[QUOTE=Leyland;22404]I have yet to tweet on twitter. [QUOTE]
What I want to know is why it isn't 'to twitter' on Twitter. One doesn't say 'Listen to the tweet of that twittering bird', one says 'the twitter of that twittering bird'. *confused pedant sighs*
I'm soooooo with you, Annis, on the white noise and the need to avoid it. As for advertising oneself on Twitter, well one (and I have this from a friend who has a restaurant and 'twitters' to advertise it) needs to be 'twittering' several times a day about whatever to make it worthwhile. Got too much to do to be bothered, thanks!
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Anyone here on Twitter?
- parthianbow
- Compulsive Reader
- Posts: 856
- Joined: April 2009
- Location: Nr. Bristol, SW England
- Contact:
Ben Kane
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
- N. Gemini Sasson
- Reader
- Posts: 168
- Joined: December 2009
- Location: Ohio
- Contact:
I'm on Twitter ( @NGeminiSasson), but I tend to dip in and out as life allows. When I'm busy, it's often one of the last things I look at. Plus, I don't have a fancy cell phone, so I'm tied to my computer for Twitter. I don't think it's a neccesity by any means, but it is one way to make connections.
Can't remember where I heard this, but someone compared Twitter to a river that's constantly flowing. You shouldn't feel the need to be on there constantly and of course you're going to miss a lot, but you will pick up some news here and there and maybe connect with a few new friends.
Can't remember where I heard this, but someone compared Twitter to a river that's constantly flowing. You shouldn't feel the need to be on there constantly and of course you're going to miss a lot, but you will pick up some news here and there and maybe connect with a few new friends.
- wendy
- Compulsive Reader
- Posts: 592
- Joined: September 2010
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Contact:
[quote=""wendy""]I'm at: wendykperriman[/quote]
I'm happy to join a HF nub but I should add that I use it very selectively.
It's my "public voice" so I only tweet about writing (or when so over-excited by the Duke basketball team that I can't help myself!)
I'm happy to join a HF nub but I should add that I use it very selectively.
It's my "public voice" so I only tweet about writing (or when so over-excited by the Duke basketball team that I can't help myself!)
Wendy K. Perriman
Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
http://www.wendyperriman.com
http://www.FireOnDarkWater.com
Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
http://www.wendyperriman.com
http://www.FireOnDarkWater.com
Is anyone else on Twitter? I tweet as Orestes Agamemnonides(oresteshighking). I'd love for you to come over and see how the House of Atreus celebrates Halloween (#atreidhalloween), or just hang out for a Bronze Age-themed laugh. I started tweeting as Orestes when writing The Young Lion, as a way to get into my protagonist's head, and just have a good time with Atreid angst.
- MLE (Emily Cotton)
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 3566
- Joined: August 2008
- Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
- Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
- Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
- Location: California Bay Area
Same here, I just do not get Twitter.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
- Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 4378
- Joined: August 2008
- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
I'm on Twitter but do find it a bit odd. I use it mainly for information. I sometimes feel that I'm repeating myself! It's difficult to keep up with, too, depending upon how many people you're following.
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Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
It took me a while to figure out how Twitter worked and what to do with it, but I enjoy the interaction and playacting. I really don't use social media to share personal details, because it doesn't seem smart in this digital age. It amazes me how much personal info people give out. I would never post pictures of my kids (if I had them) online, or pictures of myself. I've interacted with some people for ten years or more, and they STILL don't know what I look like.
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