Recent King Twitter post

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Sigmund

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I think he meant he's only 20 pages in and can't make a judgement yet????

Yes, ma'am.

But then

@ I don't know which is stranger, the half compliment, or the fact that Simon & Schuster retweeted it.

@ "...but the woman is witty," (though the book might be bad) has a subtle (or overt?) condescension.

@ If nothing else, I'd suggest leaving that one off the dust jacket. You'd think "Only 20 pages in," would be enough reticence.


I'm guessing the above may be over thinking Mr. King's Tweet.
 

Sigmund

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But then

@ I don't know which is stranger, the half compliment, or the fact that Simon & Schuster retweeted it.

@ "...but the woman is witty," (though the book might be bad) has a subtle (or overt?) condescension.

@ If nothing else, I'd suggest leaving that one off the dust jacket. You'd think "Only 20 pages in," would be enough reticence.


I'm guessing the above may be over thinking Mr. King's Tweet.

The above colored Tweets were in response to Mr. King's Tweet.
 

Rrty

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But then

@ I don't know which is stranger, the half compliment, or the fact that Simon & Schuster retweeted it.

@ "...but the woman is witty," (though the book might be bad) has a subtle (or overt?) condescension.

@ If nothing else, I'd suggest leaving that one off the dust jacket. You'd think "Only 20 pages in," would be enough reticence.


I'm guessing the above may be over thinking Mr. King's Tweet.

The above colored Tweets were in response to Mr. King's Tweet.

I would agree. I think they were overthinking it. I wonder too if the authors of those statements might be fans of the book (which is okay, I know people sometimes get overprotective of authors/books they admire). Probably not, but it was a thought that came to mind.

I think King likes to be as honest as possible when he can. Maybe he's not thrilled with the first twenty pages, but is taking a wait-and-see attitude; he didn't want to automatically say he was enjoying it and then give the wrong impression to the author. Plus, if this book doesn't age well, maybe he doesn't want to have it on record that he liked the book when it may turn out he won't. He obviously wanted to be honest about what title he was reading; too bad the question wasn't what book have you read recently that you liked.

All of that being said, that is actually a great quote for the author to use on her blog (if she has one). I read somewhere about the tactic of using quotes like that to your advantage. You can joke about them, turn them into something positive. The author might say something like, "If Stephen King can give it 20 pages, so can you! And I'm witty to boot!" I would bet she gets some sales increase from this mention. I would be thrilled if it were my work he highlighted.
 

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For me it is often sleep. I can awake in the middle of sleep with an idea and can not go back to sleep until i written it down. Walks don't work in the same way for me.
Mindless cleaning often does it for me. I remember getting one of my favorite ideas while mopping the floor--lol. An author friend of mine swears by showers--she claims all her best ideas come there. Whatever works for you, go for it :)
 

AnnaMarie

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I'm really frustrated with Twitter because I can't figure out how it works. I can't find where sK has been asked and has answered any questions. I hate Twitter.

Go to King's page and you can see all his tweets, which includes any he answered.

It could be my lack of knowledge too, but I can only see answers. Then, because he uses the "reply" I can click the response which will give me the opportunity to click back to the original question.

Moderator if he decides to do this again next week, could you suggest he use a hashtag? Maybe #KingQ&A
 

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Go to King's page and you can see all his tweets, which includes any he answered.

It could be my lack of knowledge too, but I can only see answers. Then, because he uses the "reply" I can click the response which will give me the opportunity to click back to the original question.

Moderator if he decides to do this again next week, could you suggest he use a hashtag? Maybe #KingQ&A
Will do. He's still learning his way with Twitter and is doing pretty well all things considered but the hashtag may still be on his learning curve. :smile2:
 

blunthead

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Go to King's page and you can see all his tweets, which includes any he answered.

It could be my lack of knowledge too, but I can only see answers. Then, because he uses the "reply" I can click the response which will give me the opportunity to click back to the original question.

Moderator if he decides to do this again next week, could you suggest he use a hashtag? Maybe #KingQ&A
I'll keep playing with Twitter. I'll get there. Thanx, though.
 

Mr Nobody

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I consider you guys like my Pheidippides. I'm sitting cosily in athens waiting for the good word while you run the whole way from Marathon (Twitter) to tell me the news. Since i am a good guy i just hope that you don't drop dead when you delivered the message.

Sir, I bear...*pant, wheeze* Hang on. Just give me a sec...*wheeze, wheeze* Sir, I...*wheeze* Just read the note. *drops dead*
 

Leif

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It seems odd that he would bother with this twitter business. I am no Stephen King expert but I can see anyone getting annoyed answering the same questions over and over again but the questions should be expected. Especially when most of the questions and answers are out there already and all it takes now is a little searching on the web. I do enjoy listening to him speak and what he has to say. He seems direct and spot on with regards to human nature and people in general. I feel like reading his books gives you enough insight as to what's going on in his mind.

Fantasy is better that reality for me in this case of "knowing answers to my questions."

Leif
 

Lily Sawyer

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It's quick and easy (a source of Twitter's strength as well as its propensity for misunderstanding). Twitter is just a social media tool, like any other, and I get why he might choose to use it: no one expects a deep, meaningful conversation there, and there's instant response. Several authors use it very effectively to communicate with readers. Personally, I've had some funny or interesting exchanges with several authors I admire. Michael Grant, John Scalzi, Margaret Atwood, Christopher Moore, Joe Hill, Neil Gaiman, and Joanne Harris are the ones that immediately come to mind as authors who interact regularly with readers (without constantly shilling their books). I'm sure there are more, but those are a few that I enjoy and follow :)

So have I!
I've had a few exchanges with Peter Straub and Abraham Verghese.
Twitter isn't always a negative media tool.