Media Matters
Autonomia and Scott Holleran on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Publishing and Literature
Over on the short story podcast—I read stories for paid subscribers—Short Stories by Scott Holleran, I added a preview about new stories for the podcast as well as an update on my fiction being accepted for publication.
On LinkedIn, I’m writing about grief and other topics in a newsletter I’ve titled The Scout. If you’re active on LinkedIn, feel free to subscribe to get free monthly articles. Follow my sole proprietorship on LinkedIn, where I occasionally post about the business of authorship including projects or work opportunities. Connect with—as well as endorse and recommend or seek both from—me on my LinkedIn profile. To follow or like me on Facebook, visit here.
X is my favorite social media. When I taught a social media course for adult education, my lessons included LinkedIn as being for trade and business, Facebook as a means of enhancing friendship and Twitter—which Elon Musk bought and remade as X after I wrote an open letter—as predicated on being present or living in and seeking to know or learn what’s happening in (not to be confused with living for) the moment. Follow me on X here. Follow Autonomia on X here. Whatever his errors, flaws and policy changes, Elon Musk’s doing fine as the X boss by my judgment. Of course, you can also follow me on Substack here.
Social media’s a means to an end and I know it’s not vitally important to creating work with excellence. It’s a tool I use to disseminate, trade and contextualize stories I want to tell. For example, my two recent reviews of Taylor Swift’s newest album attracted the attention of her fans, which can help me build my readership and audience. Tomorrow and next week, I’m attending the Objectivist Conference in Orange County, California and, this weekend, I plan to post about my late father on Father’s Day. Socializing is a legitimate part of those experiences; it can strengthen, affirm and reinforce the bond between men.
Social media at best can expedite and sharpen a connection.
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