CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

I had to do a short assignment on three issues associated with social media. And I found some of the different reports I found kinda interesting, so I thought I'd share them in case they were interesting to any of you. Of all the issues that are associated with social networking, these are the three that sprang to mind: Issue 1 - Privacy Recently, the advice given on one of the writing lists I subscribe was that writers using Facebook should lock down their friends lists in order to protect the networks of friends and their families. This was as a result of romance writers being targeted by someone with strict moral beliefs who disagreed with what they wrote about. This person used the writers' friends lists to target other writers. This is not an isolated incident. There are numerous cases of writers (and not just romance writers) being stalked. One article about readers stalking writers states that incidents of writers being stalked or harassed are becoming more...

I had a bit of trouble working out how to add the Facebook 'Like' button to the side of my Blogger page, so I figure I'm not the only one. Here's how I managed to add the Facebook 'Like' and 'Share' buttons to my Blogger blog. (These are the buttons on the right-hand side of the blog, not the one under each post.) Before you begin, you will need to log into your Facebook and Blogger accounts. If you do not have Facebook and Blogger accounts, you will need to sign up for them, and then log in.       Prepare to add the Facebook widget to Blogger a.        Go to your blog b.       Click on the ‘Template’ option in the left-hand side column. It is about two from the bottom.      Find the ‘Badges’ page on Facebook. a.        Go to your personal page, not your wall, by clicking on your name at the top right of your Facebook page. b.  ...

So, I didn't know what I wanted to write for this year. There are writers with more writing world experience doing predictions and giving New Year's Resolutions , and I'm not into the resolution thing - goals, yes; resolutions, not so much. Useful Writer Links Artist Svenja Liv , puts out a set of word trackers each year (also a set of NaNoWriMo word trackers). I like these because they help keep me on track. You can find them HERE , and should check out the rest of Svenja's site , too - especially if you like art. And, if I had to choose three blogs to follow, these would be the ones: Chuck Wendig's Terribleminds Blog : bookmark it. It's irreverent, direct and straight to the point. A bit of no-nonsense in this nonsensically wonderful world of words is to be appreciated. The Passive Voice : for industry news and other stuff. Another one to bookmark. Kristine Kathryn Rusch : for commonsense, inspiration and encouragement. Bookmark this, also. Stuf...