Bad News for Hermits

For those of us who prefer to keep to ourselves or a handful of near and dear friends, the concept of having to network in order to survive can be daunting. Poet Kay Ryan discusses the trials of hobnobbing when you don’t particularly feel like it (at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Annual Conference) and how it actually didn’t turn out that bad: as long as you know how to handle it.

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion's Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook's Morin Oluwole, and bitly's Tim Devane. Register now.