I recently decided to make the most insane decision ever.
I gave up Twitter and Facebook for Lent.
*taking a deep breath and wiping sweat from my brow*
When I told my husband he had an interesting reaction. He said, “Aren’t you just going to be hurting your platform by doing that instead of helping?”
To which I said, “I don’t think so. I’ll still be blogging.”
Bu then I sat back and thought about all the tweeting I do with agents and other authors and began to wonder, am I hurting myself more than helping?
Well regardless the choice has been made and I intend to stick with it.
Do you think taking a break from social networking would hinder your career as a writer? Would you be able to give it up for a full 40 days and 40 nights?
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Marybeth is an aspiring novelist currently working on her second novel. For more information visit her website www.marybethsmith.com. She also has a blog Desperately Searching for my Inner Mary Poppins where you can keep up on her moments as mother, wife and writer..
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It depends. I don’t really get much networking done on facebook as I do twitter…at the same time, twitter can distract me from writing, which is the most important thing. I think moderation is a good option. Limit yourself to a minimal time on one site for the sake of maintaing platform, but give up all the fun stuff, like clicking on funny links or talking to a friend about stuff that’s not literature-related.
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By Annarkie on 02.19.10 6:48 pm | Permalink
I do not twitter and I only use facebook occasionally, mostly to keep in touch with my grandchildren and a few friends.
But I do have two blogs which I upkeep on a regular basis, a myspace site which I use occasionally, an author website and one called Ask Gran Hobson. (Not that many folk wish to ask anything, but it was sparked off by a young man in India who wanted answers to serious questions to do with Empire and exploitation.) I also have pages on various ning sites and a publishing website.
I visit blogs and leave comments too.
I write short stories occasionally. My last novel is being published in a few months, but no serious writing is taking place. Lent has nothing to do with it.
I lack enthusiasm. Will I ever be inspired to write another full length novel? I doubt it. But… maybe a resurrection of inspiration will happen one day?
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By Gladys Hobson on 02.22.10 2:57 pm | Permalink
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