«There's this thing
called literary citizenship, which is very popular to talk about in the more literary MFA community, which is kind of their palatable way of thinking about marketing and promotion.
Good literary citizenship ensures that readers get great books, authors obtain the exposure they deserve, indie bookstores remain viable and small presses can fund worthy projects.
To confuse matters further, in the literary / MFA community, there's a concept known
as literary citizenship, which I like to describe as «marketing and promotion lite.»
But come to think of it, your including flash fiction on your site and participating at Carrot Ranch is an example
of literary citizenship!
But I think it's useful for young writers to think about what Rob Spillman, who's the editor of Tin House, calls «
literary citizenship.»
, calls «
literary citizenship.»
I mentioned «
literary citizenship» during the live Q&A, which would be particularly applicable here.