Mindful Social Media

After my first book was published, I thought I might run a ‘how-to-write’ course. Until I discovered I didn’t know anything about how to write. For me, writing just happened. Words somehow connected in the right way, characters found their voices and stories came to life. I’ve always suspected I learned to write osmotically, soaking up all the…

It matters. When you Like a tweet, a cute little heart turns red. It’s a warmand fuzzy thing. You’re sending a message that you enjoyed the tweet or found it useful. Somewhere, that makes someone happy as everyone, everywhere, not just on Twitter, wants to know someone liked something they said. A Like is also a form of bookmarking….

At the recent NSW Writers’ Centre Kids and YA festival, Susan Whelan and I presented a seminar on our version of networking.   For us, networking is not about connecting with influencers and self promotion, it’s about Giving Back and Paying Forward, being an active member of a community. It was thrilling to hear the…