Welcome to A Writer’s POV. If someone had told me that writing a novel would cause me to loose sleep, gain weight, snap at my husband, pull my hair out, (literally and figuratively) and kick the dog, if I had one, I never would have put pen to paper. But as they say, ignorance is bliss, and I plunged in and began writing my book with the naïve expectation that I’d be finished in a year. Needless to say, five years and seven drafts later, I’m still on my quest for the Holy Grail, a published novel. Although frustrating, I spent that time growing as a writer. Every rewrite, revision and critique taught me something. Every book I read or workshop I attended offered new insights and ways to improve my craft. My goal with this blog is to share with you what I've learned so far. To talk about issues that plague all writers, to talk about the nuts and bolts of writing. Despite the fact that it's all been said before, each of us has our own way of telling a story and hopefully you'll visit often for help, support or just for the fun of it to read the posts written from this writer's point of view.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

I'm A Social Media Newbie

Judging by the popularity and length of time the world has been captivated by social media sites, I'm a relatively late arrival. Not intending to be fashionably late I was just apprehensive and lacked the self-confidence to put myself "out there." But a few months ago I finally dipped my French pedicured big toe into the virtual cyber-waters and am now the proud owner of a Twitter account.

 As a self proclaimed social media newbie, Twitter appealed to me for one very important reason; posts are short. That forces one to be brief and I found that I was more likely to post something every day, sometime several times a day, on Twitter rather than on other sites offering more ways to communicate and demanding more of my time. Another reason is the interaction with followers. In succinct sentences one can comment, retweet, favorite, converse, share accomplishments and tell followers about your business or book. All this in 140 characters or less. A time-challenged writer's dream come true.

 Please don't misunderstand me. I'm not  bad-mouthing any other social media site. In fact, I can appreciate their value. I'm just not ready to jump on board right now. But when I do, I'll be sure to dedicate enough time to use the sites effectively to interact with friends and take advantage of them as platforms to further my writing career.

 You can follow me on Twitter at: @writer_mebarchi.


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