New Yorker Writer Orlean Talks About How Twitter Helps Her Write

Ever wonder how to take that step and begin interacting on the Twittersphere (is that a phrase now?). New Yorker writer Susan Orlean gives some advice and insight into how she uses the social media tool to interact with fans and strengthen her writing.

Orlean took baby steps before embracing the world of the tweet.

“It was gradual,” said Orlean to Nieman Journalism Lab. “When I was following a particular narrative in my life (when I was talking about one of my chickens being sick, for example), and seeing people respond to it – that made me think, ‘Interesting.

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