When I graduated from high school, one of my relatives gave me the Dr Seuss book Oh, The Places You’ll Go! The title became my mantra in the seven years or so afterward, as I grasped every exciting opportunity that came my way. I moved from San Diego to Chicago to L.A. to Prague to… Continue reading Oh, the things you’ll do!
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Adopting a pseudonym after developing a social media presence
I’ve been mentally bouncing back and forth between taking on a pseudonym now or waiting until I (hopefully) get a contract to publish a novel. There are reasons for and against adopting a pseudonym before publication, and lots of other bloggers have written about them. My friend Roni Loren wrote a fantastic post about reasons… Continue reading Adopting a pseudonym after developing a social media presence
Tools for taking a social media holiday
On Monday I wrote about what I learned in the week I removed myself from cyberspace and lost myself in the real world instead. Today I’m going to talk about some of the practicalities of doing that. All right, it might not seem like a big deal to stay away from the internet for a… Continue reading Tools for taking a social media holiday
The importance of taking a social media break
Hello again! I’m back after cutting myself off from the internet for a week—no blog, Twitter, or even email—and it was freakin’ tough. The only way I was able to do it was because I cheated—my husband and I went to rural Scotland and stayed in a cottage with no internet access for most of… Continue reading The importance of taking a social media break
Who holds you accountable?
Yesterday I read Jessica Faust’s post about a day in her life (not a typical day, just a day), and it occurred to me that I always get warm fuzzies when I read about agents checking in with their clients to see how they’re doing. Maybe it’s just the agents whose blogs I read, or… Continue reading Who holds you accountable?