Tag: social media

• New Shiny Thing…what the heck is it?

  

  Okay, so, Mastodon. I’m “on Mastodon” now. What’s that mean? Damn, I wish that was an easy question.

  K. M. Herkes

  November 21, 2022

  3. Other Things, Authoring, Media Consumption

  always learning, blogging, social media, writer’s life

• Midwinter Social Media Weirdness

  

  Here’s a weird thing that happens to me every December that has nothing to do with holidays or decorations or the weather.

  K. M. Herkes

  December 14, 2021

  Authoring, Media Consumption, Writing Life

  brains are weird, relationships, seasons, social media, winter

• Learning by doing: my latest project

  

  I only did 2 virtual conventions during Our First Pandemic Year because Discord became the default interaction platform, and it was not only a New And Scary Thing, it was a complex new social one. I was already two social media programs past coping, so navigating Discord servers was overwhelming, bewildering. It was impossible for […]

  K. M. Herkes

  February 12, 2021

  Authoring, Cons & Appearances, other things, Writing Life

  always learning, discord, fear, productivity, progress, social media, winter2021, writer problems, writer’s life

• Accomplished: first convention of 2021!

  

  I boxed up all my freakout fears, scraped up all my post-hibernation energy, & attended an online convention.

  K. M. Herkes

  February 8, 2021

  Authoring, Cons & Appearances, Writing Life

  always learning, brains are weird, bread, conventions, dystopian research, frustration, social justice, social media, stress baking

• Time to level up, folks

  

  Do you gripe about shifting COVID-19 data, get angry about exaggerated warnings, and complain about contradictory expert advice? UGH. Stop.

  K. M. Herkes

  July 16, 2020

  other things, Writing Life

  community, covid-19, dystopian, people suck, philosophy, rant, self awareness, social media