I
realised I was getting too caught up in tweeting, Facebooking, blogging,
messageboards, google plus...and the list goes on and on and on...when I wanted
to throw my computer out the window in a fit of all consuming incredible Hulk
rage.
Well, I couldn’t get the book trailer for Dead Bastards on Kindleboards.
Well, I couldn’t get the book trailer for Dead Bastards on Kindleboards.
With
a second book in what I hope will be a popular Die Hard for girls series to
write, my blood pressure bubbling and the lack of sleep, I decided enough was
enough.
Here
are the commandments I will now live by -
1.
No social networking through dinner. No tweeting, Facebooking or writing a blog
post.
2.
Have one day a week when I don't use social networking at all.
3.
When I'm watching a film or a TV show, I also have to go cold turkey.
4.
Enjoy the social networking experience. Have fun with people. Stop saying
"Please, pretty please buy my book/s" all the bloody time. Folk are
sick of hearing it. You're sick of hearing it.
5.
Write more without a computer because unless you do you’ll be dragged back to
Twitter. Write in long hand. Scribble. By all means take a break, go on
Twitter, but only for twenty minutes at the most. Then go back to writing. I'll
set an alarm if I need to.
And
those are the rules I hope to live by. Well, once I've posted, tweet, FB,
Google + this blog post.
