Yes, it’s true. We chronic avoiders of social media have finally relented and have joined the tweeting masses. If the spirit moves you, it is now possible to start following our inane, no-longer-than-140-character utterances on Twitter.
If you’re ready to take the plunge, just follow this link and enter “idiotsbooks” in the search box (no apostrophe). If you’re already a Twitter user, you just have to click that you want to “follow” our tweets. If you’re new, it’s pretty easy to set up an account.
“And why would I want to do this?” you say with outrage and the kind of self-righteousness that only a seasoned Luddite can muster?
Here’s why: we’ve decided to use Twitter as a publishing forum for a new book project that will be published in 365 tweets over the course of a year. Twitter’s strict character requirements allow for about two sentences per day. So you won’t have to skip breakfast or lunch to follow along.
More on this to come. We’ll probably get started in a week or two. But for now, we wanted to get the word out, so you have time to come to terms with your Twitter aversion. Just remember what the mean kids said in seventh grade: “Come on, everybody’s doing it. If you really loved us, you would do it. It will only hurt a little.” You shouldn’t have bowed to the pressure then, but you did, right? And you will now, too, right?
Here’s that link again. We’ll continue to pester you in the days ahead, so you might as well just bite the bullet now.
