Haven’t had a chance to try my new walking shoes yet. Why?
Rain. Cold. You pick and you’ll be correct. Looks like the weather will be
drying out and warming up this weekend, so I’m hoping to get more walking in
next week.
I signed up for a free class with RWA regarding Social
Media. Yikes! Too many people signed up for that. Frankly, I didn’t really
learn anything new with what I’m doing already. I doubt I’ll ever tweet - not
unless I owned a smart phone first anyway. And regarding an author page on
Facebook, I think I’ll worry about that if I ever get close to 5000 friends.
I’d be surprised if that ever happened, though. But don’t let that stop you
from friending me (pick me! pick me!). My badge is located on the side panel,
below all those blogs I follow!
The thing that gets me is that all these writers are setting
up author pages and asking everyone to LIKE them. Why? I mean, if I had a page,
I would want people who will read or have read my books to like my page. But to
have likes just to have likes? It doesn’t make sense. Don’t you think it’s
better to have 5 people like your page who have read your work and are willing
to buy your next book than 100 likes of people who only liked you because you
liked them back?
FYI: If I like your page, it’s because I like your work. I
thought that’s how Facebook was supposed to work. Am I wrong?
Then there’s my blogging. In case you never noticed, I don’t
do blog hops. Maybe they generate followers, but they’re time suckers. Not only
do I have to come up with one or more postings, I’m kind of required to visit
everyone else, too. Sometimes I feel like I spend TOO much time blogging as it
is, but hey, it’s about the only time I’m actually interacting with other
people. Besides, it’s fun now. Why turn it into work?
I'm hoping to see "Oblivion" this weekend. Anyone else interested in that? Don't know when we'll see it, though. We have tickets to a Dragons Game Saturday night. At least this Saturday night won't be as cold as last Saturday night, but I'll probably still need to bundle up.
On Monday I hope you’ll stop by. I’m helping James Garcia Jr. in revealing the cover to his new novel, and it’s pretty cool!
Have a great weekend!
Stacy
11 comments:
I'm still resisting Twitter, too, but I'll join in on the occasional blog hop if I like the topic and it only runs for one day. (I can't even think about the A to Z challenge.) I've discovered some enjoyable new blogs that way and picked up some new followers of my own.
Linda - I've discovered those kinds of blog hops way too late to join unfortunately. Or maybe fortunately. I'd probably end up forgetting if it was too far into the future! :)
Nowadays, I'm rather particular about where I appear for a book release but I'll never willingly do a blog hop.
In theory, it's a nice idea. Lots of people getting together to comment on each other's blogs, but I can't help feeling it's a bit false.
People reciprocate because they feel obligated. I'd rather people comment on my blog because they felt I said something interesting, beneficial, or I gave them a place to give their opinion.
Yes, blog hops are a good way to meet lots of new people. And maybe it's like speed-dating. With lots of options you're bound to find someone with whom you have chemistry, but it seems an awful lot of work.
Maria - I agree, it does seem like an awful lot of work. So glad I'm not the only one who feels that way! :)
No Twitter or Facebook for me. Though Tim set one up so I can like pages and get coupons. That's fun but I don't go back to those pages of ever really do anything else with it.
I don't SmartPhone, and barely even turn the cell on. People do all these mobile coupons and eh, just not my cuppa.
Ivy - If not for this writer's business, I probably wouldn't even bother with Facebook. And don't even get me started on a smart phone! Ha ha!!
Stacy: Have you tried G+ yet? Me no.
I think I looked at it once and didn't care for it. I'm on another social site (WANA), but never go there, either. If I went everywhere, I'd never get any writing done.
I do Twitter, Google+, and recently tried blog hops for the first time. All this social networking forced me to be more social with my blog than I ever had been and it's been a lot of fun so far.
Jen B - I guess I'm just not a very social creature. What am I saying? I'm NOT a social creature! :) At least you're having fun, and that's the important thing. If it's not fun, you shouldn't do it.
I'm normally not very social so this is all new for me. But I'm having fun til it stops being fun! :)
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