Tumblr goes literary and prompts book deals

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It is a boon for writers to blog about a topic of interest, which happens to stir the interests of a wide readership.  Then they work at carving their blog into a book and striking a deal.  Such was the case with Humans of New York, by photographer Brandon Stanton.

Conversely, writers may have published books on hand, and blog about their babies not just to promote but also to discuss.  Social media serves both functions rather well, but blogs offer a more personal haven without losing community.  Blogs also afford more capabilities in organizing, collating and presenting content. 

In Blogging for book deals - on Tumblr this time, Emily Keeler speaks to these points, plus one more about the migration of those book clubs at the library to an online platform:

In January 2012, Tumblr hired Rachel Fershleiser and tasked her with literary outreach; in addition to her online duties, she has organized readings and meet-ups to bring the online community together IRL.

To date, I have four blogs on Tumblr - such as leaders horizons - and I absolutely love it.  I have a variety of free designs to choose from, quite user-friendly functionality, and little features I really like:  for example, uploading an image via its link and queuing posts easily.

In case, I keep my eyes and options open for a book concept and deal!