tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post2226682198009151859..comments2023-10-03T06:57:27.166-06:00Comments on Swords, Boots and Shadows: Blog Chain: Are You a Social Networker?Amanda Bonillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05983960181205765184noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-75949574998424499242011-02-09T07:44:37.239-07:002011-02-09T07:44:37.239-07:00Spend about 10 minutes on the Internet and you'...Spend about 10 minutes on the Internet and you'll quickly realize that you can't please everyone, everyone has an opinion, and everyone is willing to offer that opinion whether or not it's valid. <br /><br />You're absolutely right. You can't please everyone. The more you try, the crazier your life will become. Be yourself. Be comfortable with yourself. To heck with everything else. <br /><br />Great post!Kathryn Hupp-Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776391661543060879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-3101704119771723512011-02-05T07:02:55.293-07:002011-02-05T07:02:55.293-07:00I think part of why I'm okay with Twitter is t...I think part of why I'm okay with Twitter is that it has an illusion of a conversation with just a handful of people while still able to be viewed by the public--just be mindful of what you say, I suppose. I get intimated when trying to think of how to reach a wide audience, how to promote my work to reach more people.<br /><br />But I also think people worry too much about making the right impression. Just be yourself and everything else will fall into place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008393380426608631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-90258316605103822862011-02-03T08:59:50.665-07:002011-02-03T08:59:50.665-07:00Great post. This is going to be a tough one to an...Great post. This is going to be a tough one to answer.Shaun Hutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480241164653893038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-68068954213450036082011-02-02T14:46:59.821-07:002011-02-02T14:46:59.821-07:00Lovely post! I'm an introvert too and would ve...Lovely post! I'm an introvert too and would very much prefer to NOT be the center of attention, LOL!<br /><br />Congrats to your success!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-4798342972682100272011-02-02T12:03:14.192-07:002011-02-02T12:03:14.192-07:00I was once also really introverted. If more than t...I was once also really introverted. If more than three people at a table of conversation were listening to what I had to say, I freaked out and could barely finish sentences.<br />I've met some great friends in the past few years though who have helped me to become more confident and open with people. I'm much better at meeting people and making friends, but I still feel overwhelmed sometimes.<br />And I've also realized that I still base so much of my extroverted nature on what people might think of me, like by sometimes censoring what I would say, or saying things I don't necessarily mean, and wanting to please everyone.<br />A scene from the pilot of the tv comedy Community really got to me. One jock character asks if he should stop wearing his letter jacket from high school now that he goes to community college because, as he says, "People have been climbing me about this jacket since I got here. But if I take it off to make them happy, that just makes me weak, right?" <br />His friend replies, "Listen, it doesn't matter. You lose the jacket to please them, you keep it to piss them off -- either way, it's about them. That's what's weak."<br />It's all about being yourself and finding the people who like that person, not making yourself into someone certain people will like.<br /><br />Don't mean to be preachy, just thought I'd share ;)Melishttp://twitter.com/#!/melis_estelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-78410590830649646182011-02-02T11:11:29.622-07:002011-02-02T11:11:29.622-07:00Good topic. I agree that you have to be yourself n...Good topic. I agree that you have to be yourself no matter what others think of you.Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-56871701045079709852011-02-02T08:27:34.730-07:002011-02-02T08:27:34.730-07:00Absolutely fantastic post! It truly isn't our ...Absolutely fantastic post! It truly isn't our business what others think!Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-26244143667566978542011-02-02T06:34:00.168-07:002011-02-02T06:34:00.168-07:00Great post, Amanda. I can completely understand h...Great post, Amanda. I can completely understand how you feel. I also completely agree with your friend's quote though. That's an awesome way to look at things. Enjoy the rest of your hiatus and don't forget about us :)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-57137581057302828342011-02-02T05:40:59.009-07:002011-02-02T05:40:59.009-07:00The whole social networking thing freaked me out a...The whole social networking thing freaked me out at first. Now I enjoy it, and am glad I started it when I did. My friend landed a major book deal and is now scrambling to start social networking. It's definitely easier to do before you land an agent and book deal. The expectations aren't as great and you have time to build the network. <br /><br />But even at you stage, Amanda, it's not too late--unless your book is due out next week. ;)<br /><br />(ps. and it's not as hard as it sounds, even if your introverted like us)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-88456794737614398712011-02-01T21:41:30.021-07:002011-02-01T21:41:30.021-07:00@Anonymous: maybe we can press our noses to the gl...@Anonymous: maybe we can press our noses to the glass together. ;)I totally know how you feel!Amanda Bonillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983960181205765184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429961999468918859.post-84014654608809235792011-02-01T18:56:14.958-07:002011-02-01T18:56:14.958-07:00I tweet the most, then blogging, then facebook. T...I tweet the most, then blogging, then facebook. That's the extent of my "platform."<br /><br />Mostly because I do feel like the class outcast, nose pressed to the glass watching everyone else party and enjoy themselves. (Be it in Twitter conversations, blog audience/comments, people with crit partners/groups, beta readers, alpha readers.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com