April 3, 2023
What are your best and worst social media sites?
I try, really I do. And I have gotten better since I retired and had more time available to spend on it. But I still don’t put enough energy into it to make it work for me. I haven’t tried every site, but I’ve settled on a few.
I’m talking about social media, of course. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram MeWe, and blogging. None of them have made me a best-selling author or overnight sensation. I pay lip service to each, but don’t concentrate on any of them. (Blogging is an exception. I put a lot of effort into these weekly posts.)
As an introvert, it’s hard for me to share my personal life on the internet. Add in my ties to computer program security, and it adds an extra layer to the need for privacy. It’s the exact opposite of what is required to be successful as an author on social media.
I won’t call any of them the worst. Or the best. I’m equally bad at all of them. But I keep plugging away, hoping one site or another will eventually pay off. But I prefer to be actually writing!
FYI – I have finished the final edits of The Rise of Jake Hennessey. Watch this space for a cover reveal and a release date.
How do the other authors on this hop feel about social media? follow the links below to find out’
As always, until next time, please stay safe.
I dislike the negativity that seems to permeate a lot of what I see in my feed lately. I only look at social media as a tool to get my books noticed, rational debate seems to be all but impossible.
May I apologize for the way US politics seems to have bled over to other parts of the world.
I quite like blogging on WordPress, but I could very easily give up the other social media sites I use.
Blogging forces me to write on a regular basis. I may not get a lot of results from it, but it’s good that it makes me stick to some form of a schedule.
Yay for finishing edits.
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