Jack Phoenix: comics librarianDec 29, 2022
I really feel for the artists, writers, and other creative types who have spent much time amassing a following on #twitter
It would be easy for me to say that the morally right correct thing is to leave Twitter so it doesn’t benefit the muskrat and that doing the right thing is more important than followers, but I don’t have a lot of skin in that game
#twitterdown #TwitterFailings #twittermigration
Show threadCalvin AtreidesDec 29, 2022
@comicslibrarian Yeah, for all its issues Twitter was a useful networking tool and a way for amateur and pro writers to gather an audience. Seeing this happen to it stinks. I’d love to see a thriving community of authors here on #bookstodon to take the good parts of writing Twitter without the bad. We should encourage more writers on Twitter to join us.
Show threadLexDec 29, 2022
@calvinatreides @comicslibrarian I'm on board to start the #bookstodon revolution.
Show threadCalvin AtreidesDec 29, 2022
@lexmorrigan @comicslibrarian As am I! Unfortunately I’m a newbie myself so I don’t have much in the way of contacts or networking, but it would be great to 1) invite new authors over to #bookstodon and 2) encourage big-name authors on Twitter to join the fun here. The #Fediverse has a lot of potential to help both authors and their fans, especially with the lack of algorithms.
Show threadNathan Lowell (he/him) 📎Dec 29, 2022

@calvinatreides @lexmorrigan @comicslibrarian

My hot take:

Having a network of authors to share craft tips and trade analysis is nice, but it's not the revolution we need.

Two steps for authors to help authors:

1. Read the authors beside you on the shelf. Those authors don't need to be here, although if they are, that's nice, too.

2. Tell your readers about those books you liked. Giving them something to read while they're waiting for you is the best thing you can do for them.

Show threadCalvin AtreidesDec 29, 2022
@nlowell @lexmorrigan @comicslibrarian I like those suggestions! I don’t think networking here and your ideas are necessarily mutually exclusive, but you’re right that ground work in recommending authors in real life and expanding our bookshelves is part of this revolution here. I’ve already found some great recommendations through discussions on Mastodon.
Show threadNathan Lowell (he/him) 📎

@calvinatreides @lexmorrigan @comicslibrarian

" ... recommending authors in real life ..."

I'm confused.

Is there an unreal life?

Dec 29, 2022 at 4:40pmWeb
Show threadCalvin AtreidesDec 29, 2022
@nlowell @lexmorrigan @comicslibrarian I apologize, I should have worded it better. I meant recommendations and trying new books offline as opposed to and as well as on social media.
Show threadNathan Lowell (he/him) 📎Dec 29, 2022

@calvinatreides @lexmorrigan @comicslibrarian

I'm failing on the online/offline distinctions.

But I'm having a dense day but it's probably residual brain fog and I haven't had anything to eat yet this morning.

Don't worry about it.
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