I’m learning my way around a new (to me) social media site, Mastodon. So far, I have two followers. Not bad. I’m a slow learner, but soon I will follow other people. I like how Mastodon isn’t driven by algorithms but by your interests. I joined a server that is focused on science and the arts. It should be interesting, once I master it. I suspect it will be like the process of getting acquainted with my electric car. I can drive it, charge it, and interact with it fairly well, but once in a while I still discover a talent it has, a feature I didn’t know about after owning it almost a year.
Month: November 2022
Becoming InTwitterate
I’m sending my last tweet. 
I avoid places that manifest too much negative energy, and I’m afraid that may be the future of Twitter. This feels like the right time to leave—not that I ever tweeted much anyway. I’ve enjoyed tweets from fellow writers, but we can find each other on Facebook and Goodreads. In fact, I’m already connected with most of them this way.
If you’re reading this on Twitter and want to stay in touch, here are some options:
- Mastodon: I just joined, so I have no posts on the site yet. Still, I exist there, as afoxxauthor@universeodon.com. I hope to have my blogs linked to Mastodon, once I figure out how to do that. There’s a bit of a learning curve for a low-tech soul like me.
- Follow my blogs directly at https://amberfoxxmysteries.com and https://everywhereindies.wordpress.com/.
- If you read my book reviews, you can follow me on Bookbub or on Goodreads .
- My blog posts also go to Goodreads and to my Facebook author page
- Blog posts even go to my Amazon author page. I’m not an Amazon-exclusive author, but for readers who buy books there, it’s another way to follow an author.
- If you only want news about special sales, my writing progress, and new releases, you can subscribe to my newsletter.
Looking at all those options, I feel ubiquitous. Which makes me quite comfortable with becoming inTwitterate.
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Note: I don’t feel the need to migrate my Twitter contacts to Mastodon, but there are tools you can use to accomplish this before you actually leave Twitter. https://fedifinder.glitch.me/ and https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/
Wishes
I wish for more kindness in the world. For more genuine intellectual curiosity. I wish for open-mindedness, for myself and others. I had a fascinating conversation a few days ago with a woman whose world view was radically different from mine. We didn’t change each other’s minds, but we heard each other with respect and friendliness, not judgment. That took two people willing to listen. Willing to share. I’m glad I met her, and wish for a world full of more such conversations.
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