tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post4330123302224199140..comments2023-03-13T00:53:25.860-07:00Comments on Writer's Wavelength: Twitter is the Work of the DevilSamAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11957168329971743563noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post-87847861400643960382013-02-08T08:27:22.586-08:002013-02-08T08:27:22.586-08:00I think it's definitely about "Doing it r...I think it's definitely about "Doing it right," as you put it. Since I wrote this entry, I've done a little more experimenting, and I may have to retract some of what I said. I've actually encountered more thought-provoking articles of interest via Twitter than I ever have or will via facebook or simply google searching. There's a way in which you have a lot more control over your experience through Twitter, and can use it more as a personal search engine to track the ideas and conversations that matter to you. I've chosen to track publishers, agents, and specific thoughtful sources for the most part, and this seems to lead me to actual in-depth journalism and essays. Who knew?Cynthia J. McGeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117497921942534828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post-24409340718175833822013-02-05T10:07:07.184-08:002013-02-05T10:07:07.184-08:00Cynthia, I'm so late in writing this that you ...Cynthia, I'm so late in writing this that you may never see it, but I've been thinking about this entry for almost literally a month now. <br /><br />My first reaction was "aMEN!!!! Hang it up!!!!"<br /><br />My second thought was "But we really do like talking to people out in carbon-world - why is it so hard to do in FaceSpace and the TweetZone?"<br /><br />Right now I'm thinking that it's for the exact same reason that so many of my students hate whatever book they're reading for English class. (No lie: among my adult friends, this is the best possible predictor of who loved Catcher in the Rye or The Great Gatsby and who found them unbearable. If you read it cuz you were told to, and had to spend six weeks thereafter dissecting all the themes in class, chances are you will not be a lifetime fan.)<br /><br />I have plenty of pals (some even writer pals!) who find Twitter fun and addictive. I think they're Doing It Right, because they are using it to have real-actual conversations with people, and who doesn't love a good conversation? Conversely, those of us who are shouting into the void in a Machiavellian effort to make our numbers move seem to vacillate between bitterness and despair. I am not entirely sure how to fix that, but I sure would like to.<br /><br />Also: do you think that maybe there's some Cosmo cover issues going on as well? It seems like my Twitter feed is always full of people gushing about their awesome new book deal / cover reveal / hojillion words written today. None of us are ever that perkily successful all the time, but the cumulative effect sometimes makes me feel like a frumpy lump by comparison.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527854574907482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post-32891965687180139012013-01-13T18:05:36.993-08:002013-01-13T18:05:36.993-08:00Twitter never really did it for me. I think you ha...Twitter never really did it for me. I think you have to promote more than you need to promote. It's more for those people who need to be followed to prove to the public they should tune in. I think for writers, it's not the best platform for marketing. Writers should want readers who reflect, not follow, eagerly awaiting the next 2 second tweet. :)<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.com