WITS Throwdown: Social Media – From the Writers in the Storm Blog

by Fae Rowen

To say that social media is not my strong suit is a lie. I’m not playing with a full deck; the social media suit is missing. And I don’t care.

I prefer to call someone rather than text them. Why? Because I want to hear the pitch, the inflection, the tone of their voice.

As writers, that’s what we do for our readers. We give them the subtleties of human interaction. And I want that in my everyday life. I want to live life, not check a little screen.

I know that we need to “put ourselves out there” for our readers. Readers want to know about their favorite writers and their lives. But where does that desire to know personal facts, private likes and dislikes cross the line?

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