Twitter

I have been hearing about Twittering for a while but really did not know exactly what it was. Well, not wanting to be behind the times, so to speak, I looked up the web site. It was explained what Twittering was all about in a video on that site. It was free to sign up, and I did. It was also easy to do.

I thought I needed some special device, and I don't. I am using my computer. I am not going to us the phone that I am using here in Korea as it will be given back to the university that provided it to me in a few days. I will have to ask about Twittering when I get a phone in the States next week. I already know what brand I will be getting as I had a phone before I came and liked it very much. I only use a cell phone for emergencies. I will use the phone service as a land line my son has off his Internet service.

So far, it has been interesting reading all the information that is available on my Tweeter account. I am following those sites having to do with reading, writing, and other sites that looked interesting including my grandson. He is the only one from my family that has a Tweeter account. My oldest son doesn't even have Facebook. Good heavens! How retro.

When I was my grandson's age, I would have been astonished at all of the electronic devices that I use everyday. I would not have even dreamed them up. Now, it is a reality. Who knows what will exist in a few years?

As I wrote, I follow web sites having to do with writing. One gives story prompts. In creating stories, plots, and so on I just create the characters and then follow them as they jaunt through their paces. Who knows what they are going to do? I tried writing a story that was based on a story idea first and it became so boring to me that I gave it up. Everyone does their writing from a different point of view and does it according to their own tastes and methods. Those methods are all valid. Heck, as long as they work one should go for it. I never use a outline although I did for the first book that I wrote. Some writers swear by them. I say just use what works for you.

Right now, Twittering is working for me. If it stops working for me, I will give it up. If you have a lot of followers be careful what you write down and make sure it is accurate. One person that is in the news Twitters (is that capitalized?) before editing her message. I think my "pencil" is my best friend even in the Twittering game.