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I've been learning about Twitter this morning: the importance of giveaways, the best time of the day to post, scheduling posts in advance, the most effective way to use hashtags, etc. Some of this is new, some of it, not so much. Great resource if you're trying to get familiar with this social networking monster: Bookbliss. I LOVE twitter, but I don't spend that much time there--not for lack of wanting, merely by lack of hours in the day. I've also started looking at HootSuite because of how it condenses the feed and makes it easy to see everything at a single glance. What great Twitter tips have you learned?

So about the title of this post... No, this is not some new interwebs acronym you've never heard about. Very soon my Mystery Guest will be making his/her appearance (and no, I'm not going to give his/her identity away, yet). BTFGM is his/her "thang". (<--Do you see that? Living in the south is starting to affect me. Eek! Run for the hills!) In anticipation of his/her appearance, I'm going to expand upon this amazing random revelation.

By
The
Great
Furry
Green
Monster!

And now, a funny for you. =)

Mystery Guest

He/she's coming. We're still working out the fine print, but I'm most anxious to introduce you to my future mystery blogging guest. This individual will be making regular appearances to share his/her profound knowledge with the rest of us earthlings--just as soon as I get can him/her to sign on the dotted line...

And in other news, it's official. The perpetual chicken has finally taken the leap. That's right, I actually sent out my manuscript and several queries. I feel like that bird who's just jumped out of the nest, begging her flexed wings to catch the wind and fighting to ignore the rushing pavement below.

It's a matter of faith. Faith=confidence in something or someone else. For the bird, it's faith in those flimsy wings--because she's seen her mother take flight a hundred times and believes she too can accomplish something great. From the safety of these leafy branches I've watched several friends, several of you, take flight, and it's miraculous. But the real reason I've taken the leap is because of the many wonderful and supportive people who have literally kicked me out of the nest. (You know who you are.) I've received encouragement, ultimatums, even received threats! (For which I will profoundly thank you, as soon as I stop plummeting to my proverbial death.) To those who have pushed and aided me forward, you rock.

And back to the mystery guest... I promise a free cheese wheel of your choice to anyone who can guess the identity of my future cohort.

Off Topic: Curious, what blog posts in the last 6 months have been the most meaningful/memorable for you? What were they about? Why did they stand out?