Odd Man Out

photo by Lisa Norwood

Here’s what I’ve learned.  Tell me if you think I’m wrong or right.  It seems like in the digital world particularly in the area of freelance writing, there is a wave of what I like to call “lit cliques.”  It’s kind of like being in high school, you know which group you belong-the geeks, the oddballs and you know which group you’d like to belong-the jocks, the popular crowd.

Well social networking on sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter is kind of like a big popularity contest where top freelancers are in one corner and others left feeling like odd man out.  While there are exceptions to the rule (Sherry and John of Young House Love are nice to everyone!), there does seem to be bit of a hierarchy.

My question is this: what does it take to be “in the know” with all of you talented writers out there?  I’d love to step in your corner and relinquish my role as odd woman out.  I think social networking should be about making contacts at all levels of writing business.  We have a lot to gain from each other.

So tell me? Is it just me or are there genuine cliques in the online world?  And if there are, send me an email and maybe we can start our own…