Posts Tagged ‘social media for writers’
Why the Math on Social Media Doesn’t Add Up for Writers
I’ve been at this social media game for *cough* a while now, trying to use different platforms to share my writing and market myself. It can be beneficial if you’re strategic about it. But if you’re wondering why it feels exhausting and impossible to keep up sometimes, it’s because the math isn’t in our favor. This video — which…
Read MoreI Sacrificed to Build My Author Platform. I Hope You Didn’t
Social media is an ever-changing beast. But for writers, one narrative has persisted about it for years — you need to build a platform to be successful as an author, if only because social media platforms offer an easy way to interact with readers at scale. This thread on Reddit gives a sample of some…
Read MoreSocial Media Has the Power to Create a World of Writers
I’ll admit it. I’m a social media (SM) junkie. There’s usually at least one site running in my browser as I’m working. I don’t pay too much heed to the seemingly endless rope of changes those platforms initiate. But I do pay attention to my friends’ statuses on the news feed. How are people using…
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