Time for an update on the Twitter Project. Bet you didn’t know it was actually a project. A project (especially one with an official name like The Twitter Project) sounds a lot more interesting than “something I’m trying out to see how it works.”

I started “tweeting” on October 6. Twitter asks you “What are you doing?” Most of my posts are answers to that question. “Working on a newsletter issue.” “Watching Bridezillas. Are these brides for real?” “New blog post…” Stuff like that. Doesn’t seem very interesting, does it? Pretty ordinary, daily life stuff. I think that my posts are dull and boring, but I found that I like reading about the daily activities and thoughts of the people that I’m following. I kind of feel a connection to them.

I currently have 55 followers after two months on Twitter. I’ve never actively pursued getting followers, unless you count putting a link to Twitter on my website. I have found though, that if you follow someone else, there’s a strong chance they’ll follow you back in return. Unless they’re super popular with a thousand or more followers. Then you probably won’t get a reciprocal follow. But searching out people to follow seems to be the best way to get more followers for yourself.

So why do you want more followers? Well, Twitter is one of the social media sites. It lets you be “social” and connect with people who have similar interests. For writers, it lets you connect with other writers and readers. That can translate to fans for your novels.

Next up on the Twitter Project is trying out a method to see if I can actively grow my follower list. Given the reciprocal nature of Twitter (the tendency to follow others that follow you), I don’t think it will be too hard. The hard part will be thinking of interesting things to say to all those followers. :)

Stay tuned for more updates.