Bloggers Vs. Twitter
April 20, 2010 in Books & Reviews
In yesterday’s post, I talked about how I wanted to go into Twitter & say to some bloggers ”Dude you’re not making contacts that way”. I sometimes forget that Twitter is still a marketing tool attached to my blog and not my personal playground of evil.
We’ve ALL tweeted something we shouldn’t have, don’t lie and tell me you haven’t. I constantly do it, but I’m trying.
Keep in mind, our Twitter accounts are usually connected to our blogs, be it our User Name or a direct link on our About Me.
Not just other Book Bloggers see our tweets, we have authors, publishing houses & other people who could become valuable contacts. Nevermind that if you have your blog linked with Twitter it shows directly to your page. Also, me for example … I’m looking for a job, so if you have your website listed on your Resume…guess who’s going to see your tweets?
Funny enough author Shiloh Walker posted today about Authors & Social Networking. Some of Shiloh’s tips also apply to Bloggers as well, for example:
We’re smart people. Readers…writers. We’re pretty clever and we can figure out if you write erotica all on our own…trust us. It doesn’t help your cause to dress like…well, I’m not entirely sure. But if the profile pic is something I don’t want my kids see if they wander in here-well..
I have seen not only authors but book bloggers post twit pictures of themselves half dressed, bra’s & lingerie. While I am sure this is fine and good for males to check out (yes Buzz, I know you’ll bitch about not seeing them yourself) it’s just not appropriate. I have unfollowed authors & bloggers for this very issue. I am well aware we review/write/read books with far worse language, but I don’t want to see any woman in their lace under-things. *shudder*
Another thing I’ve seen, is when a Book Blogger writes a bad review…they @ reply it to the Author! EEP! Why in the World would you do that? I feel bad enough when I read something I don’t like, I don’t want to call out the author about it. Bad form people. If they end up finding it, fine but you don’t need to @ reply it to them.
Just because you tweet with an author/publisher does not make you their friend. Oh yes people, this happens all the time from what I’ve been told. Some authors are just more personable than others and will tweet with you but that does NOT make them your friend. Don’t ask for special favors, or tweet the horrors of your life to them. More than likely you’ll get unfollowed & blocked. (same goes for publishing houses!)
Oh the wonderful subject of TMI, Shiloh says of authors:
There IS such a concept as TMI. TOO MUCH INFORMATION. Really. We do NOT need to know if you’re breaking out the lube. The pills. The…whatever. You might think you’re being fun and sexy, but really, it’s not. If you’re a professional writer, then you need to act like one-telling us all about your sex life? Um. Don’t want to know, don’t need to know, and fortunately with authors, I don’t feel bad in the least about removing those who feel the need to overshare from my friend’s list. Yes, I have done this.
This is also very true for book bloggers, hell tweets in general. Twitter is a public space, keep in mind that anyone can read what you tweet. If you are trying to get a Publishing House Contact, tweeting about your vibrator is probably not going to endear you to them, especially if thats the only thing you tweet about. Not everyone on your followers list is a friend who knows your personality & knows that you are joking around. It could be part of your online persona, but if someone hasn’t been to your website or know you, it could turn them off. Trust me, been there, done that…well not posting about vibrators but you get what I’m saying right?
Then we have the normal topics of convo that we all learned early on to avoid speaking about online:
- Religion
- Politics
I’m sure many of you will disagree on a lot of what I’ve posted. I never said I was an innocent, I still slip up daily & forget theres eyes around the World watching what I say on Twitter. I’ve actually gotten email/DM slaps from a few authors about things I’ve tweeted. But if you wanna tweet, you gotta deal with the backlash that you may get.
My new rule of tweet is, if I wouldn’t say it in my Facebook Status where all my friends & family can see it, I won’t be tweeting it. Plus, you can always just make a non connected to your website Twitter Account. Why didn’t someone tell me that earlier?! If you won’t say it on your blog, maybe we shouldn’t be tweeting it?
Do you think I’m wrong? Are you an inappropriate Tweeter who thinks I should shut it? Do you agree & have additions? Let me know, I can handle it! Ha. Let the debate begin.
I often forget myself and Tweet completely inappropriate things. I specifically don’t say these things on FB because my mother is on that list and she’d probably kick my butt if she ever saw how raunchy I can get. Thanks for the reminder… I’m a “lady” and I’m supposed to know better. *slaps myself on the hand*
LOL oh don’t think I haven’t been totally unladylike in my time on twitter! I’m not innocent at all, but I’m trying to tone it down, even if that means NOT being on twitter! LOL
Sometimes it’s just too easy to get pulled into the talk. I’ve developed some friendships through Twitter, and when we get to talking about certain topics, it’s hard to remember that it’s not actually a private conversation. *blushes*
Though, I’d never post pictures of myself in lingerie (believe me, that’s a sight you don’t want to see!), nor would I ever post about politics. The most I talk about on religion is a quote from a Christian song that I’m listening to, or saying something about thanking God. I don’t push my religion on others… I had that done enough to me when I was a kid that I don’t do it now.
Thats another thing, the convo’s are so easy to get sucked into…but than you go oh shite everyone can see this convo!
I agree. I see too many authors thinking that they can say whatever on Twitter. That is fine. If you want to let it all hang out (sometimes literally) that is great, but they need to understand that this could affect their brand.
Some authors even do tweet their politics, which is fine again but, again, they need to be aware of the image they are portraying.
I think it is very passive aggressive to announce a bad review or unfollow someone and include an @ reply. People get mad when they find themselves blocked by an author or “celebrity” because they left a cute/sarcastic/snarky/rude @ reply. If I post a negative rating/review on goodreads, I try to remember to make sure it does not appear in my feed or my Twitter timeline. Especially if the author is following me.
Me too! I’ve only had one expierence where the author came at me for a bad review & I didn’t even link it to her, so I can’t imagine linking TO the author directly.
I had one author try to completely malign my reputation because I gave her book one star on Goodreads. Yeah.
Ack! I’ve been really lucky since I started blogging, I tend to recieve books I like. Only 3 I’ve recieved I didn’t like, but that said I feel guilty when I am always giving 3.5+ stars on books, I can’t help that I liked it but it may look fixed?
I once gave an author a lukewarm review (it wasn’t great like all the other ones I’d given her, but it wasn’t terrible either), and she’s frozen me out ever since. I can’t remember if I @ replied her or not (I’m almost sure I didn’t) because it was a while ago, but I think she found it anyway. *shrugs* It wasn’t her best work. I could’ve given it a far worse review, but I chose to focus on the positive aspects instead of the negative. Either way, it sucks to be frozen out by an author you admire and respect.
Yes it does, I had a disagreement with the whole Amazon/Ebook thing and an author debated it with me…then said “I don’t fight with my fans” um lady YOU replied, thus continuing the debate. Just because I disagree with someone, doesn’t mean its a fight. Geeze.
eh… I am an entirely inappropriate tweeter but I have come to accept that. Anything I tweet I would say on my blog, but my blog is really for my own entertainment anyway. I’m not so much worried about pubs or authors digging it *shrug* I spent a really long time being someone I wasn’t and it just isn’t worth it
Either people like my tweets or they don’t… I won’t be offended.
If I was an author/blogger trying to do this more for my own amusement, I would probably need to re-evaluate. But since I am not…
Double edged sword though, this started out for my entertainment but once you get followers…
*shrug* still for me. they can follow me or not. I have enough responsibility in my life…. I don’t like for my blog to add more I guess.
Oh and this is not to say I am not the queen of foot in mouth syndrome or that I do not tweet inappropriate things
I try not offend anyone terribly.
LMAO
You and Shiloh nailed everything I was thinking. I’m sure there are other things that would fall into the category of “Oh Gawd, why did you post that?” but they’re ignoring the search query in my head.
I’m going to say it, and lord help me, but another normal topics of conversation to avoid speaking about online might be Race. I’ve seen really good and insightful conversations augment into wars. Nasty, nasty, vile wars.
And now, back to work.
Oh I am totally with you on not speaking of Race, nothing good usually comes from the convo!
I just read this and Shiloh’s post, and wow, I almost feel like a prude. I mean, I LOVE some me some racy books (and gushing over the smut), but tweeting about my vibrator is on a whole other level!! And I totally agree with you on the negative review thing. I have only written one negative review so far, and it really stresses me out to think that the author might see it. I can’t even imagine actively drawing their attention to it! I WANT to like all books, but it just doesn’t happen. But at the same time, I don’t want to mislead people because I am scared an author may see it! What a dilemma. Anyway, since I am very new to the book blog/twitter scene, I sincerely hope I have not committed any of these offenses! Great post!
Just wait for the day an author SEES a bad review & comes to your site to justify it
If I talk about my vibrator, it’s usually as a joke and it’s heavily veiled references. I just think that kind of talk is inappropriate in “polite” company (that’d be my Southern Baptist roots rearing their ugly head).
I wrote a negative review for an author that follows me on Twitter, and have never posted it because I know she follows me on Twitter, and I don’t want to hurt her feelings or piss her off (or get frozen out by someone else). She’s a fun person to talk to and she’s a good author, but that one book was just a big “MISS” in my opinion.
But thats not being true to yourself Chica, if you didn’t like the book SAY why you didn’t. We all have to be truthful about our reviews, or it defeats it ya know?
Can I email it to you? Maybe you can see if I’m too bitchy in it.
Sure! wickedlilpixie AT hotmail.
Thanks! I’m too lazy to sign into my Mama Kitty email, so it’ll be coming from my real name.
lol okay
MamaKitty, this is just me, but you shouldn’t have to worry about ‘hurting’ an author’s feelings with a negative review. They are just part of the business. We’re going to get them-we can’t please everybody. It’s just not possible. Some things that readers love about my work are the exact things others didn’t love.
Negative reviews can sting, but writers do better to just shrug it off and move past it. *You* shouldn’t have to worry about it.
Sometimes I tweet about my growling crotch kitty. I have a cat who likes to sleep between my legs when I am typing and she growls in her sleep. Just thought I would share.
*scurries back to work*
ROTFLMAO!! AHAHAHAHAH!!
*sniff* she is growling each time I move. I suppose I should be lucky she does not hiss in her sleep.
awww! Seamus has catmares, where he’s sound asleep wakes up and runs to me meowing at the top of his lungs.
Damnit, I miss all the good stuff.
Anyway, sounds appropriate for anything you are, or want to be, professional in. Authors can probably get away with a bit more than book review bloggers though on account of having a long history of being eccentric creatures.
Me, I’m peachy keen with being the amateur guy who makes no attempt at professionalism in his tweets or blogging. I’ve got professional covered and don’t plan on ever linking any of this to anything a prospective employer would see, so I get to be as big of an inappropriate ass as I like.
Yes but theres a difference between being a sarastic ass and justifying it b/c you can, IMHO. I snark, I’m sarcastic, I swear but thats not all I put out there for the world to see. I guess I feel that its branding in the most basic sense, yes I’ll joke around & shoot the shit, but ultimatly thats not ALL me & not ALL I put out.
It’s one thing to be funny, but its a whole other ball game to look like an ass/kiss-ass/bitch/skank/ignorant/etc.
If I am RT’ing my posts on Twitter, where an author can see them, or a publisher or just a regular reader, I dont want them to think that b/c I act a certain way on Twitter, thats all I am.
And you know, I snark a hell of a lot more than most bloggers.
My Twitter and my FB aren’t connected to each other or my blog-which makes me a habitual tech tard
That aside, despite the fact that I’m a big mouth, there are lines I don’t cross. Politics and religion being two. There isn’t much I’m afraid to tap, but I try to gauge my audience and temper my tweets accordingly. Yet sometimes, no matter how hard you try, there’s always that one person who reads something into a tweet that implies you’re their best friend–no matter how careful or vague you try to be. But for every assumption, there are a hundred other folks who get you’re just interacting and having a good time
As to the sexual stuff–I snark all the time about it, but it’s usually about someone else’s proclivities like Tiger Wood’s recent visit to sex-rehab. Because you know, celebs are ADDICTED to sex. Mere mortals are just whores who sleep around
DC
Can you be my friend? LOL
You’ve bitch slapped me before, I learn from the smacks I tell you.
Well, it was more like a bitch tap–I just want you to be right with the world at large
Oh, and another thought on reviews. With all the social sites bringing the op to fans/bloggers/reviewers/authors to chat and relate to one another, I did wonder if it made reviewers concerned when posting their reviews for fear they’d be shunned if they love the author and not their recent book–or any of their books. I know most author’s feel their books are an extension of them, and for me, that’s probably super true because my books sound so much like who I am in RL and on the Internet.
But that doesn’t mean you have to like me at that particular moment of my book.
So as a just in case, I’m never offended. I’m never upset. I’m never bitter that you have the sacs to still talk to me after you beat down my book. LOLLOL
No, seriously–it’s two separate compartments in my brain, and I value honesty in a review.
DC
“I did wonder if it made reviewers concerned when posting their reviews for fear they’d be shunned if they love the author and not their recent book–or any of their books.”
This is a big problem for me… I gave a lukewarm review about a book once, and the author froze me out after that. So now, I’m extremely gun-shy about posting less than stellar reviews (especially if I know the author will eventually see them). I’m trying not to be such a weenie about it, but still. I don’t like being shunned.
I understand it can be a sensitive subject for some–but it ain’t for me. LOL.
I’m sorry you were shunned, that really sucks. But it’s my belief we authors offer ourselves up for criticism just by the nature of our work, and it’s all part of the job as far as I’m concerned
That our jobs involve a lot of our heart and soul isn’t much different than a doctor’s job or any other job you’re passionate about. It’s just a different kind of extension of passion. Am I disappointed if someone isn’t thrilled with work? Well, sure. I want everyone to leave my books at the very least, happy, but as long as I know I put my best effort forward, that’s all I can offer.
But I look at this as MY JOB and if someone’s dissatisfied with my work it doesn’t mean I won’t eat lunch with them in the cafeteria anymore. I might lob food at them for giving me a shitty work review, but I’d never shun.
no. I’m kidding. really
DC
And I appreciate when you tell me to simmer & shut my trap, not many people have the balls to do that.
See my problem isn’t bad reviews, its too many good reviews. I start to feel guilty when I keep liking books and rating them highly. I have only really had maybe 8 books max that I rated lower than a 3.5. I can’t help that I pick good books, or get offered good books. But it still makes me feel guilty. I’m weird. I know.
I ain’t askairt of nobody. ‘Cept my agent
And I think it could just mean you’re a flexible, really open reader. There are a lot of readers who only like one genre, one type of heroine, and that’s okay, too. I never read paranormals-I was strictly contemp until I tried just one. Since broadening my reading horizons like 7 years ago, I’m pretty easy to please, and I’m open to all sorts of varieties of books and or main characters.
I don’t LOVE everything, but I’m not looking to hate a book when I open it either. I’m also not looking for flaws and plot holes. I’m just not that deep. LOLLOL
DC
I likes what I likes, what more can I say?
I started out reading Patricia Cornwell & moved to Chick Lit & thank the gods found MJD which led me to you all. As long as I can get past the first two chapters, I’m happy.
I can’t really read true sci-fi/fantasy though, just doesn’t click with me.
So uh, are you saying the convo we had on twitter about smokinhotbooks waxing her nether regions was out of line? I don’t get it. LOL
Hell no, cause that was one of the best tweet nights ever! LOL!
No shit! My stomach still hurts from laughing to damn hard!!
I’m still afraid of tweezers! LMFAO! And it was related to an author and her characters, so hell it works!
Oh see now I get you. We can be a gross or out off the wall as we want, as long as we’ve read it in a book previously right? Yeah!!
LMFAO!! Thats how i’m gonna interpret it, so yes yes! hah hah
It is easy to forget Twitter is not an IM conversation. And I think everyone has written a comment he or she is sure will be hilarious, only to have it bomb/fail/embarrass/unintentionally insult/annoy or score on the TMI meter.
Twitter is extremely spontaneous, which is both good and bad. As writers, we’re used to being able to go back and edit ourselves before sending our words out into the world. Twitter makes missteps immediately and extremely public. There are plenty of minefield topics, and while writers are allowed to grapple with these topics within the fictional world, addressing them through social networking sometimes leads to flak. I think it’s up to the individual author to sit back and evaluate whether dealing with that flak is worth it or not.
I generally only tweet or blog about stupid, blatantly silly stuff to avoid running through one of those minefields. This runs the risk of making me appear to be a clown or a complete tool, and more than once I’ve debated deleting the Twitter account/blog. However, I do genuinely like the vast majority of the people I’ve met through social networking. It is difficult (and you bloggers know this) to continually create interesting content to catch or keep people’s attention. Aside from my Evil Day Job and time spent with my family/friends, my life consists of sitting on my ass at a computer writing about characters I invented. I know. Non-stop action adventure. Point is, it’s difficult to be consistently interesting without causing controversy.
Or maybe I’m just boring.
…
Now that I think about it, I’ll go with answer B. ^_^
Very easy to forget, until people start joining into your convo.
You? Boring. Nah. LOL
I live for controversy, can’t you tell? Only on my blog though & just to get people talking & thinking about things a bit deeper than they do.
I see your point and agree. Sometimes I tweet something asinine then think to myself, “Oh crap…where’s the delete, destroy, get rid of that brcause that was stupid button?????’
But you live and learn.
There is a fine line between being funny and being an asshat. I guess we all just have to straddle it the best we can.
As for my reviews. Since I do book reviews for Mandi I let her handle all the fall out. LOL /jk.
If I don’t like a book I try to review it fairly and give reasons why. But I am reviewing the book NOT the author. There are lots of authors out there whom I ADORE but have written a book I didn’t like. Doesn’t mean I won’t ever read them again. And I don’t talk about it or them beyond my review. No tweeting FB- ing about it.
I see no reason to humiliate anyone just for the sake of a few laughs.
That’s a perfect analogy. You’re reviewing the book NOT THE AUTHOR. The lines become blurred for some, but that’s exactly how I look at it, too.
DC
Go figure all this time I had no idea you reviewed for Mandi! LOL! I really agree on it being the BOOK reviewed and not the AUTHOR. Well said Tori!
Oh dear, are you saying I’ve crossed the funny line into asshatville? *sniff*
Pfft hardly, you are golden Brookie, GOLDEN.
The Queen B…if I <3'd you anymore I'd cross the line into stalking.
I have to say was going to pass up this one today and then came back again to it on my RSS feed of the WLP post so just had to come by and add my thoughts to the rest of the gang.
I love to “Play” on both Blogger and Twitter, love to read all the fun stuff on both and have spent many a long hour chuckling insanely in my living room with all the different posts!!! I hope that I never “regret’ one of my Tweets or one of my blog posts because heaven forbid I actually step on some poor souls very fragile toes, it is such a fine line these days between having a good time {and just as you and Shiloh pointed out WLP} and sharing TMI!!! It pains me to see some of the pics posted as profile info on blogger, on Goodreads, on Twitter, on Facebook. All places I am involved in as my “social” contact sites, do not know what happened to common sense but some people out there have none!!! Tweets and other typed posts I take with a huge grain of salt and most of them I get involved with are done tongue-in-cheek anyway knowing that it is all in fun and not meant to cause any kind of reader angst among the public viewing audiences.
That said, Thank You Dakota and Keith and the other authors who have actually taken time to @reply me on Twitter because it really makes my day when you all do!!!
WLP, Queen B, MK and FV you guys have entertained me lots of times on Twitter, please do not stop!!!
jackei
That’s a good point, Jackie–it is NICE to acknowledge people who acknowledge you, and if I don’t, it’s def not because I didn’t try. I cause a lot of mayhem on Twitter, so the least I can do is respond. but if I don’t, it’s usually just because I get so many and I didn’t pay close enough attention
DC
DC anytime you have time to reply back is fine, if you do not that is fine too. I have a bad habit of “talking” to others on Twitter and then getting bored and leaving only to find out the next day when check my profile that some people actually responded to me and then I left. Bad me…
jackie
Aw, Jackie, you know we <3 you! ^_^
Glad to hear it Mr. Melton, love the kitty cat icon shows you are really just a big ole “Softie” after all, *g*…
jackie
*hugs Jackie* and I am so sorry for your loss this morning.
Thanks Natasha, it was something we were expecting but that does not make it easier to face… I appreciate your thoughts…
jackie
It never does, no matter the age
Hehee. I took my Big Brother tweet link down from my website because I do say “ass” so often. In fact, I’m the ruler of the Ass Thugs who smite those who don’t do my bidding… LOL. Sadly, this is how I talk in person as well.*g* If you find me offensive, you won’t like my books either. My outgoing personality is part of my brand.
Aside from that, I am my own brand of professional. I’m a writer. That’s my job. If you don’t like my book, I’m sorry, but I’m thankful that you took the time and money to give it a shot. I have no patience for asshats who don’t respect their readership. I won’t buy authors who get into pissing matches with reviewers and readers. I’ve blogged on this a few times, actually. Books are a product just like anything else. If you don’t like it, as a consumer you should be able to express that opinion without some prima donna douche bag with a sense of entitlement getting his or her knickers in a knot.
“Oh, you just didn’t understand it.” First of all, how presumptious. WTF. If authors feel the need to say this, then they didn’t do their job to start with. A book should be able to speak for itself. If it doesn’t, it’s not up to the author to explain it, but to produce a better product.
As for politics or religion, don’t go there.
you know, Saranna, I don’t know that I totally agree with that. it’s up to the author to produce the best book they can, but I don’t think it’s up to us to produce a better product if we put our best into it–and I say that because each op on a book is subjective. What might have been better for one reader was just the pits for the next. If you wrote a book for each opinion, and to please each person who had a gripe–there’d be no room on the shelves for anyone else’s books but yours…
Oh, wait–now THAT might be a plan. LOL.
And I never defend a book and it’s plot or characters unless it’s a blatant mistake on the reviewers part–not a misinterpretation of what I wrote, but like a fact that’s completely wrong. usually, that’s just a goof. but then I’m lazy and I mostly don’t do that either. LMAO
DC
Well, that’s true. I didn’t think about it like that. I just kept thinking about all of these people who assume that just because a reader didn’t like it, or many, that they just didn’t get it.
It was wrong of me to use a generalization when I had specific incidents in mind. *g* And wrong of me to speak of it at all because I’m not so uncouth to name names. LOL.
LOLLOL. All pointin’ da finger, eh?
I think it kind of is that a reader didn’t get it, and you’re right, that’s still not a reason to lash out. For example–I use A LOT of snark and pop culture references in my books. Trust me when I tell you, my copy editor does NOT GET IT. there are loads of readers who don’t get the use of it either.
I totally get that, and I’m okay with it, and I just figure they’re not into it, and that’s cool by me. The only time I get a little hinky is when readers make an assumption about the way a plot went, or why a character did whatever and then tell me why I wrote it like I did. I know why I did almost everything in any one of my books, and I was completely sober when I did it.
Okay, so there was ONE book spent drunk, but after thirty or so e-books and ten print, the drunk one becomes void, yes? LOLLOL
DC
>Okay, so there was ONE book spent drunk, but after thirty or so e-books and ten >print, the drunk one becomes void, yes? LOLLOL
They warned us in author finishing school about tweeting drunk. Dakota Cassidy doubles down and writes an entire book drunk.
Hardcore, my friends. Hardcore.
I don’t want to brag, but I can be kind of an extremist to prove a point. LOLLOLLOLLOL
DC
Yeah, I should keep my finger to myself. BWAHAHAHA
Hehee. I thought all the greats wrote while under the influence of something. You can’t be the tortured artist without it. LOL.
I need to work on my tortured. I’m just not deep enough to be tortured.
This is me, leaving the shallow end of the pool. LOLLOL
DC
Great stuff. I think that I over edit all my tweets! Must be from practicing law for so long? I try not to be an idiot or rude. My private life is just that – private. It’s amazing what I don’t share.
Me too! I think some things should be “private” if I tell you something on FB, in an email, on MSN..I expect it to stay there and not be on twitter. I’m weird that way, I don’t want all my buisness public. Hell my website info is all hidden for that very reason!
I understand that. I simply treat everything that anyone tells me as if lawyer/client privilege attached to it. Also I’m oldish so I mostly forget everything anyway.
LOL I do that too, if you tell me something its not gonna end up anywhere. I used to work for the court system too
Luckily for me, my author platform is all about irreverent filthy humor. If I wrote regency romance, I’d be screwed. So the tweets are raucous and foul and often ugly and GASP some of the time–brace yourself–they’re completely fictional. That said, I do try to let people know that my Twitter feed is adult and that I don’t even use my Facebook page for real “Live Friend” interaction–I should probably do that more.
I do make it a point NOT to talk about things that impact me on an emotional level. I don’t talk about family crises, I don’t talk about religion, I don’t talk about issues with my wife. I don’t DO outrage. <— That last one is a biggie. If I've unfollowed you, you can bet it's because you do a lot of outrage posts. Can't stand them.
Now that I'm writing YA, I'm having a very difficult time separating that personality on Twitter, and often don't bother to tweet under that name at all. It's just more risky, young adults could certainly handle my tweets (and do), but editors and YA publishing types probably don't need to see an author leading a discussion on the best sexual positions, or what figging is all about. I'm limited. And that's fine.
Not sure there was any continuity in this comment. I guess I'm just saying, we should watch ourselves–specially now that twitter is being published in perpetuity in the Library of Congress–so just don't be a fuckrag!
See, I find its all good to shoot the filth with an author (if they are willing) hell you KILL me, and weirdly enough you teach me that I am not as dirty as I thought I was. That said, you aren’t tweeting when you last slept with your wife which would so be TMI!
If i’m having a shite day, I’ll say I’m having a shite day. If someone cares to ask, I take it to a DM. I don’t need all my buis out there in the open.
I heard about the LoC and twitter, but seriously ALL tweets? You’re kidding?!?!
I’m not kidding. It’s the entire datastream. Including #nightofthefilthyminds!!!! LOL
Oh dear god. Can you imagine the poor person who has to read through them AHAHAHA. Wait I want that job!!
I think I love you. Sigh. Fuckrag. I love it.
I’m prepared for my first reviews. I’m sure someone out there is going to think I’m a college frat boy with all my ass jokes and sex humor. But alas, that’s me.
Yep. That’s coming. If you have a scatological sense of humor there’ll definitely be comparisons to an adolescent boy. I get them constantly, usually in reviews that are COMPLETELY disgusted with the humor. They’re the same ones that attack my writing as crap because I don’t use adverbs or whatever. Gah!
Hehee. Your use of “fuckrag” and “scratalogical” as well as supposed disgusting humor has just sold me on everything you’ve written.
I was a corrections officer for a long time. It’s almost impossible to offend me and my co-workers’ idea of fun was to fart walking by the desk when your mouth is open.
Okay. Just clicked over to your site. How did I not know there was another funny fucker in the ranks? And Dakota blurbed you, too. ::shakes head:: Don’t kknow why y’all gots to keep secrets.
How the hell did you miss her comment about Goliath? Check my 1 year anni post, I made sure to quote that shizzle!
Yeah. Quoting that on a post about not sharing TMI. That’s what you call irony.
LOL oh hush, you see it’s not ironic..since I didn’t post it on twitter or even say it
HA!
Dude–I tweet with Saranna, and we FB. We made friends. When her book comes out in November–I shall sing the release
Could this be a moment of self-absorption discovery? If you were only MORE interested in me, Mark Henry, you’d KNOW how much I love Saranna.
But alas…
Flips hair, leaves the WLP blog with flourish
DC
::raises hand:: co-author of inappropriate waxing post, Am I To Vanilla for BDSM? and other posts I would never, ever, show my father. I tend to hold myself back in my professional persona so I may go a little crazy on twitter, but I feel that if you follow me you kind of know that about me already. I’ve tried to stay on the straight and narrow but I keep veering away and I think I’m okay with that.
I do agree that if you are trying to become a professional blogger or use your real name for work, then yes, you probably should be tweeting about tree sex ::wears guilty expression::
The Mighty Buzzard —> yeah, what he said.
Thats Posts though KC, not tweets
You are lightweight with you tweets compared to some I’ve seen! lol
“”I do agree that if you are trying to become a professional blogger or use your real name for work, then yes, you probably should be tweeting about tree sex ::wears guilty expression::”"
LMAO.
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I find myself looking forward to your tweets because I usually walk away with a chuckle at the end. But I agree that sometimes we forget to watch what we are saying. I know I am not perfect either, but I do consider myself “quieter” when it comes to tweeting. There was an incident I was involved in, that I still feel horrible about and it was mostly due to a misunderstanding that caused so much drama I actually cried because I felt it was all my fault. A simple “Tweet” can cause a lot of harm, even if it is unintentional. And I can never apologize enough for not doing my part to help clear up the situation and instead I acted stupidly and let my emotions get the best of me. See? Even us quieter ones can really mess up royally! Any way, all I’m sayin’ is I don’t believe you should have to change who you are just to use Twitter or your Blog or any other social networking site, but you should use that little scrap of common sense when it comes to the TMI factor! Use your heads people! Do you want to see your neighbor or co-worker in their skivvies? Or hear about their personal/religious/political issues and sex lives? No? Well then don’t post/tweet about yours!
AMEN! lol
Wow!!! There is a ton of comments. I read your post while I was traveling inner island on my iphone and I totally understand what is being said.
I work managing a social networking site and it is very hard to remember not to indulge too much info… more so personal stuff that may lead to more of your identity then you would like to. However, many many many times do I see users share more then they ought to. Thigs that we dont need to know.
My motto is: “If I would not yell it center stage of the mall or a concert then I should not share it online.”
And I agree about those scandalous pictures- I will thank my lucky stars I have not seen any- my eyes are my own and I like them that way. LOL!!!
There’s a lot I wouldn’t yell on stage! LOL!
I’m the worlds worst tweeter. I RT entirely too much, and complain more then I should about work. I’ve come to accept that about myself, but at same time don’t want to annoy the crap out of everyone, so I’ve tried to hold myself back from doing the above. (it doesn’t work a lot as you can tell) I think it’s easy to forget how many people you are sending your tweets out to.
It’s very hard to remember whos on your list, especially after 20 people! You never know whos watching, thinking about that it creeps me out!
-I also have 4 different groups of people who follow me (my fellow book, sports, tv, and reality tv lovers) and have a hard time sometimes figuring out how not to upset one group by tweeting too much about the other. I still haven’t come up with a good answer for that one.
Different user names? LOL
Something I think it’s easy to forget is that we do often develop friendships online-I have developed friendships with some of my readers, and they are very real, very solid friendships-two of my best friends are readers that I met early in my writing career.
But when you’re playing around online, especially with something like twitter, it does get easy to forget how many people can see what you’re talking about.
I don’t think the majority of people are going to care all that much about the occasional small thing…LOL… I think it was KC and Kindlevixen talking about waxing and I was snickering at them.
Things like that don’t bother me, and even if it had been an author, I don’t know that I would have been bothered…unless an author had decided to go into great detail.
I do NOT want to hear about an author and her vibrator, her sex life, her marital spats, etc… I don’t want to listen a writer going on tirades about her politics, religious rants, dissing her editor, knocking another author, etc.
I came from the medical field and basically, I follow the rules of that profession-if it’s something I wouldn’t have done in THAT field-I won’t do it here. If I wouldn’t have badmouthed one doctor to the other doctor, etc, etc, etc.
Although really, what’s the point in that anyway? All that negative energy comes back on you in the end.
I don’t want to hear about anyones sex life, unless it’s a funny story! I just feel, if I am getting books from publishers & authors to review, I should kinda show some kinda of decorum in public. Even if this is only for entertainment value.
Damn girl…you’ve made me slightly self-conscious now. I’m trying to think (or should I just go through my posts) if I’ve said anything you’re remarked on.
Oh and you’re not alone. Totally agree with everything here. I have a separate FB profile for LE and I don’t even use Twitter for anything other than LE. It’s a total marketing tool for me (yes I market my site!) and I can’t really seeing people caring about the latest hijinks my son has gotten himself into.
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