Getting The Hard-To-Get Information: Using FORUMS. Guest Post by Al Macy

Author Al Macy

Friend of the blog Al Macy steps forward again to enlighten us as to some of his successes using KBoards and other forums to glean information he’s used to tweak his book covers or polish a blurb. Forums have been elusive to me, so I asked Al to shed some light on them for us. He graciously accepted. (So glad he doesn’t have his own blog!)

Here’s Al:

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Dan: What is a forum?

Al: A forum in an online discussion group or bulletin board. It’s kind of like a party for introverts. A party for people interested in a specific topic. It’s not live, like a chat room, so you can jump into a conversation at any time. You might wake up a three a.m. and think of an answer or comment you want to post.

I say “for introverts” because you can choose how much…