So, reading about social networking and "branding" myself was pretty informative, mostly because I've never given thought to it before ever. "What Employers Look For In Your Online Profiles" was a bit worrying to read, considering just how often employers look at our Facebook and Twitter accounts. "Industry-related posts"? On my Twitter? Most of what goes on there is me trying to be funny, me being sad, and song lyrics (yes, I'm one of those). An employer looking at those Tweets isn't going to find anything terribly useful about me, except maybe that I have great taste in music. So what are my options here? Start tweeting about what I'm writing? Make my twitter account private? Get a new account for my hip, new pen name? All three of those things?
I was also pretty intrigued by the site "Writer's Bloq." I don't like posting a lot of my work online because I'm pretty paranoid, so I tend to put up stuff I would never try to publish, like fanfiction. Even then, nobody gives me any real feedback. It'd be nice to be part of a community of writers who actually give constructive criticism. I love showing my work to other writers because sometimes it really helps me come up with things I never would have on my own. It's easy to get stuck in my own head when it comes to my writing, so other people looking it over would help show me how my stories look to the outside world. I'm definitely pretty interested in joining Writer's Bloq.
I was also pretty intrigued by the site "Writer's Bloq." I don't like posting a lot of my work online because I'm pretty paranoid, so I tend to put up stuff I would never try to publish, like fanfiction. Even then, nobody gives me any real feedback. It'd be nice to be part of a community of writers who actually give constructive criticism. I love showing my work to other writers because sometimes it really helps me come up with things I never would have on my own. It's easy to get stuck in my own head when it comes to my writing, so other people looking it over would help show me how my stories look to the outside world. I'm definitely pretty interested in joining Writer's Bloq.