I’m enjoying discovering a whole network of novelists on Twitter. Yeah, everybody’s doing it. I know. For me, it’s a way to get connected. And it’s been cool to see a whole group of novelists–not ones I’ve known over the years but a whole other group of them. Pretty cool.
The only thing I wonder about Twitter and Facebook and blogs like this–so many people are writing and tweeting and Facebooking and they’re getting immeadiate responses. It makes me wonder how many of them are doing this and not working away at a story that nobody is responding to (some are writing stories in blogs and Twitter, but I’m not talking about that).
I wonder what great stories are being lost?
One of the most difficult parts of writing is the isolation and the silence. The silence of not knowing if the project is any good or if you’ll be able to finish it or if it’s off track or if it’s (insert ten thousand other questions here).
Social networks are a sometimes interesting diversion. I see their pros and cons. But still, I’d rather be stuck in some story I’m creating, trying to make it better and more interesting. That means a lot more than reading about Demi Moore’s love of Ashton Kutcher on Twitter.
This has been my biggest struggle thus far. I am still learning how to balance everything. Twitter & Facebook are great, but they really have cut into my actual writing time, and that's not a good thing. I'm glad to be reminded of this problem so I can work to find that balance.