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[naomi_jay]

So I think I've mentioned before that 2011 is going to be my year of living dangerously. I mean, I'm not going to swim with sharks or anything, but I am going to try more things in an effort to make more of a career writing-wise. I set up a "Naomi Clark, author" Facebook page a while back, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything for me so I'm going to quietly drop it. I have a lot more friends on my regular Facebook page, and I haven't gotten over my squeamishness at requesting people go and "like" the author page. I feel like I don't have the right to tell you what you should like and it's too much like spamming for me. And it's not Twitter. I love Twitter. I don't love Facebook.

I have wondered about setting up a Blogger site again, or Wordpress, and mirroring the writerly content here, there. I love Livejournal because I love you guys, I love the Friends page, and I love the comment system a lot more than Blogger's. But I also love that I can flock entries here and rant and rave in an unprofessional manner if I want to. And I'd like to keep that separate from my writerly stuff. On the other hand, I feel ... established on Livejournal, and having exactly the same content somewhere else that nobody might bother visiting seems a waste of time. But I don't know, I could be wrong. Opinions welcome!

I even considered setting up a Myspace page, then immediately dismissed the idea because ... Myspace? Really?

I don't know if there any other social media platforms I'm overlooking? I feel really uncomfortable being all up in people's faces. I've joined Kindleboards, but that place is like ... intimidating, and I can't figure out what I am and aren't allowed to post there. I can't do the whole cold sell thing where I'm just all "HEY BUY MY STUFF!" at people. I like to feel like I'm not just shilling, you know? I feel like everyone here who comments and whose blogs I comment on are my friends, not potential customers. I like interacting with you all, and if you buy my books because you like it too, that's great! But that's not going to make me into a full-time writer, so I need to get over the icky squeamishness. So that's one of the reasons I'm considering the Blogger option - a site completely dedicated to Writer Nome. Although I'd probably still end up talking about giant squid and Matt Berry and stuff, so again, seems like a waste of time.

I don't know! Help me, Livejournal. I think I need a Pot Noodle for this.

Comments

[craving-vintage.livejournal.com]

I'm finally using my Facebook page. I'm mostly using it for entertainment stuff that I like. I have about 4-6 friends (offline and online). I'm thinking of deactivating it again. I don't know. I kind of liked being, "I don't have a facebook and I never will" kind of person. ha And that Like button is too easy to click on. I must have liked 19+ pages yesterday. lol I'll probably just keep it up but not use it too much.

I love Twitter, although I was a little disappointed with some twitter people last night but I think I'm over it. It's my own (no one is paying attention to me, so FU thing) fault. I posted about it here on LJ but thought I looked completely stupid, so I put it as a private post. lol

I love LJ now more than I ever did. And I keep LJ separate from Twitter/Facebook, because I talk about things on LJ that I don't talk to family and friends with offline. But it's not only what I post but all the communities I'm in. Love going down a list reading about stuff that I like.

I have an Myspace account. I want to delete it but half the time I'm either too lazy or forget my password (which I know I can have sent to me or redone or whatever).

I think you should do a Blogger account for your writing and mirror it here. I don't know why but it sounds like a good idea. :) Sorry, if I'm not much help. Maybe opinions from other writers would be more helpful.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Lol, no, this is helpful! I use LJ that way too - it's my safe place for talking about things I don't want my real life friends and family to know about!

[david-bridger.livejournal.com]

I changed my operation recently. Binned my old author site and cancelled the webhosting account, pointed my domain name at Blogger and built a new site around the new blog. I mirror my posts here, because like you I love LJ. It's only a week old but seems to be settling in okay.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I'm considering not renewing the domain name for my website, because I can't afford it right now, and Blogger does everything I want a website to do. I might have Blogger as my main "hub" and see how that works.

[david-bridger.livejournal.com]

Well, I've saved fifty quid a year by letting the webhosting go and I probably won't renew my paid account here when it's due in April, so that's another twenty saved. Alongside that seventy quid saved, I don't feel bad about paying twelve for my domain name and a further five to hide my address. Seventeen quid per year is better than eighty-seven.

[yolandasfetsos.livejournal.com]

Hey Naomi! I used to have a MySpace page, but I deleted it last year because I hardly ever went over there. It wasn't getting much traffic, anyway. I refuse to sign up at Facebook. Don't ask me why, but I've refused since I became aware of it... I'm just not interested in that platform. I love Twitter, though. And I'm finding that Goodreads is a really fun social place for readers and writers. Since I'm both, I'm happy. ;)

As for Blogger/Wordpress, well I've had a Blogger blog since 2005, I think. I actually signed on over there first, and the here at LJ. I agree, I really like the LJ community and the way it's set up. So if you want to set up on Blogger and mirror your writing posts, that's not a bad idea. Lots of other author do the same. I do that some times with LJ and Blogger.

There you go--my 2c worth. :) At the end of the day, you gotta do what works for you.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Well, I've just set up a new Blogger site that I actually like a lot more than my website, lol.

[intothenyght.livejournal.com]

I pretty much agree with the above comments, and it seems to me many authors cross post their blogs to many different sites. So I think it wouldn't hurt to have an account with blogger and Livejournal (since these seem to be the most popular if you're looking to promote your work). I feel the same as you do, I'm very comfortable here since I can delve things at LJ that I wouldn't with my "real life" friends and family, but I do plan to have a blogger account once I can start focusing more on my writing work. I'm just not ready for it yet. :P

I'd love to read Night and Chaos once the madness of my life settles down. :) I promise I will eventually since I'm really intrigued with the premise!

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

I hope you like it when you get to it! :)

[intothenyght.livejournal.com]

I will definitely let you know what I think! :)

[jongibbs.livejournal.com]

If someone tries to friend me on facebook, I nearly always accept. If someone follows me on Twitter (and they look like a real person), I follow them back, but I only spend about a half hour a week on either of those, and I only promote my Friday links list and the occasional other blog posts there.

I don't know if it's the best thing to do, but when I first started on facebook and Twitter, I made a conscious decision to have a presence there, but focus mainly on my blog here on Live Journal (which gets mirrored on goodread and jacketflap.com).

Otherwise it's too much time spent not writing.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Otherwise it's too much time spent not writing.

That's a valid point, but I've found Twitter works best if you engage with people, rather than just advertising things there. Facebook... meh. I struggle with FB because there's no clear division between "official writer Nome" and "just Nome," and I don't think it's the best platform for promoting writing works.

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