I’ve never been good at promoting myself on social media. I don’t have a strong urge to spam feeds with links to every story I write or share updates about being on assignment for whoever is currently paying me. I’m (happily) an introvert. I also grew up in a culture where it wasn’t normal to talk yourself up; in fact, it was more likely to be frowned upon. Perhaps that’s why I sometimes feel (possibly unfairly) that writers who make the most self-promoting noise on social media are either compe...