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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

Thursday’s Three: Twitter Apps (Get Your Followers Here)

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I’ve been meaning to add the Twitter application to the old Hall of Fame for awhile, so today I did a little tweaking. And while I was flitting around, I came across a mess of Twitter applications.

But since this is Thursday’s Three, I’ll stick to applications having to do with finding like-minded folks out there on Twitter. Because it’s all about following the leader(s) and getting them to follow you back. And most importantly, finding out what they know.

1. Just Tweet It (Find Other Twitter Users Just Like You)…So I found writers.

2. Twellow (The Twitter Yellow pages)…I looked up Media.

3. Wefollow (Just we follow)…so I followed writing. What can I say? I’m stuck in a rut.

Now, you can find similar applications on Twitter itself. But that’s a busy, busy place-and you might have to wait awhile. So, I thought I’d throw these out for you, give you a head start in the following business. Because there’s no thumb-twiddling at Twitter.

(P.S. Aren’t those Twitter chicks cool? Check out Geek Sucks here to find more free Twitter icons.)

Finding a Writing Contest: Smories

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I’m so terribly, terribly excited about this contest that I’m typing super fast!

A. Because you only have till May 31st to get your entry in to win (or place) in the Smories contest (and after this competition round, there will not be a chance to win prize money). And B. Because when I saw all those little Brit kids, reading children’s stories, I HAD TO HAVE ONE OF MY STORIES READ!

I’m a sucker for the British voice. Honestly, if a British guy offered to bungee jump with me (‘Oy! Sounds like a right bit o’ fun!), I’d  strap on the rubber band and take a flying leap. So, even though I’d read about this contest several times, I didn’t get excited about sending something in till I saw the kids reading in their veddy proper voices! Then, I must have spent an hour listening to the stories. I’m not sure if the stories were any good. But I was simply enchanted.

And hooked. I think you can send in two stories for the Smories competition, in fact. So, I don’t have time to write out all the details about the contest. Check out the Smories guidelines here, while I check out another one my stories to send in.  Good luck and Cheerio!