Google+

This afternoon I signed up for Google+. My good friend,and fellow artist, Lefolk invited me. I hesitated at first because I wondered at the merit of joining yet another social media outlet. But then I remembered reading about Google+ in some writerly circles on Twitter. So, I went ahead and set it all up.

Now, I guess I'll just wait and see where it goes...

More Writing Contests

I entered two more writing contests.
Makes four total.
I don't know...I feel melancholy today.
It happens.

Social Media

I read an article in Poets & Writers magazine about using Twitter.

"If you manage it correctly, you can use Twitter to promote yourself and your writing, to engage with your readers, or to stay current on the publishing and literary scenes."

I hadn't "Twittered" in a while, so I revisited it yesterday and added a bunch of literary peeps, or should I say, Tweeps? Today, I logged in, and wow! Had quite a few really interesting Tweets to read, as well as comment to.

May be on to something here.


PS. Read a tweet today saying that keeping up with Social Media may in fact harm your writing because you may spend so much time Social Media-ing that you don't take time to actually write. Sigh.

I saw this poster on Liz Chan's blog

I love this poster!


Liz Chan blog: The Invincible Summer - Matthew Kavan Brooks: "It's August, and as summer draws to a close, I decided to share this poster designed by Matthew Kavan Brooks . You can purchase a print he..."

"Well, that's one way to go about it....."

Yesterday, a friend and I began talking about mixed drinks, just out of the blue. He was naming the usual suspects, and asking what I thought of them. After a while, I 'fessed up that I really don't drink anything but Champagne nowadays, preferably PINK champagne. :P
He said, "Hmmm, let me get my Tiki Book of Drinks, and see if there is one that includes Champagne." He could not find one, much to our disappointment.
"You'll just have to invent one!" he announced. That got me thinking...
"Ok, how about, Champagne, Pineapple..."
"And a touch of Grenadine!" he finished.
"Yes! that's it! Now we just have to name it. How about, The Sunny Music?
"The Sunny Muse!" he decided.
And there it was. "You'll have to mix it up and tell what you think." he said. I said, "Yep, on the next grocery run, I'll get the ingredients and let you know." "And I know a couple of bartenders..." he said.
"Wow, and here I always thought I'd become known for my writing, not a mixed drink!" We had a good laugh.
Will keep you updated on this most serious situation. :D