Regarding About.me. You may know it. If you don’t, the best way I can think to describe it is it’s, I suppose, a bit of a “flashier,” more “artistic,” and informal version of LinkedIn. (I don’t use LinkedIn.) I have noticed a recent trend on About.me. Unless someone has chosen to browse anonymously, you can … More Social Media “Lurkers”
If you are reading this, you may be on social media yourself too – with a blog, a Twitter account, Instagram, etc. Recently, some “guy” I’d never encountered before evidently took umbrage with my voicing my opinion on too many U.S. study abroad students’ immature behaviors. Regular visitors here also know I attribute those primarily … More When Social Media Turns Ugly
The other day, I’d been writing a scene where a vague (or, if you know it, not so vague) reference is made to a landmark 1941 “private eye” film. That I’d had been doing that is a large part of the reason the actor who’d starred in it was in my mind as I’d also … More A Hollywood Classic, In 7 Minutes
We passed this on “a ramble” yesterday: Just before I snapped that, we’d stopped for a break. I was thirsty. So I had one of these:
I’m still “in the zone.” Yesterday was the best example in this recent “burst” of creativity. I got through an entire chapter, start to finish, and added several other pages here and there. With that, I’ve got almost 25,000 words now. Parts (of this in-progress third novel) are starting to read much more like a … More We’ve All Had “Our First Post”
While I was working yesterday, I did what I normally do: I had Twitter open to the side on my iPad. I check it occasionally. Usually I do so when I stop for a writing break, but sometimes I just glance over at it. That latter is a bad habit. What a strange “social media” … More And Something About Llamas?
I noted the other day that I felt I had been “in the zone” while writing. It was flowing pretty easily, and I hoped it would continue. And it has. I’m back on my daily treadmill pace of 3 to 5 decent pages minimum. If you can keep that up within about “100 days” you’ve … More “Time for a (no added sugar) Ribena”
Just a quick follow up after my regular, daily post. I’m doing this because for some reason my stats are telling me I’m seeing lots more of you than usual today. By that I mean a horde. Obviously the polite thing to do is introduce myself: “Hello.” 🙂 [Now – he wonders to himself, and taps his desk repeatedly – … More Why The Crowd?
The other day, Bookshelf Battle raised an issue I think is worth addressing here: Sometimes with all of the blogging, twittering, and social media-ing, I just wonder if all writers are doing are talking to other writers. It’s like we’re all door-to-door salesmen, knocking on a door, “Wanna buy my book?” And the person answers, … More I Write Novels, But – Shush – They’re Meant To Be A Secret
R. J. Nello 