What are all these Pins?

As an author, I often get fan mail asking what my favourite things are and what are my other interests. Indeed, I get asked anything from meals to movies, from books to wines. It seems the reading public like to know about the 'behind the scenes' lives of  authors.

There are plenty of 'meme' lists floating around in the ether, they occasionally appear on Facebook or blogs under various titles, usually along the lines of 'A Hundred and One Things About Me'. I have to say I find these pretty boring, okay some of the facts are interesting but the format just puts me to sleep.

A while ago, I came across a website that is a bit different, it's called Pinterest. It's simply a place to 'Pin' images of things you like, onto your own pinboards, on your account page. Let's face it how many times have you loved an image on the Internet (for whatever reason) and wished you had bookmarked it? Annoying isn't it?

Pinterest (sign up page) is simple to use, does not infringe any copyright as the image is not copied from anywhere (it's just a directly linked image) and you can interact with other members if you wish or just 'Pin' alone. More importantly, it's FREE and fun especially when you connect with friends and see their 'Pins'.

I have several boards now and for those of you who are interested, please feel free to join me and connect on Pinterest.

I'm looking forward to seeing your boards. :)