Lia Keyes

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British expat writer of magic, mystery and mayhem for teens with curious minds. Represented by Laura Rennert (Andrea Brown Lit) Host: #SteampunkChat

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What feature should Twitter add?

Ability to filter followers by how often they respond to your tweets.

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What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?

Chocolate: There's something sticky about the sound and rhythm of the word that can't, shouldn't, be reduced to smaller pieces.

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How long can you go without a tweet?

Ummm.... hang on... just tweeting... what was the question?

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What are some big Twitter faux pas?

Self-promotion at the expense of entertaining or informing followers on a personal level.

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Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?

Neil Gaiman, because he doesn't just tweet about writing.

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What's your best tweet?

When I was able to report that Kirkus Reviews was going to be saved before anyone else did and got retweeted over and over again.

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Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?

If their tweets are dry, boring, and too work-related.

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140 characters of advice for a new user?

join one of the many chats on twitter

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How do you use Twitter in your professional life?

I use Twitter to network with other writers, promote blog posts, spread news, and run a twitter chat, #scribechat, to stretch writers' minds

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What inspires you to tweet?

The desire to reach out, inspire and befriend other writers

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Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?

JK Rowling: She has an account as a placeholder but doesn't use it. What a wasted opportunity.

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Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?

Yes, it's given me a chance to connect with many more writers than I could possibly have met by other means. My confidence has grown, too!

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How do you make your tweets unique?

use British humor whenever possible

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What are six things you could never do without?

Laughter, love, chocolate, something to read, tea, paper to write on.

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Why'd you start tweeting?

To join writer chats.

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