Inside The Author’s Head: Geraldine Clark Hellery

Social media has allowed me to interact with so many interesting people, and get my writing out to a wider number of people than my immediate family & friends. It’s also introduced me to new ideas and concepts which has encouraged me to try new styles of writing and read a wider variety of authors than I had previously. 

However, the biggest way it’s helped is by allowing me to keep in contact with writers & publishers like Adele, thereby getting my work into print.

Procrastination! I could spend hours on twitter/Facebook when I should really be writing and I’ll frequently get caught up in the latest ‘twitter storm’.  My work knows I’m a writer and many colleagues will read blog posts or short stories I’ve promoted via Facebook/twitter which has caused a few raised eyebrows (one manager asked me how I could write such dark, disturbing stories when I’m such a happy & chilled person at work).