Mission Statement

So what’s this all about? Basically it’s an attempt to answer that question I get every Follow Friday. Who are all these people and why should I be following them? Here in this page I’ll be telling you exactly that, letting you know who these Tweeps are and why they’re worth your time to follow. This is 100% free but if anyone wants to contribute the button is over there.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Live_for_Films

Account: Live_for_Films

Name: Phil Edwards

Location: Liverpool

Type: Individual/Website

Interests: Movies

Links: Twitter, Live for Films

This account is a half and half. On one hand Phil uses it like a regular account and tweets about his reactions and projects, but it’s also the account for the website he founded Live for Films. Live for Films is a very good movie news site with a decidedly geeky slant. What can you say about a site whose unofficial mascot either The Dude or Kurt Russell from The Thing. I love that he signs off with a V for Vendetta reference and I pray I don’t have the same reaction to Inception.

Choice Tweets:

Good night all. Sleep tight and watch out for the Finger Men

Saw Inception tonight. My reaction - very disappointed. Review out tomorrow. Existenz meets Only Forward which should be good, but wasn't

Blunder_Woman

Account: Blunder_Woman

Name: Tanya Eby

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Type: Individual

Interests: Writing, Author, Romance, Comedy
Links: Twitter, Blunder Woman at All Romance Books

Tanya is a very funny tweeter and the author of the novel Blunder Woman which you can purchase at All Romance Books. Blunder Woman is about the misadventures of klutzy, nerdy Chloe who goes off the deep end when her friend and major crush decides to elope with another girl.

Choice Tweets:

Dear Self: You own 2 kittens. You cannot leave a plant out to 'get sun' or said plant will be raped and pillaged by kittens. 3 Your brain.

Oh no! Just overheard man say to woman "So. You're confused." And she's crying! Oh, no.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

paradiserecvred

Account: paradiserecvred

Name: Paradise Recovered

Location:
OKC, Bloomington, Austin

Type:
Project

Interests:
Movies

Links:
Twitter, Paradise Recovered, Kickstarter

Paradise Recovered is an independent movie about a devoutly religiously young woman taking a job in a health food store managed by a confirmed skeptic. It was written by Andie Redwine and directed by Storme Wood. The pair recently made their Kickstarter goal of $7,000 to help take the movie on the road. Here’s a fun quote, “The point on the ideological spectrum where far left bohemians and right wing fundamentalists meet is a health food store.”

Choice Tweets:

YOU DID IT! Our #Kickstarter is fully funded! http://kck.st/9cF3kM #indiefilm #theimpossibleispossible

We're not anti-faith, but we are anti-dogma and anti-cruelty.

kellyswails

Account: kellyswails

Name: Kelly Swails

Location: Illinois

Type:
Individual

Interests:
Writing, Author, SciFi

Links:
Twitter, Kelly Swails, Gen Con Writer’s Symposium, Amazon List Page

Kelly Swails is a clinical microbiologist. So when she “fell in love with Harry Potter and Rand Al’Thor” she was well prepared to begin a career in speculative fiction. Her first sale appeared in Pandora’s Closet. She’s also had stories appear in Pirates of the Blue Kingdoms and Blue Kingdoms: Buxom Buccaneers. This August she will be part of the Writer’s Symposium at GenCon, the largest gaming convention in North America.

Choice Tweets:

700 words. I even like most of 'em. #amwriting

I just bought the "these will look awesome when I lose five pounds" jeans. I swore I would never do that. I'm getting ice cream. #fb

Monday, July 12, 2010

CrystalMarcos

Account: CrystalMarcos

Name: Crystal Marcos

Location: Pacific Northwest

Type:
Individual

Interests:
Writing, Author, Children's Fantasy.

Links:
Twitter, Official Site, Amazon Page

Crystal Marcos is a wife and mother and has just published her first book, Bellyache, a sweet children’s fantasy in the vein of Roald Dahl. You can get autographed copies at her website or snag unsigned copies at Amazon. Crystal is also a member of Goodreads and is very supportive of her fellow writers.

Choice Tweets:


The average child laughs about 400Xs per day, the average adult laughs only 15 Xs per day. What happened to the other 385 laughs?

The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet~Isadora Duncan #quote

CarolLynnRivera

Account: CarolLynnRivera

Name: Carol Lynn Rivera

Location:
Holmdel, NJ

Type: Individual

Interests:
Social Networking, Web Design, Marketing

Links: Twitter, Rahvalor Interactive

Carol Lynn is a former educator who is now project manager for Rahvalor Interactive, an internet consulting, production and marketing firm she founded with her husband. Rahvalor provides a wide range of services from web site development to copywriting, SEO and Analytics. Their customers include the Garden State Business Network and Hamilton Cavanaugh & Associates. Carol is very supportive of other creative tweeters and web designers.

Choice Tweets:


Wow, I miss all my tweeples today. So many deadlines I don't have time to chat or share anything. Hope it's been a good Monday for everyone.

Ingredients for a perfect day... Dominican cigars, Cuban drinks, Greek dinner and Italian dessert.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

ashleymeyers

Account: ashleymeyers

Name: Ashley Meyers

Location:
Los Angeles

Type:
Individual

Interests:
Screenwriting, Movies

Links: Twitter, Selling Your Screenplay

Ashley Meyers is a screenwriter in Los Angeles and, there’s no other way to say this, he runs hands down one of the BEST websites about screenwriting Selling Your Screenplay. He tackles and demystifies what can be a very scary process for some people; sending out queries to agents and producers. He covers all the bases. His posts are answers to questions people email him. I’ve had this website on my RSSS feed forever and I’m always reading his posts, even if it’s something I know or have heard a hundred times. If you’re serious about screenwriting this is the website you must check out.

Choice Tweets:


Do you think it’s worth mentioning in my query letter that my script was a quarter finalist in a well known script... http://bit.ly/asZeq7

Who owns the rights to old myths and legends? http://bit.ly/aKTDwt

julichilliard

Account: julichilliard

Name: Juli Cragg Hilliard

Location: Florida’s Gulf Coast

Type:
Individual

Interests:
Writing, Author, Journalist, Religion

Links:
Twitter, Juli Craig Hilliard

Juli spent 11 years on the features staff of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune where she wrote many pieces on spirituality and religion. She has also contributed to US News and World Report, Publisher’s Weekly, The St. Petersburg Times, and many other publications. She also writes fiction and has written a novel set in Florida. You can find links to her work on her website.

Choice Tweets:


Our quiet summer here, so different from our busy school year, is like we go away for the season to another house -- except we do stay.

OK, my fascinating ones, I have writing to commit. Thanks for having coffee with me. "See" you later.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Alex_Carrick

Account: Alex_Carrick

Name: Alex Carrick

Location: Toronto, Canada

Type: Individual

Interests: Author, Writing, Screenwriting, Scriptchat

Links: Twitter, Alex Carrick’s Blog, Amazon Page

Alex and his wife Donna are frequent Tweeters and can often be found on scriptchat or any other discussion of writing. Alex has been an economist for 38 years. And while he does write about economic issues most of what you’ll find on his blog and in his two books “Two Scoops” Is Just Right and “Two Scoops” Is a Blast are witty observations and humorous pieces.

Choice Tweets:


Business in Wasaga must be happy. Whole beach is filled with college students. Quiet only in morning while they get over their hangovers.

Like so many modern movies, Shutter Island all about shock value of labyrinthine plot twists. Confusing & over the top. What just happened?

Donna_Carrick

Account: Donna_Carrick

Name:
Donna Carrick

Location: Toronto, Canada

Type:
Individual

Interests:
Writing, Screenwriting, Author, Scriptchat

Links:
Twitter, Donna’s Blog, Amazon Page

Donna is one half of the dynamic Carrick duo along with her husband Alex. She is a writer and published author. Her book First Excellence has scored some rave reviews. She is currently blogging another novel on her website, a mystery called Two Good Hands. She and her husband are very active on writing and screenwriting Twitter communities.

Choice Tweets:


I am over the moon! Kindle's FB reviewer calls The First Excellence "an intelligent & thrilling novel"!! http://tinyurl.com/2cve5o4

This week in Toronto, humidex advisory, heat alert and smog warning. Sheesh, wish I was back on the beach! Be careful, TO! Only 5 days...

Saturday, July 3, 2010

PennyAsh

Account: PennyAsh

Name: Penny Ash

Location: Northeast Texas

Type: Individual

Interests: Writing, Screenwriting, Author, Romance, Erotica, Steampunk, Urban Fantasy, Western, Fantasy, scriptchat, scifichat

Links:
Twitter, Puca Forest, Phaze Books

Penny Ash is a published author. She is really passionate about steampunk and fantasy. She can often be found on scifichat or scriptchat. Her published work includes a lot of romance and erotica.

Choice Tweets:


I gave in and got Gail Carriager's Soulless in audio book. Have to say it's even better in audio :)

I will admit I haven't read the HP books :) but I have read the Twilight books and Meyer's SF book Host #scifichat

FirstGlanceFilm

Account: FirstGlanceFilm

Name: FirstGlance Films

Location: Hollywood/Philadelphia

Type: Business

Interests:
Movies, Writing, Screenwriting, Hollywood

Links: Twitter, FirstGlance Film Fest

FirstGlanceFilm is the twitter account for the FirstGlance Film Fest, one of the fastest growing film fests. It hosts fests in both Philadelphia and Hollywood. It was named “One of the Festivals for the Rest of Us” by Time magazine. You’ll find the tweets loaded with all kinds of movie and entertainment related news and opinions. The fest has a screenplay competition and a shorts competition.

Choice Tweets:

HOLLYWOOD!!! Stop taking 2D movies and post converting them to 3D, either shoot them 3D or leave them alone!! #film #movie #boycottfake3D

Good couple of days for gossip- Paris smokes Pot, Mel yells the N-word, Kelsey Grammar gets divorced!!! Ahhh, Hollywood!