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Everybody talks about how great social networking is for writers, but very few people actually know how to make it work.

Last week, Larry Smith (founder of Smith Magazine) and Rachel Fershleiser (senior editor at Smith) were my special guests, discussing how they built an interactive storytelling community.

During their long interview, they showed us how they turned a network of friends into a brand new book, Not Quite What I Was Planning--using the magazine's community as a springboard.

I'm trying to put all my Five Easy Question interviews into an easy-reading form, so here's a quick and dirty index of that interview, for your browsing pleasure...

In my favorite segment, Larry Smith explained How Microblogging and Mobile Technology Can Help Fledgling Writers.

My web video feature took you inside the Smith Magazine book party so you could Meet the Twenty-First Century Writing Community.

After that, Larry Smith taught us How Your Writing Community Can Help You.

Rachel Fershleiser gave hints on How To Build A Reading Community.

Then, in a special double-header question, Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith showed us How To Balance a Writing Career and a Dayjob.

Finally, Rachel Fershleiser took us Inside the Mind of an Anthology Editor.