One of the hardest things an author has to do is put themselves out there for marketing our stories. This is true whether you are indie, hybrid or traditionally published. All you really can do is keep trying. And with a little help from your friends you just might start to see some changes in the number of likes, follows, subscribes and purchases of your books. Being true to yourself is important but also being relatable is as well. But the most important thing I keep hearing is being consistent in your posting, your message, and what you share with potential readers.
Help a Fellow Author Out
Here I am on a Friday evening writing a post so that I might reach other authors and readers out there to engage with me and my writing. Most authors, I have learned, would much rather be sitting at their computers creating their worlds, moving their characters along their upcoming paths and then vegging out thinking about what other kinds of troubles we can put out leading characters through next. But I am taking time out creating graphics, writing articles, trying to include relevant hashtags and all the things it takes to connect.
The other is you have to take some time to visit other writer’s places on the web. Do not forget to like, share, leave a comment and subscribe to other authors on this platform and any of the others that you determine will work for you. As a fiction writer I want to hang out in places that fiction readers like to visit such as TikTok, Facebook (depending on their age), Instagram and a few other places that are developing a reader/writer community. I do not make enough right now to buy all the books that I see and want to try but I can like, comment, watch the entire video and subscribe.
What Weekends Are For
We all need to take some downtime to refresh our brains and our bodies. Even though it seems that we are rushing towards the decline of the human race to chaos; it is a good time to grab your favorite beverage, scroll through some of your social media feeds (of fellow authors and readers - skip the doom scrolling), and connect with others who like your genre from around the world. Once you have liked and viewed the videos, make sure to share them on your feed and give a comment. IF you follow each other when you make the comment do not forget to do the little ampersand and their name so that you are connected now in the posts as well. So, what you share may come back to you with their followers checking out your posts.
Future Places to Visit to Get Noticed
Finally I would like to recommend you put yourself out there and get a blog article posted about you, find a podcast to join or agree to host a “LIVE” session on one of your social media platforms with a fellow author or two. These suggestions are free for the most part. If you are a local north Florida writer - please visit the North Florida Writers Tour online magazine. For everyone else why not check out the Webs and Blogs for Writers online magazine. Then there is Jolene’s Book and Writers Talk podcast (although I believe her schedule is full till the end of the year) and check out the “LIVE” sessions you can do from your YouTube Channel, TikTok, and Instagram profiles.
Just a few tips for my fiction writer friends out there. Till next time!
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