Should I Give a Tweet?

So, you guys have read here and here about my aversion to all social media. But now that I’m on Facebook—and loving every minute of it—it got me to thinking about Twitter. I know so many of you are on Twitter and I was thinking, could this be another thing I’m missing out on? Should I get on this bandwagon too?

Because I’m slow to make decisions, (I don’t know if I’m necessarily slow, maybe it’s just that I’m extremely cautious.) I have made a list of what I consider the pro’s and con’s of joining Twitter.

Pro’s

1. Get to interact with more writers. Being a writer is one of those jobs that only another writer could understand. So getting a chance to rub virtual elbows with different authors has me excited.

2. Could potentially gain more readers for my next book. I’m a believer in, “Only time will tell.” For marketing, it takes time to build a name for yourself. So while joining Twitter may not increase readers for my next book Unbeweavable, (did I mention that it is available for pre-order here? Whoo-Hoo!) but it will draw more attention to my WIP when it get’s published. (And it will get published. Positive thinking, remember?)

3. It reminds me of my favorite show ever, Seinfeld. Seinfeld is known for being “the show about nothing”. Those “nothings” turned into so many “somethings.” (I’m aware that isn’t a word, just go with it.) Talking about what cereal you ate for breakfast, can grow into talking about an article that you read in the New York Post.

Con’s

1. Time consuming. Do I really want another thing that could potentially waste my time? Do I need another distraction keeps me from writing? Will I be able to balance it all? Something to think about it…

2. I need to educate myself on how to use Twitter successfully. I joined Twitter for about a couple of weeks. I followed a few of my favorite authors. I cringe when I think of all the mistakes that I made. One author (who has a very successful blog and who will remain nameless—Don’t you dare tell, Reon!) blocked all my tweets. I didn’t realize that I was tweeting everything to her personally, instead of publicly. Wish I could explain to her that I’m not a cyber stalker, but doing so will only add to my stalker ways. So in hindsight, if I join Twitter I vow to read Twitter for Dummies.

3. I talk too much. Don’t confuse this with gossip. Trust me, I can keep a secret. No, I mean I literally talk too much. When there is a lull in a conversation, my heart beats faster and I feel the beginnings of a panic attack. So I talk to fill any silence. This could be a problem on Twitter. No one wants to know everything about me, and I (or rather my husband) worries that I’ll share too much.

I was worried that I would become addicted to Facebook, but so far I have managed to balance it well. It feels like I’ve been on it forever. Can I be successful in doing that with Twitter? So come on guys let me know, to tweet or not to tweet?