Today I welcome author and blogger Tam Francis, who muses about the addictive nature of social media for platform building. Tam’s experience is one many of us have shared (still share?), and this humorous look at her “problem” made me laugh. Take it away, Tam:
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When Candace invited me to guest blog, I was grateful and thrilled. I have been blogging for years but mostly about subjects that reflect the content of my novel, The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress: vintage clothing, swing dancing, cocktails, vintage sewing, and WWII memorabilia. In keeping with the themes of Candace’s blog, I wanted to share my writerly (really love this new-for-me word) experience. Lately, I’ve been on a crash course to catch up to the social media standard for writers.
Do you feel like your real life is an interruption to your writer life? #writerslife Share on X
Do you ever feel like your “real life” (dinner, friends, dishes, laundry, soccer games, even television) is an interruption to your “writer life”?
So much of the writer life is in our heads. Even as we physically read these words, we are in our heads. Cyberspace isn’t a real place, though real people are at the end of the tangled tapestry; they are in their heads at their computers.
When I began building my writer platform, I couldn’t wait to check my inbox to see who followed me today or if anyone commented on my comments.
I was an addict, and social media was my drug. Continue reading “Are You a Social Media Addict?”