Sometimes a book is a hole-in-one simply by dint of it speaking to some unrealized human frequency. GF: Girlfriend SamKD Mwa ha hah! As a both a blogger that never posts and social media lurker too uneasy and anxious to usually say anything, I worry my lack of online presence will be a definite cause of not getting published, what with how everything is so ‘social’ these days. (Thanks go to Christa for putting this stuff out there, by the way, because this one of the ways that author social media is best: writers sharing information with other writers.). 1:47 PM. I will be able to slay the social media dragon. Awesome! 7:18 AM, wait but you still have a cabana boy right, Stress and the Working Writer - Berin Kinsman 8:51 AM. Life is so messy and complex and strange. I have been away from newer SF/F books for a long time so my group of authors had been stuck with names like Asimov, Bradbury, Heinlen, Tolkein and Bradley. MT: Modified Tweet These acronyms have been around forever—since the days we were all using those America Online (aka AOL) start-up discs. 11:47 AM. terribleminds TYVM: Thank You Very Much (Note too that social media can also end up as a negative modifier — if you are a super-shitty-dick-person on Twitter and you shellac the social media frequencies with your smug spunk and a sheen of fermented crappiness, there is a very good bet that you have just harmed your chances at your book succeeding. HYFR: Hell Yeah F—ing Right (Also, as it happens, a Drake song) BFF: Best Friend Forever I 100% agree that social media is important to a writer’s existence and it is as true whether you write a blog or a book. Dude, that gonzo bundle is great, and I want it in my lap now, but I absolutely hate ebooks! Not as hot as Pres Obama but still…. You can actively pursue luck. All these questions and more, answered below. I’m leveling up, and will soon slay the beast. Familiarity information: SLAYING used as a noun is very rare. BF: Boyfriend BD: Big Deal In book-writin’ terms, that sword is your book. That social media success is the same as book success, or that one follows the other, or that they’re intimately connected — two forces cosmically joined in word-squishing fornication. I write book reviews because I’m reading books I love, and because I’m talking about what I’m reading, I’m processing it more deeply, drawing connections, enriching my own perspective and my own writing. Sean Cummings Generally, in games, you have various ways to modify that roll. 8:40 AM, […] posts are related to a Chuck Wendig post on these […], WT&TT: Slaying Dragons, Social Media & Writing Success | myzania Like the knight who wanted to punch the dragon to death, assume once again that what you’re looking at is a MYTHIC OUTLIER. You needn’t rely on social media. IMHO: In My Honest Opinion Dragon dead. IMO, while at this moment social media effectiveness is not the be and end all of bookselling, but I predict a few years down the road it will be much more important. I’m not charming. It may mean sharing things you love. We rounded up the most-used acronyms and abbreviations on social media—from ICYMI to ROFL—and what they mean!   The noun SLAYING has 1 sense: 1. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being. Just not a thing. GET ON THAT, PUBLISHERS.) Ivy So thank you for that. Unfortunately, if you’re new to dragon slaying, publishers now tend to give you a sword and a constipated monkey that is afraid of loud noises and wish you luck. August 2, 2016 @ August 2, 2016 @ Also a male can hit the town with the intent of 'slaying bitches' which means he wants to smash up a stray and have no repercussions. Dwarves Forged Ale is for the brave of heart. I try to minimize the chum I throw overboard, but damn, my feed is a bloody gooey mess most days. #FF: Follow Friday Everyone: May your blades be sharp and shiny, your luck stat buffed, and an army of allies be at your back. OG: Original Gangster Jell or Jellz: Jealous (That said I have always thought of RPGs as a great place to try out things before you try them in the rest of your life. TBH: To Be Honest 8:53 AM. IDC: I Don’t Care #TBT: Throw-Back Thursday. 3:39 PM. Which reminds me to get on my social media homework. 1:36 PM, Michael Patrick Hicks August 1, 2016 @ Students are regularly put through their paces with such tasks, but you’ve developed a great habit of self-tasking without such supports. But you need a sword. August 18, 2016 @ Have I gone mad? You cast a spell on you or your weapon. 2:31 PM. One of the things that provides a positive modifier to your book-publishing dice roll is engaging with social media in a positive way. August 1, 2016 @ when someone looks impressively beautiful and slays it. (This is where someone chimes in: LIKE YOUR BOOKS, SUCK WENDIG, and then we all have a merry chuckle before I command the dragon to eat your ass like it’s a goat salad. #FBF: Flash-Back Friday STFU: Shut the F— Up August 2, 2016 @ unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being. Click here to add the AudioEnglish.org dictionary. Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being, homicide (the killing of a human being by another human being). Ivy THE BASICS Your words are not a meme-based parasite that drives them to seek your words in other quantity. Some of those e-books are then bundled together in one actual print book — THE KICK-ASS WRITER. Touching that same slaying of the Redeemer, it was a bad business. When I’m stuck on the WIP I have something else to write, so I’m still writing, and keeping my head in the game. Yours as of today is 74 which is “hot damn, you’re hot.” Or to put in other words, you are one of the popular kids. Ever thought WHY you do that? DM: Direct Message Huzzah and hooray, let’s go to the tavern and get fucking sloppyshite on Kobold Piss Whiskey and Dwarven-Forged Ale. Social media is a great opportunity to both connect and sell your ideas, Twitter is a great place to gain a following easily and it is true on the site many people are not listening to what you have to say, but plenty of others are, my following here exceeds 10,000. DGYF: Dang Girl You Fine Sometimes a book fails because it is out-of-sync with that frequency. terribleminds It’s called “Level Up Your Life”, by a guy called Steve Kamb. OLDIES BUT GOODIES BTW: By The Way Here's everything you need to know about the term. Now, like stepping stones through twitter, I’ve gone from one author to another as I’ve seen the interactions and common perspectives of those I’ve followed. Hear hear! Meaning of slaying. 4:53 PM. IRL: In Real Life (Our writing careers will be filled with tales of mythic outliers — authors who credit random tasks as the progenitor of success, as if the results of those actions were JUST GOOD OLD-FASHION WISDOM rather than the product of divinely-inspired luck. You want to slay that dragon. The gold is a royalty from your book sales. What does “CC” actually stand for? Leif Husselbee Just an FYI! JK: Just Kidding I’d like you to consider the success of your book in RPG (role-playing game) terms.