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By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:40:51 +0000

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This post was mentioned on Twitter by inkyelbows: Why @FictionNotes (Darcy Pattison) finally joined Twitter: http://bit.ly/b1SEQj...

By: Greg Pincus

Greg Pincus — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:39:25 +0000

Welcome to the real-time web! And I second Bonnie’s invitation to #kidlitchat (though I can be found as @gregpincus on Twitter not @thehappyaccident (which is my site)). Take a deep breath before your first Twitter chat, by the way – they can move FAST.

TweetDeck or another similar program is an absolute must for getting the most out of Twitter. I use it to follow conversations – with the + (plus) sign at the top you can add a column to follow any phrase or hashtag you want. “Middle grade novel” for example would find any tweet mentioning that just like “#kidlitchat” can track the chat.

Finally, I have a list of some basic Twitter terms along with examples of them in action up at my site for times when you or others don’t have a book handy:

http://www.thehappyaccident.net/basic-twitter-terms/

And again… welcome to the conversation!

By: Darcy Pattison

Darcy Pattison — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:52:12 +0000

Bonnie, thanks for recommendations for TweetDeck and TweetChat!
(For uninitiated like me, “Mentions” means you can track whenever your screen name is included in a Tweet. And a “DM” is a direct message, a private message sent just to you.)

Darcy

By: Liz Czukas

Liz Czukas — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:28:56 +0000

Welcome to the party. It’s intimidating at first, but once you get the flow, you’ll find yourself locked right into the feed. (Does anyone else feel us moving toward EXTRAS by Scott Westerfeld?)

Great article full of great links. Thanks.

- Liz

By: Bonnie Adamson

Bonnie Adamson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:42:26 +0000

Welcome to Twitter, Darcy. You’re invited to the #kidlitchat party anytime!

You have an excellent start with @inkyelbows, @mitaliperkins and @CherylRainfield–another good source is @TaraLazar, whose blog hosts a list of published kidlit authors and illustrators on Twitter. Start here: http://taralazar.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/childrens-picture-book-authors-on-twitter/ and follow the link provided to the MG list.

Two more tips:

1) Download TweetDeck to organize your tweets–but more importantly, to keep your “mentions” and “DMs” in view at all times.

2) Follow Twitter chats with TweetChat–adds the hashtag automatically.

Look forward to having you around!

By: Mitali Perkins

Mitali Perkins — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:10:41 +0000

We can throw you a book birthday bash on launch day!

http://www.twitterbookparties.com