Monday 11 February 2013

Press Release For My New Short Story!



Social Media Anxiety Disorder and the Strange Case of Will Newman


Copyright © 2013 Roger Gerald Scott 
Published by Roger Gerald Scott at Smashwords 
Edited by Debra L. Hartmann www.theprobookeditor.com 
Cover Design and illustrations by Simen F. Ulltang  

Could Will Newman be suffering from “Social Media Anxiety Disorder”, SMAD for short, a psychological medical condition invented by the English tabloid press to describe the addictive nature of popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter? His Mum certainly seems to think so! Will’s obsession with Facebook is fast becoming a problem for those around him, in particular his best friend, Pete Barham. If Will doesn’t soon acknowledge his problems and addictions soon, his life is going to get very awkward and may even affect his chances of getting closer to Rachel, the love of his life.

Skilfully weaving modern day topics into an original short story, Roger Gerald Scott explores the more serious problems caused by the modern phenomena of social media when it's used by people with addictive personalities. The author blends non-stop action with compassionate characters and a sharp sense of humour.
Facebook
Founded in February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. On September 2012, Facebook reached the milestone of one billion active users, approximately one seventh of the world’s population. More than half of these users access Facebook on a smartphone or other mobile device.
Twitter
Launched in July 2006 by Jack Dorsey, this service rapidly gained worldwide popularity, with over 500 million registered users as of 2012, generating over 340 million tweets daily and handling over 1.6 billion search queries per day.


2 comments:

  1. Congratulations Roger, well done! I've read it of course and have to say this is an amazing story, your readers are going to love it!

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