About a month(?) or so ago, Kate Jane created this interesting Social Media Tag that I think will catch on (or have already caught on). It creatively uses a number of social media platforms, like Twitter and Facebook, as a frame for writers to talk about their current (or past) WIP. I’m going to use Burwood Murder, a short story, for this tag. 🙂
Here’s how it works:
The Rules:
Copy the questions below and answer them. Then, tag five people to do the tag and notify them; make sure to leave a comment including your post’s URL for the person who tagged you, so that they can go read your post!
The Questions:
- Twitter: Describe your plot in 140 characters or less.
- Facebook: With the parents/grandparents flooding this site, who is your oldest character?
- Instagram: What does one of your characters look like? #selfie (find the closest picture you can!)
- WordPress: Designing your theme is the funnest part, so how would/did you design your book cover?
- Tumblr: Naming your blog is so difficult! What did you name your book?
- Spring.me: Get your weirdest questions answered. Ask your main character one weird question, and have that character answer.
- Pandora/Spotify: What kind of music are you playing whilst writing? If you don’t listen to music, what do you think your main character would listen to?
- Myspace: All good things must come to an end! What is one book idea that you were really into, but lost interest in?
My Answers:
1. Twitter: Describe your Plot in 140 characters or less.
He was chasing down a murder story…until he became one of the victims.
2. Facebook: With the parents/grandparents flooding this site, who is your oldest character?
There are a lot of older people in this story, but the oldest is Walter who runs a junkyard.
3. Instagram: What does one of your characters look like? #selfie (find the closest that you can):
Let me tell you something: You’ll be surprised of the type of pictures you can find browsing the Internet. (*shudders*)
Anyway, if anyone could look like my MC, Drew, I think it would be this guy:
4. WordPress: Designing your theme is the funnest part, so how would you design your book cover?
I think if I could make a book cover for Burwood it would have a murder object, like a hammer, smashing something off screen (or off-cover I should say) with blood forming the title.
Gnarly, right? I thought so to. I don’t think its very original though, lol!
5. Tumblr: Naming your blog is so difficult! What did you name your book?
To be honest with you, I never settle on a particular title. I usually just name my drafts after a symbol/idea that came to mind when I was drafting/outlining the story. The “symbol/idea” for Burwood is murder in a small town.
6. Spring.me: Get your weirdest questions answered. Ask your main character one weird question, and have that character answer.
ME: Have you ever wished you could fly?
Mysterious Murderer: I think this would be a different story if I could do that.
7. Pandora/Spotify: What kind of music are you playing whilst writing? If you don’t listen to music, what do you think your main character would listen to?
I didn’t listen to anything while I wrote this, but Drew may listen to heavy metal or techno.
8. Myspace: All good things must come to an end! What is one book idea that you were really into, but lost interest in?
I tried to pen a romance novel a few years back…but the thrill quickly dissipated and I lost interest. Heck, I can’t even remember what it was about! I guess it’s germinating somewhere in my unconscious…somewhere
Tag, You’re It:
- Luther Siler
- Miska Jenkins
- Taylor Grace
- Nirvana
- You want to try? Knock yourself out.