tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post6976171463628855546..comments2023-08-10T03:12:36.037-07:00Comments on LKWatts Confessions: Take A Holiday From Social MediaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-91887409179802332072012-10-12T04:08:53.132-07:002012-10-12T04:08:53.132-07:00I'm just a newbie at all this (sorry for the p...I'm just a newbie at all this (sorry for the plug but I gotta - http://thechildishman.com/) and this is good information so I don't get too attached to social media.<br /><br />Part of me thinks SM (not S&M mind you) is attractive to introverted writers - we think it's easy to throw it out there and get readers to come to us. I have been astounded at how unrealistic so many writers in writing groups often are, wanting to find an agent before they even know how to build a basic sentence. <br /><br />SM surely has a place, but I wonder if there's still nothing like old fashioned networking. It wouldn't surprise me if SM loyalty was rather brief. And when I talk with people in my town, I pretty quickly find editors or those who have worked for publishers, and many other published writers. So I wonder if it's more worth my time to cultivate those relationships than sinking hours into SM. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-56679052083113606792012-10-11T14:12:39.518-07:002012-10-11T14:12:39.518-07:00I couldn't agree more!I couldn't agree more!Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524990472260789111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-39499995078097267962012-10-10T10:30:36.889-07:002012-10-10T10:30:36.889-07:00Hi Jenn,
Thank you so much for commenting and I&#...Hi Jenn,<br /><br />Thank you so much for commenting and I'm glad I'm not the only person who thinks this way. I bet more people secretly harbour these feelings but don't say anything because they are scared of what others may think.<br />LK Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366991733427612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-38804390034092428132012-10-10T07:37:37.674-07:002012-10-10T07:37:37.674-07:00(I found your post on LinkedIn this morning...a bi...(I found your post on LinkedIn this morning...a bit ironic.) <br /><br />Interesting blog L.K., and timely too. I've been wondering how much of my time I waste on social media too. Not only professionally, but personally.<br /><br />I do understand the importance of building a network/platform, but I too wonder how significant of a role social media plays in selling and how much of a writer's time is wasted on ineffective modes of marketing. (I honestly don't know as I am a newbie and haven't finished a project yet)<br /><br />I'm also concerned about the emphasis we place on social media for personal relationships. Sometimes I feel that I waste much of my time and energy maintaining a bunch of surface level relationships with people all over the world, rather than putting more time and effort into my closer relationships (both proximity and relationally).<br /><br />Thanks for your thought provoking post!<br />Blessings,<br />~JennJ. Amendt Eickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731610298034924615noreply@blogger.com