Looks like I may have a ton of these, so this is collection 1 of Reflections |
BC - Social Media: Let's discuss the pros and cons of using social media for your writing. Do you consider yourself a business owner and the product you are selling is your book. just like any other product on the market in a very matter fact manner? Or do you see it as a necessary evil and do what is recommended for sales but secretly wish it wasn't necessary? Pros and cons of each aspect? How do you see it affecting your private life? I just recently had to suspend/curb my own Facebook use, mainly because I do NOT showcase my most intellectual/creative writing side on there. It's too easy to just share the pics and thoughts of others. It's also easy to loose sight of the bigger picture and flood my own wall with a plethora of posts that pertain to and seem to appeal only to a certain demographic. I'm lucky enough to have a variety of FB friends and so I see myself as having a unique audience, but that doesn't give me the right to just freewheel all my thoughts and ideas. Sure, I have the right to, but does that make me part of the problem or the solution? I've always been a social media dabbler. I can easily go months without posting anything but when I come back it's generally with a vengeance. I'd like to know how many people have just muted my Facebook posts/notifications. I bet it's a lot. If the social media hub of the internet crashed today, I'd probably shed a tear or two, but I'd get over it very quickly. |