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5 Writers Who Really Could’ve Used Twitter

By Toby Shuster on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - View Comments

Whether or not Twitter remains a popular tool or a passing phase, it is still a useful instrument for writers to use to connect with their fans, record passing thoughts, and try out new material. Below is a list of five writers who surely would have made good use of the social media tool if given the chance, and here’s what they might be Tweeting.

Charles Dickens: Freelance writers in this day and age use Twitter to drive readers to their work. Very quick to realize the opportunities and the audiences created by new media,  Dickens would surely overtweet.  But his dedication to his fans would keep his feed interesting.

if Charles Dickens used Twitter

“@bookbench pls tell yr readers to keep their fingers crossed for the fate of little Nell and DM me with any concerns regarding her outcome”

Jonathan Swift: Read more »

This Week: Palin Poetry, Word Nerdery & Maya Angelou Is “As Fine As Wine in the Summertime”

By JK Evanczuk on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - View Comments

The "Great" GatsbyNewsflash: being shifty-eyed can boost your creativity. Excellent.

Palin poetry.

Computer says Jane Austen and Charles Dickens are not good writers at all. Computer says no.

A Portrait of the “Artist” as a Young Man, The “Great” Gatsby, and other great works of literature made sarcastic by quotation marks. [Thanks, Courtney!]

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle–beloved by violent guerilla troops around the world–secretly always wanted to be a poet.

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