tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post8137131983165428439..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: A Passion for Pinterest by Catherine CzerkawskaKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-23402500254312122402015-05-18T22:41:58.449+01:002015-05-18T22:41:58.449+01:00I like Pinterest too and find it useful for resear...I like Pinterest too and find it useful for research. If I find interesting articles I'll pin them, but I do get frustrated if an article I want doesn't have a pic, because if there's no pic you can't pin it. And for those who haven't dabbled yet, it's not only about visual images, if you click the image you get taken to the information or article the pic has come from.Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-63842320637897783412015-05-18T17:48:19.777+01:002015-05-18T17:48:19.777+01:00I think you're right, Debbie!I think you're right, Debbie!<br />Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-74503346452128426402015-05-18T17:43:47.141+01:002015-05-18T17:43:47.141+01:00Oh Catherine, we were clearly separated at birth ....Oh Catherine, we were clearly separated at birth ... :-)Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-67987424986637270032015-05-18T16:04:12.069+01:002015-05-18T16:04:12.069+01:00I adore Pinterest. Especially when it comes to pro...I adore Pinterest. Especially when it comes to promoting my books. The things you can do on the boards are phenomenal.Ey Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410026742901835948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-42406195156638169402015-05-18T15:52:22.594+01:002015-05-18T15:52:22.594+01:00Thanks for nudging me out of one of my many torpor...Thanks for nudging me out of one of my many torpors, Catherine. I've been on Pinterest for a while but I obviously take the male attitude to it because, after an initial burst of enthusiasm, I've hardly ever looked at it (or added anything to my boards). I'm writing a novel set in 1841 and it never occurred to me to look there for costumes. I've been taking the google route and it means reading through lots of irrelevant stuff. I can imagine that leafing through pictures would be a much nicer way of finding what I want. But it does add to the 'time-suckers' (A new expression for me.)Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-5282826691975862182015-05-18T14:41:46.040+01:002015-05-18T14:41:46.040+01:00I like it as well because you don't really hav...I like it as well because you don't really have to 'look after' boards in the way that you have to take care of a blog. You can just leave the images out there for people to see. I sometimes sit at night with the laptop and spend half an hour or so just 'playing' on Pinterest. It's more like browsing a beautifully illustrated and useful magazine than anything else. I haven't yet registered as a business, but I must. Penny, I think it's more aimed at images than articles, although some of the images do link to very useful articles. Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-7004685545962957322015-05-18T14:33:47.501+01:002015-05-18T14:33:47.501+01:00I've yet to try Pinterest, but it's one of...I've yet to try Pinterest, but it's one of those things I'm contemplating. The problem is that the internet is such a time-suck; I tell myself that I'm going to check my emails for a few minutes, and then before I know it I've wasted a few hours. Perhaps it's a question of discipline...Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-42124872730304194702015-05-18T12:14:15.045+01:002015-05-18T12:14:15.045+01:00Like you, Catherine, I use it as a research tool, ...Like you, Catherine, I use it as a research tool, collecting images and quotes, but it's also a bit like the Scrapbooks I used to keep as a girl. I love it! <br />Pinterest also (if you register as a business) allow you to use it as a promotional tool as well. Very useful - people can browse the story of your book before they buy it. <br />Great post!Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-12461441027580642542015-05-18T11:18:09.665+01:002015-05-18T11:18:09.665+01:00Yea, Pinterest does sound interesting and I'm ...Yea, Pinterest does sound interesting and I'm nominally on it but there just seems too much else to do in life. Perhaps I'll look again. I found your Amber Heart board fascinating. A lovely extra dimension to that superb novel.By the way, I thought - or we're told - that Scotland is in a state of euphoric ferment!Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-30675127629404157662015-05-18T10:55:24.118+01:002015-05-18T10:55:24.118+01:00lovely piece Catherine, I tend to neglect my Pinte...lovely piece Catherine, I tend to neglect my Pinterest boards for ages then suddenly remember them - I'm easily tempted into time-sucks, so have to be careful! But just yesterday I was giving my boyfriend (who has a computer business and a design studio producing canvas art) a tour of Pinterest, and blogger, and it reminded me what an amazing resource Pinterest is, not just visually but with hints, recipes, info, techniques... I've done them for my crime novels too, with some photos of real-life locations. I'm dong one for my play about Gallipoli which is on this week. Photos of cast, crew, previous production, flyers. Also useful, copyright is not an issue - you can pin pix from anywhere online, without 'using' them, and the source is always automatically added. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-19530101035502454322015-05-18T09:44:33.313+01:002015-05-18T09:44:33.313+01:00I know Pinterest is there, Catherine, but I fear t...I know Pinterest is there, Catherine, but I fear the power of (more) displacement!That's a large number of boards to be looking after. Maybe I could investigate the secret project boards as a valid step? Would it be a useful place to collect articles on a topic - education or literacy or writing for example - or is it primarily visual?Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-23192067687125210372015-05-18T09:23:00.033+01:002015-05-18T09:23:00.033+01:00Hi Catherine
Up to now I have given Pinterest a wi...Hi Catherine<br />Up to now I have given Pinterest a wide berth, probably seeing how seductive it might be - but you're very persuasive! Commiserations on the state of the nation by the way.<br />Ali BAliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.com