not gonna nuke my twitter account, but it’s locked and basically dormant. Not a choice I make lightly, because I have a book coming out, but I’d rather have 5,000 very real followers here than 20,000 in a ghost town

Speaking of: it’s not out till March, so you have a while before I’m blabbing about THE MAN NOBODY KILLED nonstop

Don't forget the book feeds

I had to deactivate this morning to stop myself from trolling nazis. It's not a life-cultivating hobby and its satisfactions are hollow.

that is also the status of my twitter account and same but 2.5k instead of 40k.

I don't have the reach you do, but I find that I get significantly more engagement per post on every single post here.

Well, you just picked up this X-patriate because of your decision. Welcome to Bluesky! Best wishes on your upcoming book! ✌

Is it crazy that I’m hanging on to my tweeter account just in case musk goes bankrupt and has to sell it?

This was my biggest worry. But I reached the same conclusion — the opportunities it used to offer to familiarize the right audience with your work do not exist anymore.

Yes, yes, the owner is a fascist, everyone in my feed is verified fascist BUT I have 20K followers!Yes, yes, the owner is a fascist, everyone in my feed is verified fascist BUT I have 20K followers!

Sex bots don’t buy books, anyway.