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When a Writing Social Media Group Is Not a Good Fit: How to Weed Out the Negativity

When a Writing Social Media Group Is Not a Good Fit: How to Weed Out the Negativity

As writers, we need connections on social media to find critique partners and places to share writing knowledge. But sometimes those connections are not helping advance our creative needs. We’ve all been there- a social media group whose focus is a genre or writing topic of interest. But the posts content is for members only….

Writers- Is Negative Social Media Impacting You and What To Do About It?

Writers- Is Negative Social Media Impacting You and What To Do About It?

I noticed a trend in my recent adventures between blogging, the twitter-sphere, and Facebook. It seemed that a high proportion of posts were either self-deprecating or down-right self-negating. Then I noticed another trend. My time if often split between my writing buddies and my Tri-geek friends. I would feel much more positive after immersing myself in…