started my HR consulting practice years ago, mostly networking with past colleagues.  But when I began writing,  I expanded my contacts to include fellow authors and writing groups.  I signed up for daily alerts and the other day I saw a post under “New Authors Need Marketing Ideas” that intrigued me.  An author in Australia was announcing a new blog that will be hosted like a TV show, where you can see video commentary and written interviews from authors around the world.  The post ended with an invitation to be interviewed.  Since my husband and I will be traveling later this month to Sydney for our nephew’s wedding, I responded and a few emails later, I am scheduled for a face-to-face interview with novelist Sylvia Massara for her new Lit Chick Show to debut in October.

Networking takes time, but often the connections you make are well worth it.