[Cwgrad-announcements] Fwd: [mfa-ftv-cc-l] TheYack.com

[Robin Russin]

Worth a look, I think--

Robin Russin

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> From: "David Whelan" <dwhelan2 at gmail.com>
> Date: October 29, 2006 1:44:49 PM PST
> To: mfa-ftv-cc-l at lists.ucla.edu, screenwriting-l at lists.ucla.edu
> Subject: [mfa-ftv-cc-l] TheYack.com
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> My name is Lawrence Ross and I'm a 2nd year MFA screenwriting  
> student.  As the author of three books, I began thinking about  
> better ways to find new readers for my books, other than conducting  
> book signings.  434s pretty much eliminated book tours as a way to  
> promote my books, so I wondered why wasn't there a social  
> networking site (think MySpace or Facebook) devoted to authors,  
> book lovers, and the book industry?  How come lovers of Stephen  
> King, Anne Rice, Eric Jerome Dickey, and thousands of other  
> authors, can't come to one site and interact with those authors and  
> each other?  From those questions emerged my new site, TheYack  
> ( http://www.theyack.com).
>
> TheYack is the first social networking site devoted to books,  
> authors and book lovers.  Following in the footsteps of 2001 UCLA  
> TFT alum Tom Anderson (MySpace founder), I think TheYack will be a  
> hit as authors have longed to combine a site where they can post a  
> personal blog/website, with the interactivity of a social network.   
> NPR, CNET, and Publishers Weekly are all covering the launch  
> (yesterday, I opened the site for registration), and we're going to  
> have authors such as Dave Barry, E.Lynn Harris, and others  
> answering questions from our Yacksters.  In addition, TheYack will  
> have editors and agents who will be available to answer questions  
> from those of you who are aspiring authors.
>
> So if you're interested in supporting TheYack, please feel free to  
> join today.  It's free, it's fun, and you'll meet new friends.   
> Also, feel free to forward this information about TheYack to any  
> and everyone you think may be interested, and of course, any  
> media.  Whether you're interested in biography, chicklit, history,  
> fiction or non-fiction, TheYack is your site for books and  
> authors!  Thanks!
>
> TheYack:  Where Book Lovers Love to Meet!  http://www.theyack.com
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