Making twitter work for you

Twitter took me ages to get used to. I only had a handful of followers for the first 6 months.
Once I started really following other writers I learned alot. These are my observations.
I have alot of self published writers following me. I do not have a book published as yet.
Some writers follow and constantly plug their books, sending private messages with the links. I personally find this off putting.
Then there are the writers who i love. They tweet to say hello, use my name, tell me they have read my blog. They don`t send me links for their books because they don`t have to. These writers plug other writers books, they retweet other writers, mention other writers. You know what they say about give and you will receive. These writers get their books to many more followers this way.
If you had a friend who had written a book, you would want to read it. You would want to check out their blog.
I love twitter and there are many of my followers who are a joy to follow. I really want them to do well.

Murdering People.

I recently finished a first draft of my second novel. It started out as a romance. I had my main characters buzzing in my head. I had it all planned, or so i thought.
I was in my inlaws conservatory when it happened. I thought i was in control of the story, but i wasn`t. My hero turned into a psycho! The beginning was the same he had just turned into a psychotic stalker.
I have to admit it was very exciting! I loved writing the story and before i had written the first chapter i had an idea for the sequel.
I had a very clear picture in my head of my two main characters.I murdered people in very violent ways. It is great being a writer, being able to do these things on the page.
I have put the first draft to one side and am now working on a romance. This one will be a romance honest! I will start editing my thriller in february hopefully. I enjoy alternating the two genres.