Thursday, August 13, 2009

Literary Twitter

Check out this USA Today article on creative ways writers are using twitter.

And how did I hear about this article, since I never, ever read the USA Today or visit their website? Well, twitter of course.

I'm home alone writing all day and twitter keeps me connected. I've made a few twitter friends and visit their blogs regularly. I even won a free book yesterday by retweeting an author's post (thanks @LizandLisa).

Twitter posts do not merely consist of "I'm going to the bathroom," and "I hate folding laundry." You don't even have to follow Ashton Kutcher, I promise. You really can use twitter to find a community of like-minded people who share the same interests. And if you're reading this, those interests are books, aren't they?

You don't have to be on twitter all the time for it to be effective either. Check in when you can and read through the most recent posts. You will never catch everything, don't even try. But you'll probably learn more about the publishing industry, discover more books, better understand potential agents, and make a few more friends than if you never tried.

Go ahead and give it a whirl and check me out at twitter.com/fictioncity. Send me a tweet and I'll add you to my Follow Friday list!
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Posted by Lisa Katzenberger at 8:30 AM
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 13, 2009 at 8:59 AM

    Lisa, I'm a recent convert to Twitter and I find it valuable too, and most of all for the directs to great articles for writers. So thanks for your link to the USA article.

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  2. Liz FentonAugust 13, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    Thanks for the shout out! xoxo

    Twitter is invaluable for any author, especially unknowns. Where else can you shamelessly self-promote in peace?

    Liz
    Chick Lit is not Dead

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  3. Lisa KatzenbergerAugust 13, 2009 at 10:38 AM

    Linda, being on twitter is kind of like having 100 extra pair of eyes to read all the things we can't get around to, isn't it?

    Liz--happy to give you guys the shout out. I thought your RT contest was really clever!

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  4. Karen from MentorAugust 14, 2009 at 5:08 AM

    I'm picturing myself with a hundred extra pairs of eyes.

    I think I'd put most of them on my legs.
    That would really freak people out when I wore shorts.

    :0)

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