I am your typical introvert: I don’t have a need to talk to people. I can go an entire day and not say a single word and not mind at all.
Likewise, I don’t have a need to interact online. I enjoy peek into the socials to see what’s going on and what other people are up to, but I rarely feel the need to share my own activities.
Therefore I really don’t have much of a social media presence. I appear once in a while, say something snarky, and disappear back into my cave.
And I like it way.
However, I’ve been told repeatedly that I need a social media following to be a successful writer in this market. But it’s been hard to keep myself focused on the task. I have to pull myself away from other tasks – more important tasks – to do this… whatever ‘this’ is.
I’m not sure what I’m to do about it. I’ve laid out media plans, scheduled wiring tasks, outlines, etc. And have failed to stay on task at every turn. But yet, I’ll rework a single scene from my story for hours on end. Because ‘that’ is the work to me. Not this… not talking… not socializing in electronic packets… not showing you my lunch or my cat or derpy dog.
Sigh… But I guess I will for a laugh….
Whatever happened to that solitary tortured soul of a writer?
I miss that guy…
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