Twitter Etiquette 101
photo by Ron Mead It might (or might not) come as a surprise to you that many writers hate Twitter. I confess that I’ve had my own “die, Twitter, die” moments over the years, and it’s usually due to...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About the @Reply
photo by Steve Snodgrass Okay, tweeps and future tweeps! So far in my column we’ve covered getting started on Twitter, the retweet, the #hashtag, and basic Twitter etiquette. Today I’m going to go over...
View ArticleThe Great Twitter Debate: Should You Follow Back?
photo by Gerry Balding Apparently I’m a glutton for punishment, because if there’s one topic that could be considered controversial about the usage of Twitter, it’s this one. When someone new follows...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Generic Tweets of All Time
photo by mendhak Twitter is chock full of vague, generic, redundant tweets. Usually my eyes skim over them like the filler they are, but every once in a while I’ll sink into one and roll around in the...
View ArticleAsk Annie: Retweeting @Mentions, Building a Target Audience, and Following Back
Welcome to my first Ask Annie column, where I’ll be answering all of your Twitter questions right here on Writer Unboxed every other month. I’ll pick 1-5 questions each time, depending on the length of...
View ArticleAsk Annie: Meeting People on Twitter, Hanging Out, and Getting Found
@AnnieNeugebauer WU Twitter question. Writers “meet” each other on Twitter. How? How do people “hang out” with Tweets? I’m a noob. :) —Abigail Welborn @AbigailFair This is a great question! The...
View ArticleAsk Annie: The Line Between Self-Promotion and Spam
Today I’m only tackling one question, because it’s slightly involved and also because I feel it’s an incredibly important topic for writers on Twitter. The submitter has asked to be kept anonymous, so...
View ArticleAsk Annie: 5 Twitter Mistakes Writers Make and How to Avoid Them
You’ve covered a lot of policy and etiquette in your blogs, but I was wondering if there are any pitfalls you commonly see writers making on Twitter? And if so, what should we do to avoid them?...
View ArticlePressure, Perception, and Probability: The Holy Trinity That Stymies the New...
Today’s guest is Grace Wynter, a blogger and writer of romance and women’s fiction. Grace spends much of her non-writing time tinkering with WordPress websites and working on completing her...
View ArticleAsk Annie: 5 MORE Twitter Mistakes Writers Make and How to Avoid Them
Last time I shared the first half of my two-part answer to this question: You’ve covered a lot of policy and etiquette in your blogs, but I was wondering if there are any pitfalls you commonly see...
View ArticleAsk Annie: How Long Does a Tweet Live?
How long does a tweet live before it gets buried in the scroll line? Someone told me less than 60 seconds. Is that accurate? –Paula Cappa, @PaulaCappa1 I like this question because I see more implied...
View ArticleWhen The Spark is Gone: 4 Ways to Bring Back the Joy of Writing
Stéphane Magnenat via Wikipedia Commons If you’re a writer— professional, part-time, aspiring, or something in between— then chances are you got into the job because, not surprisingly, you love to...
View ArticleSurvival Pack or How to Keep Writing No Matter What
By Jenny Tañedo, Flickr’s CC What if life never got in the way of writing? What if I told you there was a way to guarantee you’d always be able to write? (Even if you have “writer’s block.” Even when...
View ArticleAsk Annie: Retweeting @Mentions, Building a Target Audience, and Following Back
Welcome to my first Ask Annie column, where I’ll be answering all of your Twitter questions right here on Writer Unboxed every other month. I’ll pick 1-5 questions each time, depending on the length of...
View ArticleAsk Annie: Meeting People on Twitter, Hanging Out, and Getting Found
@AnnieNeugebauer WU Twitter question. Writers “meet” each other on Twitter. How? How do people “hang out” with Tweets? I’m a noob. :) —Abigail Welborn @AbigailFair This is a great question! The...
View ArticleAsk Annie: The Line Between Self-Promotion and Spam
Today I’m only tackling one question, because it’s slightly involved and also because I feel it’s an incredibly important topic for writers on Twitter. The submitter has asked to be kept anonymous, so...
View ArticleAsk Annie: 5 Twitter Mistakes Writers Make and How to Avoid Them
You’ve covered a lot of policy and etiquette in your blogs, but I was wondering if there are any pitfalls you commonly see writers making on Twitter? And if so, what should we do to avoid them?...
View ArticlePressure, Perception, and Probability: The Holy Trinity That Stymies the New...
Today’s guest is Grace Wynter, a blogger and writer of romance and women’s fiction. Grace spends much of her non-writing time tinkering with WordPress websites and working on completing her...
View ArticleAsk Annie: 5 MORE Twitter Mistakes Writers Make and How to Avoid Them
Last time I shared the first half of my two-part answer to this question: You’ve covered a lot of policy and etiquette in your blogs, but I was wondering if there are any pitfalls you commonly see...
View ArticleAsk Annie: How Long Does a Tweet Live?
How long does a tweet live before it gets buried in the scroll line? Someone told me less than 60 seconds. Is that accurate? –Paula Cappa, @PaulaCappa1 I like this question because I see more implied...
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