Linking to a Mr Bean video may not be the coolest reference ever made, but this is the image that pops into my mind when I think about the minefield that is Twitter. I only joined Twitter recently, and pretty reluctantly at that. But writers need to be seen and heard, I was strongly advised,… Read More Engaging in social media be like…
A typical Facebook news feed will be full of nonsense – incessant selfies, daily horoscopes and funny links from George Takei. But among all the white noise and the self-obsession, there are occasional examples of how to harness social media well. Roddy Doyle uses his official page to post short sketches that say so much… Read More A lesson in Facebook
I really think emails (and texts, for that matter) should come with a grace period – 5 or 10 minutes during which you have the option of retrieving your message before it goes to the intended recipient. A communications idiot-proofing, if you will. Whenever I send an email submitting to a magazine or entering a… Read More Can we pause for a moment?
Word herding 