tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14711143.post8900299446545132491..comments2024-02-15T23:33:28.794-09:00Comments on Counting Heads: David Wakes Up!David Marusekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01323940829182539355noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14711143.post-32068432355526779882011-05-02T05:32:01.807-08:002011-05-02T05:32:01.807-08:00Dear David, I wouldn't dare advise you on Twit...Dear David, I wouldn't dare advise you on Twitter, facebook etc.. But frankly, I wholeheartedly agree with what you wrote about your opinion, namely that it only matters IN your writing. To stretch that further, I'm not interested in what mundane things happen to you, I'm interested in the brilliant way you incorporate that in a novel or story. I once read on Peter Hamilton's website ramblings about the renovation of his kitchen... - I now have great difficulty removing this unwanted image from my mind whenever I read something from the man. I therefore do sincerely hope that the social media or e-publishing won't distract you from writing your next novel for which I've been waiting for 3 years now. I will buy it immediately as e-book (Epub for Sony Ereader) provided it costs less than the paper version. Mr Hamilton's latest paper book is on sale here for about 10 Euros, and as e-book it still costs 25+ Euros. Such greed has killed the CD, and it can kill the e-book. I can't wait until you manage to put your 2 Nature-stories up for sale as e-book, because it's really frustrating to read that you have just finished a new story, and oh you have to take a subscription to Nature. All the best and don't forget that there are a lot of people waiting ! Respectfully yours, Aris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14711143.post-34921909283651269772011-05-01T00:31:13.421-08:002011-05-01T00:31:13.421-08:00Good to hear from you again, David! I developed my...Good to hear from you again, David! I developed my twitter approach basically by looking for people I already knew and adding them; and then adding others who they seemed to be having fun interacting with, rather like I did with livejournal many years ago. It's a more public forum than facebook, which has its good and bad sides. Anway, look forward to reading more from you.Nicholas Whytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065102837531945315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14711143.post-75708824727073906482011-04-30T21:08:33.392-08:002011-04-30T21:08:33.392-08:00Ditto, Nice to hear you will be keeping the blog/f...Ditto, Nice to hear you will be keeping the blog/facebook updated more often. IMHO, Twitter might be a little overkill, blog and facebook updates on a daily/weekly basis would be Awesome! Though, I look forward to another book of course. I'm a regular reader of Patrick Rothfuss's blog and I think he has generated LOTS of loyal followers just from his blog (and 2 books) alone. <br /><br />Again, good to see you are active again. Congrats on the new Grand-Baby! Cheers - DaleDalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949457605273742109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14711143.post-44508694969108675742011-04-30T17:04:14.507-08:002011-04-30T17:04:14.507-08:00Nice to hear you'll be keeping us up to date m...Nice to hear you'll be keeping us up to date more frequently! I know many sf/f readers like to follow our favorite authors on Twitter, so I recommend doing regular blog posts and then linking them on Twitter. Also: don't be afraid to give us your occasional witticisms over Twitter! Based on your novels, I'm guessing you have them to spare! ;)Allarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721241532459058147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14711143.post-56905524803038780272011-04-30T17:02:02.382-08:002011-04-30T17:02:02.382-08:00David, it's possible to set up a blog so if fe...David, it's possible to set up a blog so if feeds automatically to Twitter, facebook, Goodreads, your Amazon author page--probably others, too. Facebook seems to get the whole thing in notes, and twitter gets only the start plus a link to your blog. Not sure I know how to do it, but that's the way mine is set up.Sue Ann Bowlinghttp://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com