My top Ten Social Media Moments
• When my agent messaged me via Twitter DM to say
he was signing me. I was in Belize at the time and it was utterly surreal and
awesome.
• Seeing that Angry Robot had launched a new
young adult imprint. I remember emailing a friend saying ‘I would kill to be
published by them!’
• Announcing the deal – the day I announced
that I had signed a book deal with Strange Chemistry on Twitter my replies went
crazy! I couldn’t keep up with it at all. And it was so amazing to feel the
outpouring of congratulation.
• When the tweet I wrote about a woman handing out
bacon sandwiches got retweeted 172 times. I had a moment of ‘internet fame’.
• When one of my favourite authors followed me
after I sent him a picture of a rhino.
• Getting reviews of my book. I still get a huge
kick out of people messaging me to say they put a review of one of my books up.
I never go looking for reviews or Google myself, as I believe reviews are for
readers not authors. But if someone sends them to me, it’s a good sign they
enjoyed it and they want to share it with me. And that’s lovely.
• The first time a teen boy I’d never met
messaged me on FB to say he loved my books. That had me walking on air for a
week.
• Taking part in 1001 Nights, where I wrote a
1001-word story, using characters settings and lines given to me by Twitter. I
was terrified no one would respond, but I was inundated with suggestions. I
lost 16 followers as I live tweeted the story. It was worth it. You can read
the story here.
• All of the incredible friends I’ve made thanks
to Twitter! I can’t imagine my life without them now.
• This blog tour! Organised by the incredible Faye
– (@daydreamin_star).
When I reached out to bloggers to see if they would like to get involved I had
no idea I would end up with a blog tour of my own. It’s been a delight and
thank you for being a part of it!
Find out more about Kim at Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads and Youtube.
Huge thanks to Kim for taking part, and Faye for organising!
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