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May. 26th, 2018 09:32 amI've been thinking a lot about my social media interactions lately, and have actively considered walking away from it. If I were not trying to keep my writing career limping along, I probably would.
Some part of this is about addictive behaviors. I don't like that feeling I get when I realize I'm anxious because no one has responded to my post. It makes me start asking why I need that perk of having a heart show up, a thumbs up, or an anger icon. I don't like the idea of being dependent on that. And yet...
A lot of time that's the only way I interact with people. Writers by their very job description are working alone a lot of the time. I have my dogs, but neither of them is a brilliant conversationalist.
I love my Twitter feed for its short-lived righteous anger with its larding of hilariousness. I adore my Tumblr, which is just pretty pictures and fandom gifsets. (If I'm stressed, I'll go look at my archive...not my feed, just my archive.) My FB is the one I've been cutting back on because it allows for such extended angriness that I often find it stressful. It's also my best means of reaching my readers right now, so I'm somewhat stuck with it.
I'm a member of two writers groups, one of which basically ignores me (I'm not well known enough for any of them to bother with me.) The other one is pretty awesome, although I am aging out of that group as well. At 53, I'm too old to be in the 'cool' groups. (BTW, I don't blame them for that. It's human nature.)
And my LJ/DW...well, it's pretty quiet out here these days.
All that said, I'll stay on social media a little longer. I would love to be one of those authors who's important enough that I don't need to keep myself out there, but I'm not counting on that any time soon. ;o)
Some part of this is about addictive behaviors. I don't like that feeling I get when I realize I'm anxious because no one has responded to my post. It makes me start asking why I need that perk of having a heart show up, a thumbs up, or an anger icon. I don't like the idea of being dependent on that. And yet...
A lot of time that's the only way I interact with people. Writers by their very job description are working alone a lot of the time. I have my dogs, but neither of them is a brilliant conversationalist.
I love my Twitter feed for its short-lived righteous anger with its larding of hilariousness. I adore my Tumblr, which is just pretty pictures and fandom gifsets. (If I'm stressed, I'll go look at my archive...not my feed, just my archive.) My FB is the one I've been cutting back on because it allows for such extended angriness that I often find it stressful. It's also my best means of reaching my readers right now, so I'm somewhat stuck with it.
I'm a member of two writers groups, one of which basically ignores me (I'm not well known enough for any of them to bother with me.) The other one is pretty awesome, although I am aging out of that group as well. At 53, I'm too old to be in the 'cool' groups. (BTW, I don't blame them for that. It's human nature.)
And my LJ/DW...well, it's pretty quiet out here these days.
All that said, I'll stay on social media a little longer. I would love to be one of those authors who's important enough that I don't need to keep myself out there, but I'm not counting on that any time soon. ;o)
