I came to this realization, that probably should have hit me harder a LOOOONG time ago, but like I said to Christa over the weekend... I can be slow.
Blogging is not the only way to reach out. And I'm a huge believer in twitter and how much I love twitter, and just over the past couple of weeks, I've started using Facebook for real, instead of occasionally answering messages sent directly to me.
And I love GR, but there are also a million things I wish I could change, but I've met some really awesome people there, too.
So. Yes. I'm finally realizing that blogging isn't the only way to "get out there" it's simply my most preferred way.
If this blog post were a tweet, it would be like:
I've finally crawled out of my hole, but still like blogging better.
If it was on Facebook, it would be like:
I'm still navigating facebook and have no idea what people can and can't see, and I'm sure I'm bound to bungle etiquette here at any point because I... click here to read more.
(Insert political ad here, posted by someone who is not me)
But man. I'm LONG-winded. I write NOVELS because I don't know how to tell a story in a shorter way.
So. There's that.
I also think that tweets are so short they can be taken in a MILLION different ways, I'm sure I've tweeted things that people totally took offense to.
I'm sure I'll offend people everywhere - my one-star reviews on books that have not yet come out are proof enough that there are definitely a group or a few people out there that don't like me.
ANYWAY. What is the point of this post??
I have NO idea.
Maybe part of it is that I have a love/like/dislike relationship with almost all social media. I'm SO grateful for the connections I've made, and I wouldn't change that for anything, but at the same time, it's all a lot to keep up with.
I'm sounding like so many blog posts I've seen out there, and I'm nowhere near burnout. In ways I'm just getting warmed up, but there's also a part of me that knows I need to spend more time writing and less time online, which wasn't a problem for me a year ago.
What's funny is that I don't think most people will notice any kind of a change in my blogging schedule, even though it'll feel weird to me to cut back again a little. The upside of this, is that my online time will be more evenly split, and I'm happy about that. For sure.
Are all of you up on Fbook and twitter and goodreads and... whatever else is out there? Any favorites?
Any cool stories like the one time I tweeted about wanting Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay and she rewarded my tweet with a signed copy of her book in the mail??
~ Jo
17 comments:
I finally gave in and got a twitter two weeks ago and it is addicting. I also got a Tumblr and I love it. Blogging is still my favorite and I have no plans to get a facebook ever.
I wish tweets could be a little longer.
I want to like GR but there is always drama there. So, I post my reviews and get the heck out of there. I love to look at books though!!
FB...well, I'm sick of the political drama there. I'm not sure I like the timeline thing. I mean, not everybody see's everything. It is just kind of weird now. I love to see pics of my friends and what they are doing and connecting for a small moment with some.
LOVE blogging. It is my thing. It is my outlet. I don't even post anything important. But, I have a personal blog where I talk about my life in Scotland and also a book blog that I can feel connected to other who read.
I actually scheduled 6 wks of reviews/posts on my book blog so I could participate in NaNoWriMo. I've never done it but I want to try it and I want to to get into a habit of writing. Doesn't have to be 1,600+ words per day, but I want to get my story down. By scheduling posts I won't worry about spending all the time it takes to blog. I mean, one review taken 6+ hours to actually DO. If not more. That's a lot of writing time!
I love twitter. It is so great.
I loved All I Want an I went to bed thinking about the characters for the last 3 nights. I love Christmas!
I am addicted to Twitter.
I am addicted to Facebook.
I am addicted to Goodreads.
I blog a bit too.
Obviously, I need to learn to pick one and stay with it. LOL. It's amazing I get anything except networking done!
Oh and I also happen to email peeps a million times a day as well ;)
I LOVE blogging too! I love being able to share with people my ideas or thoughts or even just a book I read or a movie I saw, etc. :) I think it a great way to reach out and meet new people (though sadly I haven't been getting a lot of blog comments back maybe I need to do a blog hop again)...... I like Twitter but it feels like one big convo you're not a part of IF you miss it for a few hours, sheesh...
I like Facebook best. GR, still trying to figure it out. Twitter is okay.
Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly
So deep in this message, I'm getting that you're saying you're going to be blogging less so you can do other stuff too? Is this right? I think you kinda snuck that in. :)
FB: I've cut back, don't go on every day.
Twitter: Usually check once/day, maybe more. Just depends on what's going on. I need to set up a list which shows the most important people because those are the ones I want to hear from.
GR: Getting into it more. Don't utilize a lot other than to keep track of my reading/books. Read reviews sometimes.
I don't do Pinterest and have no plans to. That's about it.
I love Facebook and Blogger. I'm getting better about Twitter...but sometimes I forget it's there. I've been pretty into Instagram lately, even though I rarely upload pictures. I like to look at everyone else's.
Oh, I'm fairly obsessed with Pinterest. It's pretty hard core :P
I love blogging ... I've been doing it a fairly long time. I been spending very little time on GR of late. I like Facebook b/c it's a connection to people that are far away. And Twitter is cool too, though I'm not on it all the time. I have a Pinterest but haven't been doing that lately ... I find it quite time consuming. And finally, I'm on DeviantArt but limit myself b/c it's so easy for me to get sucked in.
Goodreads stresses me out lol! I hate that anyone can just drop by and leave a one star review, regardless of whether they've actually read the book. However, it is a fabulous way to connect with people, and I've found some excellent books there, so it's not all bad. :D
Blogging will always be my favourite way to connect but I love Twitter and Facebook too. :D
what's funny is I didn't think I'd like blogging at all. Back like 3 years ago when I started, I was like, "What IS this? Who wants to read this? Why am I doing this???"
But I've made SO many writer friends through my blog (like YOU!), and I wouldn't give it up for the world!
Facebook is for my family and real life friends (which is funny/ironic), but blogging is like my job support system. And I've only met like ONE bloggy buddy, but we're all just as close as ever.
And I had to cut back to 1/week, too. :p Writers gotta write. <3
I like them all for different reasons. I love Twitter because I know if I tweet a random nerd thing, that I will start a conversation that might last for days. ;) And I'll usually pick up a few new friends. I love Facebook to keep my family and friends in the loop about what is going on with my kids. I still haven't grasped the use of my author page. Maybe some day FB will be useful for authorly things. LOL. And I like Blogger so I can be part of people's journey.
I'm with you, Jo. I love blogging. It's my main form of social networking, and I've made some many friends because of it. I do, though, have to get my butt in gear when it comes to FB. It still don't do much with it. :P
I'm on Facebook personally, but not as a writer. I figure I should publish something, even self-publishing, before doing that. Maybe that's not so, but oh well, it would feel weird for me to create a page there. Like I haven't earned it yet or something! And yet I have a blog... oh well.
Twitter, I don't get - but I totally see the value of it as an aspiring author. Still, I've been on there for years & still don't get it.
GoodReads, YES - I love it.
and yay, I won my choice of one of your books!! Having a tough time picking one though ;)
Everyone said I would be, but I'm still not in love with Facebook.
I still don't get twitter. Love the blog to the point it may be hurting the actual writing process. And I like facebook, but I am getting a little tired of the hatefulness of people who can't understand it takes all kinds and differing opinions for this world to hum while it spins.
Psh you're a saint Jolene. I can't blog to save my life! When I finally get time to sit down and write I feel guilty if it isn't my book I'm working on. Every single blog post I've written is me saying "Hmmm I should probably post more than once a month huh?" Oops! So good job for being so good at it!
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