Technology: Get with the programA comedic look at freelance writing
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July 9, 2010 To be a writer in 2010 means five things: You have a cell phone. You
have high-speed Internet. You have a Web site. You know how to research
online and make the most out of Google. You’re promoting your work/self
on some sort of social media such as Facebook or Twitter.
This
is how the world is working right now. It’s at a breakneck speed, and
you need to keep up if you want to expand your network, get your work
noticed, and learn to write and communicate in the latest forms on the
latest platforms. Let me tell you, though, it is freaking
exhausting. You have to constantly update everything, which takes time
away from when you could actually be writing. And if you’re on Facebook
or Twitter, you have to vigorously filter messages sent to your
e-mail—or you’ll have to sift through mundane messages like, “I’m
heading to the beach” or “I ate too much at lunch.” (Not you, Ashton
Kutcher. Never you.) I find it hard enough to update my resumé, Web
site and the few profiles I have online.
I have, however, found technological wonders that make my writing life easier. |
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