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So this morning I realized a series of tweets regarding full-body transplants and chocolate-covered coffee beans is showing up on my Amazon author page because I opted for that in Author Central. (I didn't think "replies" to someone's tweet were posted - good thing nothing rude was said
).
Do you use that feature on your author page?
It seems that, unless we use a pseudonym, using social media is fraught with pitfalls. I am on Facebook, Twitter, and G+, mainly. And in all cases, I am very careful not to tread into hot subjects that might annoy my readers or attract trolls.
It's chafing a bit, like some self-imposed restriction on my own freedom of speech (to put it dramatically). While, clearly, the internet would be a better place if everyone thought twice before posting, sometimes you just have to pipe up about someone's proposed school curriculum revision just to get things off your chest.
How do you deal? Behave yourself? Avoid social media? Post whatever the heck you feel?
Do you use that feature on your author page?
It seems that, unless we use a pseudonym, using social media is fraught with pitfalls. I am on Facebook, Twitter, and G+, mainly. And in all cases, I am very careful not to tread into hot subjects that might annoy my readers or attract trolls.
It's chafing a bit, like some self-imposed restriction on my own freedom of speech (to put it dramatically). While, clearly, the internet would be a better place if everyone thought twice before posting, sometimes you just have to pipe up about someone's proposed school curriculum revision just to get things off your chest.
How do you deal? Behave yourself? Avoid social media? Post whatever the heck you feel?