Writers on Twitter

I am a Luddite, I generally back away from new technology in favor the ways of old. I know, not the typical mentality of a millennial. In grade school, I preferred to hand write my papers, even when my teacher offered extra points if we typed out the paper. When it came to social media, I made no exception. The list of social media platforms I am on and active is far fewer than the list of platforms I am active on. The only exception is Twitter. I joined Twitter late to the party and use it infrequently. Any of my followers probably would consider me about 30 years older than based on my tweets (usually GIFs). But the reason I go on Twitter is all the writers I follow: published writer, writers seeking to get published, famous writers, amateur writers, 5 a.m. writers, full-time writers, part-time writers, I follow all of them on Twitter. And no matter what degree of the writer, I feel like I am surrounded (at least virtually) by geniuses and celebrities. Yesterday, I saw two people had published their first books and I cheered them on because to be a witness, even just through Twitter, to such a momentous occasion is an honor. It's like I am found a virtual Stratford-on-Odeon, The Inklings, or other literary groups with now-famous writers/poets. Having my Twitter Writing World, I can learn from my fellow writers and share in their accomplishments.