I write for the sake of writing. I will admit that I do get a charge out of someone reading (or at least I think they are reading) my blogs, my posts, or anything else for that matter. I remember reading in Stephen King's book On Writing that he said something to the effect of he writes because he enjoys it and he would still be doing it even if he wasn't making any money doing it. Not many people read what I write but that is alright. My writing about the Seattle Seahawks, the Los Angeles Dodgers, or my dog Molly is not changing lives.
A very small percentage of writers make it big or even published. I decided to use the social media to try to expand my audience. I post my blogs on Twitter nut I also interact with other people on Twitter and I try to make sure it is a positive experience, at least as far as I am concerned. I have gotten some nice comments even if only 20 people are reading my posts.
The other night the unthinkable happened and I got "trolled." I may not know who actually did it but I know who put them up to it. When I found this out I immediately went into self preservation mode and I protected all of my tweets. I also noticed an immediate and drastic drop in readers of my blogs. That really bothered me because by protecting my tweets, the troll was able to dictate what I was doing and how I went about doing it. I decided I am not going to allow that to happen. I write because I enjoy it. If the troll and her handler cannot handle their jealous impulses, I will take care of that when that time comes.
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