by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Nov 25, 2014 | Business, Twitter
A funny thing happened on the fourth of April. I woke up, pregnant, and had a good day. Some work, some play, some rest. In close to a month I’d be having a baby, and I was settling into that stretch of pregnancy where you are uncomfortably large and eager for it all...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Jun 4, 2014 | Business, Twitter
My pal Jeff has just reopened his wildly popular online writing and platform building class for a few days. If you’re interested in learning more about it, see the recording of our free online workshop. When you do, you’ll also get a copy of Jeff’s...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Nov 25, 2013 | Twitter
This is a guest post by Mary DeMuth, a gal I first stumbled upon several years ago thanks to her great blog. Mary is one of the only successful authors I know about to write and publish both fiction and non-fiction — which I find nothing short of incredible....
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | May 29, 2013 | Blogging, Twitter, Twitter for Good
I’ve been thinking a lot this week about Twitter for Good, a book I wrote about using Twitter well. When I wrote that book I also launched an online video course alongside it. But things change, and it’s time for that course to sunset (at least for 2013)....
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Dec 21, 2012 | Social Media, Twitter
I’ve been doing a series of social media pet peeve videos, and today here’s another installment, this time urging you to stop yelling at people on Twitter. By yelling, of course, I mean sniping, snarking, and engaging in destructive online arguments with...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Oct 24, 2012 | Twitter
There’s been a lot written about the use of Twitter for writers, and for folks who think in words. As others have said before me, Twitter helps you distill your ideas, refine your thinking, and polish what you want to say into less. If you used to think in...