Monday, February 6, 2017

To Tweet or Not to Tweet


I set up a Twitter account in 2012, retweeted something just to test it out, and abandoned it completely. It seemed like trying to parse through a million text messages. Not my thing.

But today one of my stories was published online at Streetlight Magazine. And another story is included in Best of Ohio Short Stories: Volume II. And yet another just got picked up by The Bookends Review. (I am having a good year.)

I was asked for a Twitter handle today so Streetlight Magazine can tweet about my story - they called my story "fabulous" in the email, so how could I pass on that?

So I set one up. It's @TonjaMReynolds. I'm not really sure what to do with it. I am actually very computer-savvy and used to develop really complicated software and backend components (stuff that does magic in the background).

This week, I will try to find some of you and somehow attach myself to you.

I am going to use Twitter in a minimal way. I find social media to be a distraction from the writing. The novel is nearly done. I would be writing the ending chapters today, but my kids are sick and I'm doing this instead of that.

If you have a Twitter account, leave me a comment here and I will follow you (or like you or whatever the tweeting lingo is).

If you are here because of Best of Ohio Short Stories:Volume II or Streetlight Magazine, please leave a comment. I think I am open to anonymous comments - pretty sure.

And if you have any suggestions for adding a Twitter account to everything else without getting sucked into the black hole of politics and cute kittens, please speak up. :)

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  1. Alex J. CavanaughFebruary 6, 2017 at 11:59 AM

    I'll come find you on Twitter.
    The secret to building up is Tweeting other peoples' Tweets. I'm set up with Round Team and on three Triberr teams.

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    1. TonjaFebruary 7, 2017 at 8:39 AM

      It's like you are talking another language....LOL.

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  2. Julie FlandersFebruary 6, 2017 at 1:33 PM

    Huge congratulations on your stories! I found you on there and am following. I am trying to get better with Twitter but I feel like I'm always saying that but never actually doing it. We'll see. :)

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    1. TonjaFebruary 7, 2017 at 8:41 AM

      Thanks, Julie. I went through and found people, mostly writers that I recognized when I was blogging more often. Then I was like "what now?" And then it kept causing my phone to buzz, which woke me up. I definitely need to turn off the notifications.

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  3. Theresa MilsteinFebruary 11, 2017 at 4:48 PM

    Find me! @TheresaMilstein

    I haven't liked Twitter as much as Facebook because it feels more about promotion than conversation, but it's growing on me.

    Congratulations on your publications!

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    1. TonjaFebruary 19, 2017 at 11:01 AM

      Wait. What? I am your 889th follower. How well would you be doing if you liked it? That's kind of awesome.

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  4. TonjaFebruary 19, 2017 at 10:59 AM

    Thanks, Theresa.

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    1. Theresa MilsteinFebruary 19, 2017 at 11:22 AM

      Thanks, Tonja! It's hard to be active on lots of platforms. Just a few minutes a few times a day keeps me connected.

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