tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post6571183690264451422..comments2024-03-28T06:16:39.508+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: TWITTER FOR AUTHORS - PART 1: WHY?Nicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-19882271730996763582010-12-11T14:06:57.635+00:002010-12-11T14:06:57.635+00:00Hi Nicola, I signed up for Twitter yesterday, so t...Hi Nicola, I signed up for Twitter yesterday, so that I could connect and discuss with writers. I followed all the instructions and thought to myself: now what? I haven't read part 2 and 3, but already you've answered questions and this post is extremely clear and straightforward. Exactly what I needed. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533913253403252799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-60987431296695898572010-08-29T13:40:45.387+01:002010-08-29T13:40:45.387+01:00Sorry I'm so late getting in on this discussio...Sorry I'm so late getting in on this discussion, but let me just say what I hate about Twitter: Quotes! I get so tired of all the people who post quote after quote after quote - other people's, of course - just to get their posting numbers up. I thought it was about communicating. To me, throwing a pile of quotes across my path is NOT communicating. Okay, I'm done. I pretty much like Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16997158825488101740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-12223058517404161662010-08-24T07:40:23.958+01:002010-08-24T07:40:23.958+01:00Sally - I'm going to email you, if that's ...Sally - I'm going to email you, if that's ok. NxNicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-10811354002525358512010-08-24T06:30:01.741+01:002010-08-24T06:30:01.741+01:00Thanks, Nicola. Very timeous for me! I'm going...Thanks, Nicola. Very timeous for me! I'm going to follow instructions and get going.Charlottehttp://www.charlotteotter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-88564382390659151692010-08-23T18:26:14.178+01:002010-08-23T18:26:14.178+01:00Nicola, I understood your post in that I could fol...Nicola, I understood your post in that I could follow what you were saying but some of the phrasing you and others used seemed bizarre to me. First of all I was a little shocked and bemused when you wrote (I paraphrase) that if you're not interested in people you won't like it. Well, I am interested, indeed fascinated by people but to me online witty chat in less than 140 characters is Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-45283770540685825622010-08-23T18:20:52.738+01:002010-08-23T18:20:52.738+01:00Blimey--can I steal some bits of this for my SCBWI...Blimey--can I steal some bits of this for my SCBWI talk in November (she asks shamelessly!)? You say it all so well and so much better than I could *judiciously applies flattery*. Mind, I think you should beware of promoting @hprw and Big Dave's antics. People might have heart conditions and delicate sensibilities, you know :-)Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-1406404248928329312010-08-23T18:07:25.572+01:002010-08-23T18:07:25.572+01:00Not authors, but as a review site, we (@thebookbag...Not authors, but as a review site, we (@thebookbag) *do* use Twitter as a broadcast tool - oops! We tend to treat it as an extension of our newsletter and post links to reviews of the best books we cover (4 stars and above on our scale). The intention isn't to be tarty so much as to provide a feed of books worth reading that people might like to keep up with. Honest! For that reason, we chat Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708444000412716821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-85695649736981281112010-08-23T16:39:33.977+01:002010-08-23T16:39:33.977+01:00Great post. I missed the #NicolaTwitterWorkshop, b...Great post. I missed the #NicolaTwitterWorkshop, but it's good to find out more about Twitter.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-91034733107988372792010-08-23T16:23:53.527+01:002010-08-23T16:23:53.527+01:00Brilliant post, which I will probably be forwardin...Brilliant post, which I will probably be forwarding on to my Mum. She monitors Twitter to see what I'm up to but doesn't 'get' it. This post is a brilliant how-to and obviously much-needed. <br /><br />Thanks!Rebecca Brownhttp://www.mylittlenotepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-87042109481470317962010-08-23T16:14:17.504+01:002010-08-23T16:14:17.504+01:00All right, Morgan, I've been avoiding this who...All right, Morgan, I've been avoiding this whole tweetie thing forever, and I've just signed up... @behlerpub...so this better not be hard to do. Otherwise, I'll have to sic the beagle on you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-77364995172767478552010-08-23T16:09:03.039+01:002010-08-23T16:09:03.039+01:00Having signed up yesterday, I'm already having...Having signed up yesterday, I'm already having a lot of fun with twitter. It's like chatting with plenty of people at once and seems to be a good laugh too.<br /><br />It's strange, I can be a little shy but once I start talking, I'm not likely to stop. XD Twitter is already just sort of letting, me ramble (this may or may not be a good thing... I may spam folk with details on OSMWyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425055171555115527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-65587008414798591432010-08-23T16:02:48.303+01:002010-08-23T16:02:48.303+01:00I got on Twitter a week ago and I've already s...I got on Twitter a week ago and I've already seen the benefits. Unfortunately, Twitter also caters to my rather unhealthy NASCAR obsession.<br /><br />For me, it's a win-win. For everyone else in my life, it's more of an, "Oh, geez."Génette Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805509818115271601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-80103393666999813172010-08-23T15:46:48.550+01:002010-08-23T15:46:48.550+01:00For me, the real benefit of Twitter has been meeti...For me, the real benefit of Twitter has been meeting other writers and having chats in a non-competitive way. Writing site forums and peer review site forums are great but there is often an undercurrent of one-upmanship & competition among some members(though not all!) Twitter seems to be more of a level playing field & I've been surprised to get replies from well-known authors who I Clair Humphrieshttp://www.clairhumphries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-75595648951337839382010-08-23T15:39:46.287+01:002010-08-23T15:39:46.287+01:00I've "met" some lovely people on Twi...I've "met" some lovely people on Twitter today thanks to your post (though I didn't realise I should have taken choclate with me!) but I'm not sure about the Tweetdeck? I have registered but I'm clueless as to what I have registered for. Are you going to cover this in another post or am I just being dense?Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466817234425104422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-66372972120861778282010-08-23T15:12:39.780+01:002010-08-23T15:12:39.780+01:00I am in fact signed onto Twitter already, have bee...I am in fact signed onto Twitter already, have been for ages, but never use it. It's not how to use it that I find difficult, more how to use it in a way that seems worthwhile to me. Looking forward to reading more posts and hearing more points of view here!Leila Rhttp://www.thewritingden.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-87325264817622200862010-08-23T15:08:34.254+01:002010-08-23T15:08:34.254+01:00Thanks for this timely post, Nicola - I am like Sa...Thanks for this timely post, Nicola - I am like Sally (half of me wants to, half of me is terrified!) But since you are generously explaining this step-by-step, I might sign up and see what happens...Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-11648273049505623262010-08-23T14:59:28.516+01:002010-08-23T14:59:28.516+01:00Sally - as i say, everyone's different and I h...Sally - as i say, everyone's different and I hope no one would judge you "strange" just because you don't like something that you admit you either don't understand or are scared of! (Your description.) however, I completely don't understand how you can not understand 90% of what I said in that post. There were a few things that i said I'd be coming to later, one Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-61154584948673422982010-08-23T14:06:38.091+01:002010-08-23T14:06:38.091+01:00Excellent post, Nicola! :-)Excellent post, Nicola! :-)David John Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524610087056533062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-69375424010255958812010-08-23T13:44:38.978+01:002010-08-23T13:44:38.978+01:00Brilliant, as always. Thanks, Nicola.Brilliant, as always. Thanks, Nicola.TOM VOWLERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436338454781485164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-69406922739847385662010-08-23T13:08:55.825+01:002010-08-23T13:08:55.825+01:00I started using twitter about 18 months ago just t...I started using twitter about 18 months ago just to see what all the fuss was about. I had never written a thing before then, but it seemed that trying to get my thoughts across in 140 characters somehow opened up the writing side of my brain. I now regularly write for a Dad’s website as well as my own blog, and with any luck may go even further. I will certainly be following this blog with Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677176752522269843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-63545597395908770122010-08-23T12:30:47.111+01:002010-08-23T12:30:47.111+01:00I LOVE twitter,for all the reasons you give and ma...I LOVE twitter,for all the reasons you give and many more - it enhances the pleasure of watching television so much,if you watch people's twitter comments too; it's a great meeting place and you learn and share a lot there.<br />I'd also say that for a new author with a new book it's a chance to build your brand. If your book has a distinctive cover,you can show it to your target Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-36957700151640961192010-08-23T11:32:38.925+01:002010-08-23T11:32:38.925+01:00Half of me remains determined not to get involved ...Half of me remains determined not to get involved and the other half wants to try again but I must be a very strange person because I only understood 10% of what you were saying and the rest scared me rigid! I prefer to meet people face to face and although I am more than willing to 'chat' to people throughout the world I wouldn't ever call them friends unless I'd got to know themSally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-86470777587273460172010-08-23T10:32:52.999+01:002010-08-23T10:32:52.999+01:00This is really interesting, Nicola. Thanks for pos...This is really interesting, Nicola. Thanks for posting. I wonder, though - what exactly do you post on Twitter? I mean, do you write something like 'I'll be signing books in X bookshop tomorrow at 3 pm', or is it more stuff about daily life with no reference to writing, or is it stuff that's about your WIP - I don't know, something like 'Written 300 words on my new book Leilahttp://www.thewritingden.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-17070556778427375552010-08-23T10:16:21.597+01:002010-08-23T10:16:21.597+01:00Brilliant post. I look forward to meeting more of...Brilliant post. I look forward to meeting more of your #edbookfest newbies.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-47504404600608324072010-08-23T09:48:57.577+01:002010-08-23T09:48:57.577+01:00I'd emphasise that point from Sheila - twitter...I'd emphasise that point from Sheila - twitter is a great shortcut way of finding out what's what - a simple way of getting updates from Guardian Books Blog for example, but also of getting new from BBC Breaking News, even looking at "trending" topics from time to time is a good way to get a cultural snapshot - and surpringly useful for finding out who's died - I found out Dan Hollowayhttp://eightcuts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com