I'm trying to be more social-networking saavy. After all, I am 20 years old. I have Facebook. I have a blog. And it's long overdue... But, I'm now officially part of the Twitter world.
And I'm thoroughly confused.
What the #eck is a hashtag, first of all? How do I find people TO follow, anyway? And why is he following me? *creeper* Is that a status update or a coded message or a curse (there's far too much #,@,%,&, to be proper English, right)?
I sound like someone's grandmother who doesn't own a cellphone and rants about "the good old days" when humans talked face to face. And I feel like an 18th-century Amish girl who time-traveled to modern day. What's a computer anyway?
Someday I'll figure it out... Twitter, I mean. I know what a computer is...
Meanwhile, I've been steadily working on compiling a "top ten" list of agents, and working on my query letter. I plan to finish it within the next two weeks, and then tackle a synopsis. Cyberspace, I'm wrinkling my nose right now in disgust at the very thought.
I made myself laugh aloud last night. First, I chuckled at my first draft query letter, which the world will never ever ever see. Then, I giggled as I placed my cousin's review of my book between the sentences "Dear Agent" and "Thank you for your time and consideration".
It sounded perfect.
But that makes complete sense. A query letter should read like a review, or the back cover of a book - short, snappy, and glue-your-shoes-to-the-floor fascinating.
With this new mindset, I happily return to query writing...
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