Supporting each other on Social Media and Websites - Post your Handles and Links

@lost_bard thanks for for sharing your stuff! I’m going to subscribe to your newsletter now 😁 I have a newsletter on my website and a blog but both of those have been inactive for awhile 😬

So I'm starting to tackle the business side of our craft now slowly but surely. By slowly but surely, I mean I've done one thing. I reactivated my twitter account. Follow me at @JESchleicher. Website and the all important newsletter to follow. Not gonna lie, I'm intimidated by this side of the game and whining more than my wife would like about it. 

Posted by: @doctorjest

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you should immediately take a look at the "muted keywords" feature

And emphatic yes! I mainly left twitter many moons ago cuz my feed became a stinky cauldron of outrage. Since rejoining, this is the first thing I did. It's a work in progress, but I can already see & importantly mentally feel the difference. 

@jeschleicher I quite enjoy twitter where I am @gideonpsmith given the low commitment needed. But then I don't over-involve myself and most of what I follow are writers, spec fic magazines and agents etc. I specifically blocked a man last name of Musk as I suddenly got a lot of his posts without subscribing to them, but beyond that it doesn't seem so much drama.

I had heard facebook and Instagram were better for finding readers, if that is what you want social media platforms for, but I don't enjoy either platform and... I would probably need to have published something to be worried about readers lol. I guess as a winner of WotF you are in a different boat now. Bon chance. Maybe see you out there.

Posted by: @gideonpsmith

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I am @gideonpsmith

I'm following you now! There is much to like about Twitter. Also, a lot to dislike. It's a tool and the experience will depend on how you wield it. Five years ago or so I decided to get off all social media for mental health reasons and was happy I made the decision. My biggest worry now is how, sometimes when I'm not specific with my intentions, Twitter can gobble up time, my most precious resource, which I would rather use for storytelling. I just need to put systems in place to keep that from happening. Also, that mute function is key. I didn't use it last go around and each experience would find myself outraged over stuff I didn't know I needed to be outraged over. Honestly, it skewed my worldview for the worse. 

Posted by: @gideonpsmith

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I had heard facebook and Instagram were better for finding readers,

I plan on joining one of these, maybe both. TikTok is now a no-go here in Montana. I'm sure other states will follow.

I'd love to hear what social media platforms others in the forum have found helpful, both for capturing readers and surrounding yourself w/ a positive community.