tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525164961376721511.post295658135237899341..comments2023-10-15T04:09:16.002-07:00Comments on A Home for Word Nerds That Kick Butt: Issue 7 - The online book community is very motivated & supportive. Reading & Writing are solitary. Twitter brings social element.Rebecca Woodheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07106239932549493237noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525164961376721511.post-84116859920014045832009-08-13T04:54:35.625-07:002009-08-13T04:54:35.625-07:00I certainly have experience of attending academic ...I certainly have experience of attending academic conferences and afterwards following people on Twitter and Facebook who delivered interesting papers or who I got chatting with. It is a great way of informally staying in touch without the need to exchange email messages. I've also met people locally through Twitter who are interested in working together. <br /><br />One of my favourite things about Twitter is that it is like being at a huge ongoing conference where people can chip in at any moment and add to the richness of a discussion (without filling up my inbox - I choose when to engage).<br /><br />I think there is on the flip side a danger of too much tweeting or talking and not enough writing and doing. Writing is of necessity fairly solitary. Related to this I am currently following a debate about poetry workshops on the JISC mailing list for British and Irish Poets in which there are many, as you can imagine, divergent opinions.sketchyTechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860744548239005227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525164961376721511.post-9557637582089271412009-08-12T12:01:33.319-07:002009-08-12T12:01:33.319-07:00I would not restrict this to just twitter. Blogger...I would not restrict this to just twitter. Blogger is a wonderful place to meet people and connect. Writing can develop into an isolated place for a writer and these social networks are invaluable for getting out of that situation with peers and friends who understand and can motivate you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525164961376721511.post-17903031506747341632009-08-12T08:34:17.099-07:002009-08-12T08:34:17.099-07:00True. The great thing about twitter though is bein...True. The great thing about twitter though is being able to get info straight from the horse's mouth. If I want to know how a publisher feels about something, I ask them. Back in the day the whole industry seemed to have a giant razor-wire fence around it. Isn't it great that we can all talk now? Love it!Rebeccahttp://rebeccawoodhead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525164961376721511.post-55230836159608395482009-08-11T20:20:23.734-07:002009-08-11T20:20:23.734-07:00I have many "friends" who I have made th...I have many "friends" who I have made thanks to Twitter. It is a great chance to connect with others out there, especially when I am feeling alone and isolated in my own little writer world. But beware, it can also be a tremendous time waster, take in from a master procrastinator.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.com