I'm back
again with day nine of the month long Buccaneer
Blogfest hosted by Sharon
Bayliss and Courtney
Young.
Final
Countdown (July 30 – August 3)
This week is the Final
Countdown (is
anyone else now humming the Europe
song?). The end of the
blogfest, where we talk about our experiences, host a give away and
share our thoughts on Social Media.
July
30 - Social Media: Share your
feelings and opinions about social media and it's relation to writing
and reading.
I
love social media, I think it's an excellent way for people of
similar interests to connect. For a writer, it's an excellent way of
building a support network, exchanging experiences and sharing
advice.
I've
made so many friends through blogging, and then connected with them
on Facebook, Twitter and other sites like Goodreads. These platforms
help you get a better understanding of what your online friends are
like as people, while also informing you about their work and what
they're currently up to.
Social
media is also a great marketing tool, and I've seen so many authors
doing blog tours, or hosting giveaway for when they get X amount of
followers/ likes.
There's
also the fun aspect of social media, with sites like Pinterest and
Polyvore. I've seen so many inspiration things on both those sites.
It's a great way to get motivated by looking at your friends pins
and seeing what inspires them.
If
you're interested, I can be found at these social media platforms:
Facebook |
Facebook
Page | Twitter |
Good
Reads | Pinterest
| Polyvore
Social media is the best thing ever! :D I love that you mentioned Pinterest and Polyvore because people often forget about those!
ReplyDeleteI love it! :D
DeleteI like those two sites alot, but you're right, they often get overlooked when they shouldn't.
Well said Clare. I love it too and have made so many awesome friends :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Victoria. Agree completely, great place to make friends. :)
DeleteI like to play with Polyvore, but I never thought of using it to help my writing. What a great idea! Thanks for giving me a good excuse to go play paper dolls. Anything to help "see" my characters more clearly. (See? Social Media to the rescue again!)
ReplyDeleteIt's a fantastic visual aid. Whenever I'm writing I like to make graphics and pictures of my characters, so using Polyvore was a natural extension of that.
DeleteHave fun, can't wait to see what creations you come up with. ^_^
What great idea. Some of these are ones I have never thought about. So thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteNo problem, happy to spread the love, there's some really great sites.
DeleteGreat post! I still have yet to get into Pinterest, and I've not heard of Polyvore. Eventually I might have time!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I love both Pinterest and Polyvore, they're great inspirational tools, but they can also be great ways to procrastinate if you're not careful.
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