Social Media Rant Ahoy

[fabulousfrock]

A couple of weeks ago, jessica_shea noted that I'd really pulled back from social media these days, and asked if I was happier and did I miss it? And recently anywherebeyond posted about her social media hiatus and I left a big old comment there...big enough for a blog post

Comments

[jessica_shea]

Ag, I meant to comment on this right when you posted it! I'm sorry you've been feeling lonely or left out. I have mixed feelings about social media. I miss longer, more personal/open blogs. And I really do not understand the appeal of Tumblr unless people use it as a blogging platform, but even then - I have to scroll through so much randomness to get to their actual posts, ugh, it all just feels like a waste of time. But I love both Pinterest and Twitter. Pinterest is great for inspiration more than connection - I love collecting images and recipes and such. And Twitter feels like my virtual water cooler; I definitely feel like it helps me know what's going on in publishing and with all my writer friends!