tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224377501657529009.post5369613072640092015..comments2024-03-06T09:18:35.326-07:00Comments on Crossing the Helix: Tweet Me Like You Mean ItR.C. Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694900270053314978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224377501657529009.post-37285321463874227572012-03-20T18:14:12.827-06:002012-03-20T18:14:12.827-06:00Ugh. I hear you, EB. The endless self-promoters ge...Ugh. I hear you, EB. The endless self-promoters get on my nerves.R.C. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694900270053314978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224377501657529009.post-71146041202368983002012-03-16T12:17:50.477-06:002012-03-16T12:17:50.477-06:00I actually have a lot of trouble interacting with ...I actually have a lot of trouble interacting with people on twitter. Sometimes I'll comment on things people say, but rarely will they say anything back, so it almost never leads to an actual conversation for me. I'm working on it, though.<br /><br />The only time I've ever followed someone and been actually angry about it was this one woman. She, every single day, multiple times a day, would promote her book in tweets. I tried to sympathize. I'm a fellow writer, desperate for people to read my book as well. Maybe I'd do the same thing if I was self-published by now.<br /><br />Still, it was annoying. One day, she tweeted that she'd like people to read her book and she'd give them free copies to do reviews. This would mean me giving up quite a bit of my time, but I wanted to help her. She asked anyone interested to direct message her.<br /><br />So I went to direct message her and it said,"You can only direct message people who are following you?"<br /><br />Then I got PISSED. She was asking me to read her ad day after day and asking people to do stuff for her, but she couldn't even follow her back? I unfollowed her, remember who she was, and will never buy her books or follow her again.<br /><br />Maybe it seems like an angry thing to do, but its hard for me to feel excited about supporting a writer who I feel isn't showing any interest in supporting or reading things other writers are doing herself.E.B. Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954156488722828443noreply@blogger.com