A writing friend just joined Twitter, and I’m trying to come up with suggestions of tweeps for her to follow. That got me to thinking: wouldn’t it be awesome if I could give her a list of all the readers of this blog?
A while back I built a Twitter list that includes members of our Ning group for writers of travel memoir. It’s been a great way to grow our community outside of Ning, helping us communicate on another platform.
I’m a huge fan of Twitter lists; I need to find time to build more of my own. They serve as a filter so you don’t miss important tweets, help you find people to follow and showcase your knowledge of players in your industry. Wow, I’m realizing I should write an entire post about how to create lists and use them effectively. They are one of Twitter’s best features.
For now though, I simply want to create ONE list, and that’s a list that includes all of YOU. It will help me connect with you and help you all connect with each other.
From now on, whenever I’m helping a writer or traveler or blogger get started on Twitter, I’ll have a list of tweeps for them to follow: TravelingWriterCommunity.
So leave your name and your Twitter handle below in the comments, and I’ll add you to our Twitter community!
Sweet! Great idea.
Alyssa Martino
@lysscm
Lindsey Mead, @lemead
yay!
Yea!
Emily Achenbaum Harris, ex-journalist and seeker of simplicity with humor, is @oaktreewrites
Steve Griffin – @stevenkgriffin
Awesome, guys… Glad this is taking off. I’m adding y’all now!
Nice Idea Alexis!
Todd Wassel @toddwassel
http://twitter.com/toddwassel (just to make it easier for you!)
Thanks, Todd! I like easy 🙂
Sounds great!
Katie Noah Gibson – @katiengibson
Excellent idea! Cheryl Ossola: http://twitter.com/1st_of_May
Thanks!
Sounds like a great idea, please take me along with it =)
@jeszlene
http://twitter.com/jeszlene
Great idea!
Heather Rae
http://twitter.com/insearchofsquid
Looking forward to seeing the list. Thanks.
Gayle @PostmarkCA
https://twitter.com/PostmarkCA
Great idea! Please add me to the tally …
@jpchurch
I’ve never been sure if I really qualify as a traveling writer, since I’m not sure my writing is about traveling – more about sitting still, in strange places. Still, this is such lovely company, I can’t resist wanting to be in it!
@zenpeacekeeper
Hey Marianne — We’re all traveling through life in one way or another! (Even though I’m doing a lot of sitting in my office these days.) Glad you’re joining us 🙂
Awesome!!! Andi Perullo, @AndiPerullo
Wow what a totally awesome idea! I’m gonna have to do this with expats in the Netherlands via my blog. Thanks for setting this up 🙂
Tiffany Jansen @americancloggie
Thanks!
@lanhamtrue
I’m in, great idea. Thanks x
Patricia Stoltey
@PStoltey
I blog more about writing than traveling, but I do travel writing through my novels. Sort of.
One of my topics is travel, but I don’t get to major destinations very often. My blog also covers genealogy, writing, and random bookstores. @bibliotraveler
Really? I’m a genealogy addict! Very cool.
Awesome new website, Alexis!
@SimoneGorrindo
Cool idea, and yes, write a post about lists! I don’t get their purpose at all. And most explanations of social media on the web are garbled and confusing. You always make it all make sense.
Great idea! Here’s mine. 🙂
@mokibobolink
Add me, too!
@chryselled
Glad to have found your site (via Jodi S’s blog)
@boldlygosolo