Comments on: Twitter Tuesday #5 https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:34:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Mind Sieve 2/21/11 « Gloria Oliver's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/#comment-3781 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:34:28 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2551#comment-3781 […] @KristenLambTX – More Twitter tips! Don’t be a Debbie Downer Twit! (Good stuff. And never forget, once on the internet, […]

]]> By: Angela Perry https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/#comment-3780 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:39:10 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2551#comment-3780 I read this post and immediately had to go to my Twitter stream and scan for the DDT tweets. Because I’m paranoid like that. Kind of like when someone says “I can lick my tongue” and everyone has to try it.

Hee hee. Admit it. You just tried it 😉 Thanks for a great post. It’s good to be aware of these things.

]]> By: M.E. Anders https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/#comment-3779 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:58:22 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2551#comment-3779 Thanks for sharing this information for the Tweeps who are prone to “blurt” on Twitter. Keeping it professional is key – or, send a direct message.

Pertinent reminder, Kristen.

]]> By: Laura Diamond https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/#comment-3778 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:25:52 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2551#comment-3778 Lol, this is a great post!! It’s easy to slip into the “woe is me” attitude, but it quickly alienates people. And it doesn’t get you anywhere. I think it’s ok to be bummed out, but you’ve gotta pick yourself up & try again too.

]]> By: educlaytion https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/#comment-3777 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:27:53 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2551#comment-3777 In reply to Author Kristen Lamb.

Your husband is dead on. “It is what it is” has been a motto of mine for years. I became a much more sane person when I truly embraced that. Good reminder on the problems of negativity. Some bloggers need to hear this as well!

]]> By: Joanna Aislinn https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/#comment-3776 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:04:45 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2551#comment-3776 I liked the aspect of professionalism one needs to consider when tweeting, posting, commenting, etc. An unprofessional or otherwise adverse attitude can be easily remembered by many. Thanks again, Kristin!

]]> By: Betty K https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/#comment-3775 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:26:22 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2551#comment-3775 Just the exact message I needed to read today. Timely especially since I realized only last night that my own blog seems to be negative. Not the image I want to present nor is it good for me so thanks for the reminder.

]]> By: Peter Koevari https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/#comment-3774 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:52:07 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2551#comment-3774 Nice post Kristen,

When I read it, I wondered if I said anything on twitter that falls into those lines… I did say something like “Still haven’t got my laptop back from repair, but will write more of my book soon”… but it’s a positive.

I engage into conversations using mentions, but carefully. If there’s something that I want to say privately, I will do so in a DM.

Having said that, I did try to do something nice for a lady on twitter who said publically that she may be still in love with her ex and it’s bad, and I responded with basically just saying “hey, maybe it might work… but I hope you don’t get hurt again”…

Lesson learned…

I got back quite a nasty response to what I thought was a nice thing to do. Then I saw her other tweets that were all looking nasty and angry with twitter users. DDT? I recognised her. So I responded with something nice, and then stopped responding to her.

It is horrid when I see something like that happen.

Mostly I have positive experiences on Twitter, but I do have a question for you. I am a fantasy writer, and one of my new tweeps is a writer of erotica… we talk and I know you say that you should never discuss anything erotic unless its your genre.

But the line blurs when its the genre of the writer you are talking to and you engage in a discussion. I wrote all my responses tactfully, carefully and not crudely and we had a great conversation.

I guess that’s ok by twitter ettiquette? 🙂

]]> By: nrhatch https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/#comment-3773 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:26:09 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2551#comment-3773 Great advice, Kristen. As writers, we don’t want to be unfriended because we whine about how haaaaaard it is to write.

I just “unfriended” a DDT on FB. I could NOT stand “listening” to her any more. 😉

]]> By: Jenni Holbrook-Talty https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/02/twitter-tuesday-5/#comment-3772 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:23:28 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2551#comment-3772 In general its a good idea to remain positive and upbeat when in public. I also think its important to be human. Where writers are concerned, rejections are a part of the game and sometimes we just need to go, UGH. Being a techno junkie, when something I’m working on has an epic fail, I will sometimes tweet, ARGH, my html exploded or whatever. An hour later I might tweet, Yeah! I fixed it. Goodie me. There is a time and place for everything.

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