Social Butterfly

​I have been called a “social butterfly.” This is true since I enjoy talking to people. As a child, dad would always give me a pack of bubblegum to keep me occupied from talking while traveling long distance in the car. Now, you see how Babbling Betty came into the picture when Babbling Betty was traveling in a car. The situation was the same. Check out the book to see more.
 
It was so bad in first grade, I had to repeat it again for talking too much. This is why I did not graduate with my cousin, which I would have liked to. I think if there was a “talkers anonymous,” I would get into trouble for talking too much about my talking problem.
 
When I go out shopping, I get in trouble with the spouse for talking to everyone I know from past work or other friends and acquaintances. I have never been an introvert but an extrovert to the extreme. So, I would travel around the store to socialize with everyone in which I was burning up time to shop with the spouse.
 
Being so active in all the organizations I have been in, my opportunities for talking have been vast. This is why it is good that I am an author.
 
As a children’s book author, I spend a lot of time talking to children, venues, conferences, reading online, and many other ways virtually. I love to talk about reading, books I have read, books I have written, upcoming venues, and even some previews of upcoming books.
 
I think talking is as much a part of promoting the books you write as is creating flyers and ads. Today, we use electronics to do some talking and social media, but I think person to person contact is the best. Do not get me wrong. I do use social media to advertise and even get online to read a book or do a virtual author visit to classes.
 
These days, it seems that personal contacts are limited. We need more relationships and contacts to be less texting and talking to each other.
 
Tell me what you think. 

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