Explore the world through language and math with a linguist/budding mathematician! In season one of Letters and Numbers, we focus on books - delving into the world of publishers and platforms, who writes (and why!), and what makes some books more successful than others.
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episode 43: What are readers, writers, and publishers doing on social media?
In this episode, we begin the final mini-series in this first season of Letters and Numbers, turning our attention to the promotion of creative works. The real intersection between letters and numbers: where words meet money.
Authors are often advised that social media is 'key' to success. But very rarely is any evidence provided to back up this assertion. As readers, I suspect most of us would prefer that our favourite writers spend their time... well, writing, rather than dancing on TikTok.
Join author, linguist, and mathematician-in-the-making Sarah on an exploration of the world through the lens of letters and numbers!
Links from this episode:
Book Business Magazine 2014, 2016
Joanna Penn and Kristen Eckstein's advice
University of Pennsylvania research