If you’re like most writers, you can’t afford the time or money to go to every writing conference and book festival on the calendar. But if you’re like me, you find out when the conferences take place and actively follow the far-flung events on Twitter. When you can’t afford to attend a conference or your schedule simply doesn’t allow travel at that time, the Twitter feed from onsite attendees becomes crucially valuable. It’s not a replacement for the real thing, but it does allow you to feel connected and share knowledge in real time.
With this in mind, here are 10 tips for tweeting from live events. And keep an eye out for @TheWriterMag tweets – we’ll be at conferences throughout 2013.
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