Jenny Schwartz

Tag: Twitter

  • Getting the most out of Twitter

    In which I explain the mysteries of Twitter and why it’s fun. Don’t believe me? You will, but be warned. Olive eating is involved. The idea for this post came from Maria Zannini who, apart from being a wonderful person and a talented author, is a perfect genius at blogging and marketing in general. I’ve…

  • Steampunk Chats

    The steampunk community is a delight. How many people can be witty in 140 characters? Well, Stephen Fry, obviously 🙂 This Friday at 9pm New York time, I’ll be hosting the #steampunkchat on Twitter. That means, I get to pick the topic! I’ve been intrigued for ages by the interaction between nostalgia and steampunk. I’ve…

  • Social Media

    Social media — love it or loathe it — the bottomline is it’s a tool that can change the world, and change our place in it. Authors are encouraged to use it — “how else will people find you?” we’re told. Some authors joyfully embrace the conversational power, and the sheer delight of joining fascinating…

  • Steampunkchat

    An hour after this post goes live (so 9pm New York time, Friday 20 July), Cindy S Pape and I will be hosting the hour-long weekly #steampunkchat on Twitter. As always you can have your #steampunkchat hashtag automatically included in your tweets by following the chat in the Steampunk Chat Tweetchat room. The theme of…

  • “Off to the Antipodes” #steampunkchat

    The gorgeous people at the Steampunk Writers and Artists Guild have invited me to host their next #steampunkchat on Twitter. These are weekly one hour chats held on Friday at 9pm (New York time). Everyone includes the hashtag #steampunkchat on their tweets and that keeps the discussion (semi) organised. As host this week, I’ll be…