My username on Twitter is @Sidenax. I'd love to network over there, so be sure to add me if you're the networking type!
I mostly post art on twitter, sometimes art RTs, or just some art/book ramblings. With the nature of my industry (can't post finished artwork until a book is published), it's extremely hard to show what I've been working on. So I'm trying to post regularly with character sketches and stuff. To remember doing that, though, is a beast of its own...
Here's my twitter: https://twitter.com/feliahanakata6
@nostalgicroxas oh hey, I play FFXIV too! 
great game!
I'm terrible awful at twitter. I only post whenever i publish an episode and then share it in twitter, and i also forgot to add hashtags. Even in instagram or deviantart i perform better than twitter (and i suck at those).
I mostly bitch and moan on my twitter...
I like to use Twitter to communicate with people and occasionally advertise my comic from time to time. When I have art blocks I'll see what new art trend is happening and join in I guess. I've joined part in some groups on Twitter I wouldn't have been able to find elsewhere comicartistsunite, magical girl index, Commission artists, etc.
https://twitter.com/Koreantacos895
Just heads up though, I do follow 18+ creators too.
Sup,
My name is Hario, and I'm an author -- I know it's a problem, but my family already found out so there's nothing left but to embrace it at this point. This is my Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarioTezawa5
While I'm not as comfortable with Twitter as I'd like to be (and my daily grind game on it is abysmal, so take what I say with a handful of throw-able salt) -- there is one piece of advice that I've gone over in other threads that I'll reiterate once more:
If you have no following, than key things you should be doing on the platform is meeting people, cultivating relationships, and having fun.
Seriously, if you at least attempt that last part, the whole experience will be a bit easier.
Twitter is just a very big party that won't end until there isn't any money left for beer. There's a lot of celebrities and world leaders and CEOs and Chrissy Teigen, and they all come through to mingle with everyone and tell them what's on their mind and how they are doing (with some of them a bit more outspoken and eloquent than others).
Because of this, many people mistakenly think that this party is actually a showcase and proceed to scream at the top of their lungs about the cool things they are doing and how everyone should come love them for it forgetting that everyone's already doing that, so they leave feeling discouraged and bitter, claiming the entire thing to be "shallow" or a "waste of their time".
Don't be that person.
Unless you are someone already important, someone with a preexisting audience, someone who can pull chortles out of people with less than 240 characters, or you're Ryan fuckin Reynolds, no one is interested in your (my) manuscript or your little poems or your art or your trite opinions. Don't get me wrong, there's no harm in bringing it up every once in a while, but that shouldn't be the sole reason that you are there..
If you have less than a thousand followers (and not that follow for a follow crap, I mean a thousand genuine followers who followed you because they liked the way you drew Crowley and Aziraphale at a boba shop while it was on fire and never want to miss another piece you illustrate) then just make friends.
I know you want to stand on the table and show to the world your magnum opus and be showered with blue orchids and praise -- but there's a million tables at this party, and each one has about five jackasses hollering about their new start-up, thinking they're being heard, when all that's really happening is a bunch of tables are getting scuffed up and a lot of whiskey is being spilled.
"So what's the point?" I hear you probably not thinking.
"Tis simple!" I proclaim to that most definitely unasked question!
Stop worrying about why everyone's crowded around the shit-lord just sharing memes.
Don't worry about why no one is stopping to look at what you're bringing to the table.
There's a metric-fuckton of people in attendance, all creating a loud, continuous, symphony of noise that's drowning you out; and what you're forgetting is that there's a person right next to you, probably trying to get into the same crowd you are, whose cries for anyone to notice are being unheard by you right now. Talk to them. See what they're up to. If you like what you see, then follow them. If you keep interacting with them on a personal level, then they might check your stuff out too.
Worst case scenario: you became a fan of something; best case scenario: so do they.
If you keep doing this meeting people thing long enough, then when the time comes that you decide that it's finally appropriate to tell others what you've been up to, you'll have some good company willing to listen.
To keep in the spirit of what I said here:
If you're a writer who wants to follow someone in the industry whose every tweet should be bookmarked, than follow C. Robert Cargill. He wrote the MCU Dr. Strange film and has written a few novels and short story anthologies. What sets him apart is his almost daily tweets about writing that are pure gold:
https://twitter.com/Massawyrm4
For artists, I recommend Bobby Chiu. He's an industry powerhouse who provides videos on work ethic and tips, and his discipline is fuckin unrivaled. He is the epitome of someone with a love for their craft.
For others that I think should be showered with love and admiration:
https://twitter.com/PenniWriting2
If you peruse the forums, then you already know who @Penni is and are probably following her. But she's awesome, and her work is excellent, so here it is for the people who are arriving a bit late to the party.
https://twitter.com/marimontoya2263
@MariMontoya is a wonderful human who is writing this webcomic called Solstice which is pure goddamn eye-candy.
https://twitter.com/not_minixira2
@minixira is one of those rare people who are just down with the cause, and a real internet homie. She's juggling two series which you can read here on tapas. Go read them already.
https://twitter.com/TheFalseVyper3
@TheFalseVyper is an artist with this classy painted style who created this comic called Those Called Wolf. She's a talented mofo who also runs a discord with the most welcoming community.
https://twitter.com/dawgofdawgness2
@dawgofdawgness is writing this jazz comic called "Leftovers" and it's really quirky and fun and you should be on this ish if you aren't already. I fell in love with Jazz after Cowboy Bebop and Whipash, and if you like those, than you'll like this comic as well.
That's it for now.
— Hario
Yes please! I would love to connect with people on tapas via twitter!
https://twitter.com/RM_Dooley5
My advice for twitter is to tweet. I hear that helps
@AislinnEvans_4 (got a really boring @ lol)
i have no twitter advice, im very very bad at it
I'm @carossmo3 over there~
I'm not always active but I retweet random stuff
i use it to post my update tweets , i like it a hell of a lot more than FB.
if you follow me i will return the fave
https://twitter.com/Aron_Mason3
Mine is @skeelecamm4.
I really don't have any tips about how to grow there, but definitely I find it more usefull than FB or any other social media... I'm not very good at it 
I don't post much on twitter but here's mine
https://twitter.com/Pihkamarja6
Well, that advice I gave was immediately dated. Apparently the new update makes it so you can't see the two last tweets in a thread anymore, so bumping posts only show said bump - probably trying to make people QRT when that doesn't show the picture well at all (to me it's still displaying right, but they're rolling out the update in groups it seems). Every day I just inch closer to Pillowfort where I can just post without having to adapt to every single thing the algorithm does...
I'm still learning how to use social media xD
https://twitter.com/MWillemsenArt6
Therer are a few things that I can add as a tip (not just for artists):
- Don't feel bad for retweeting your own stuff once in a while since tweets get drowned in other tweets easily, so it's very likely that your followers will miss some of your posts if they follow a lot of people.
- On that same note, bumping your tweet by adding a comment no longer works as intended, it just shows the comment without the original post, so only the extremely curious people will actually go and check it out.
- When re-tweeting other artists' tweets, most artists prefer others to NOT use the quote-retweet function, because that's basically a new tweet, and it takes engagement away from the artist. If you want to say something about it, you can add a comment under the retweet instead. ^^
Also @hariotezawa Amen at everything you said 
https://twitter.com/ZeeQOW3
not very good at twitter,lately been trying to post less work stuff and more fun stuff.
Did get followed by an actor from the show Heroes which still makes me happy
on thing i've been curious about is related to the "viral tweet" or a tweet that's gaining traction. Obviously there's a point in time where after a certain number of likes, rt's or engagements a person will add the "well this blew up" type of tweet with some sort of plug or promo. my biggest question is what exactly is that tipping point? or when has a tweet "blown up"?
it comes to mind because i decided to give participating in hashtag events another go and one tweets been kind of picking up and i don't wanna plug anything too soon or too late. the last time i'd had a tweet gain momentum i didn't really plug/promo just added a "wow thanks for x" because honestly i was just shocked to have gotten the activity
Hello. I am horrifically bad at using Twitter but I'm @Kayas_Kosmos2
So two things, I do recommend sharing your work on artshare threads if you can find them (they do the rounds a lot), BUT, be careful not to over-do it because Twitter keeps shadow-banning people who post or ReTweet too frequently as it thinks you're spamming. If you get shadow banned, getting discovered becomes nearly impossible. You can check if you have been shadow-banned by using this:
@hariotezawa, my innocent and lovely little cinnamon roll, you just have a way with words that I will forever admire 
As for tips on Twitter activity; I know that following a bunch of random folks that do not interest you or make you want to engage in a conversation is just a waste of time.
What you want to do is maintain focus on what you genuinely love interacting with, as Hario already mentioned, there is a reason to the madness and you will have more fun replying or even retweeting something that makes you happy and excited.
Start out by linking up with your friends, have fun with the GIF section so you can add that extra spice to your tweet.
As for ppl who join in without knowing anyone you can easily search for your favorite things in the world and then like/reply to tweets that are already speaking about this.
Sadly I see too many being scared of the internet and sometimes it can be a bit intimidating, but trust me on this, no one is going to hate on you for liking a tweet about dogs, cats, chocolate, pizza or whatever it is that you love. In fact, ppl will love seeing the engagement just as much as you would if others suddenly started liking and replying to your stuff.
In many cases, we have to shift our focus in order to grant ourselves that one dire wish and when it comes to Twitter, all you have to know is that the moment you like and reply to someone chances are that they will probably respond (unless they are a public figure and have an image to maintain, then it will be difficult), but there might be others with that same thought in the community that will reach out to you.
So, don't b scared, be positive and just have fun
Here is my link again in case you missed it earlier in Hario's post: https://twitter.com/not_minixira2
My personal + art account is @ebooksloverftw3. My account for writing updates is @reiiwrites2. I'm legit thinking of following all the people who posted in this thread, lol.
I mostly post and retweet fanart in my main account and it's fun! Maybe it's because I'm into anime ships, but I've interacted with a lot of nice people on Twitter who share the same interests. When it comes to original art though, I don't know what kind of tags will make it more visible since I've only posted a few and they never got noticed.
