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Social, Sort of

Back in February I opened an account on Twitter to dip more of my toes into social media, and decide if I want to do online promotion once I start publishing my work. I've met some nice people, and I like the creative textile artists I've met so far. The k-pop and k-drama fandom communities are also fun. I don't feel I fit in with the writing community there, but I haven't found anyone who is like-minded yet. It's still early days, too.

I've always had mixed feelings about social media, especially as it seems to be very political and aggressive these days. I also don't want to deal with too much attention right now, so I'm keeping a low profile. As always I want to create content and see what others are doing rather than attract followers or promote myself. So far I like it, but we'll see.

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