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By: Ruby Slippered Sisterhood

Ruby Slippered Sisterhood — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:01:40 +0000

[...] privacy, near-zero socialization needs, am massively introverted, and have an ongoing challenge with digital overload…add growing up Scandanavian and Lutheran in Minnesota, where, as Garrison Keillor says about Lake [...]

By: Tamara Hogan | Award Winning Author

Tamara Hogan | Award Winning Author — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:45:14 +0000

[...] Tammy blogged about digital overload at the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood. And TASTE ME copy edits have been turned [...]

By: Donnell Bell

Donnell Bell — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:02:42 +0000

Love, love, love this post. When you seek help, please seek help for me, Tamara. The great news is we’re aware of it, and we decide if we control these devices or they control us.

By: Tamara Hogan

Tamara Hogan — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:03:53 +0000

Vivi, good for you for recognizing you needed some unplugged time. I think awareness that technology might be something that benefits from boundaries is half the battle.

By: Tamara Hogan

Tamara Hogan — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:54:39 +0000

Dependent is a good word, Diana. I live in a rural area about 50 miles south of the Twin Cities metro and telecommute for my day job. During planting and harvest season, it’s not unusual for farm machinery or Bobcats to slice through the fiberoptic cables. During the time repairs are being made, we’re all dead in the water. OTOH, it’s amazing how much work I can get done when no one is IMing or emailing me.

By: Tamara Hogan

Tamara Hogan — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:48:56 +0000

I’m a lot more comfortable pitching in writing (email) than verbally, too, Arlene. I like being able to choose my words very carefully. when I’m writing, I can revise.

I think I’ve verbally pitched once, which resulted in a request for a partial and ultimately a rejection. I sold my trilogy to Sourcebooks via e-query.

By: Arlene @ Love & Laughter

Arlene @ Love & Laughter — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:20:35 +0000

I spend way too much time online, especially playing games like Bejeweled on Facebook. Twitter is both boon, allowing me to keep up with friends and agents, and bane, sucking away a big chunk of time.

I couldn’t get along without technology, though … I’d much rather e-query than submit via snail-mail.

By: Vivi Andrews

Vivi Andrews — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:47:50 +0000

Oh wow, I have definitely fallen into this trap. I actually didn’t see this yesterday because I had decided I needed an “unplugged” night to recharge my failing brain. Setting digital boundaries is something I’m currently wrestling with. I go through cycles. Right now a tropical island with internet only available a couple hours a day sounds pretty ideal.

By: Diana Layne

Diana Layne — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:24:31 +0000

speaking of being digitally dependent, my internet and/or computer was totally freaky yesterday and I couldn’t get online more than five seconds at a time which put me in a very bad mood. Amazing how dependent we have become.

By: Tamara Hogan

Tamara Hogan — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:47:44 +0000

P.S. Embarrass your son by asking him if something’s the matter with his penis – since he keeps looking in his lap so much. (/evil)