A Writer's Use of Social Media

Larry Livermore - Former Writer/Editor of Lookout! Magazine and current blogger
Livermore's career began with a simple, homemade magazine called Lookout! Magazine in 1982. It later
grew to a small independent record label of the same name. From 1987 to 1994, he was also a columnist for Maximum Rock and Roll magazine and then later became a columnist for Punk Planet.
In total, Livermore has been writing for over 40 years. His main medium of choice is online where he hosts his own website and blog.
"I use twitter, Facebook, now. I used Myspace and Bloggspot for a while, until I started runningmy own website."
At least 15-20 hours a week are spent on his social media platforms that he uses to put his name and content in the open.
"My first involvement (in social media) would have to have been on AOL message boards and news groups in 1992. New sites have dramatically enhanced my ability to reach out to my readers, as it's pretty much essential if you want to communicate with people in the present environment."
His results are measured in readers/critics responses.
"I pay attention to the number of readers I have and the number of links generated from othersites."