What is your best advice for building an audience for someone who is trying to be “social media minimalist”? (Meaning only having one or two social accounts to promote on.)
Monica Hay
2 months ago
What do you recommend for authors who struggle to self-promote? How do we get past the discomfort?
Monica Hay
2 months ago
What is your advice for an author who wants to write in all several age groups? (YA, MG, adult)
JessicaAKassin
2 months ago
How do you manage the ever-changing algorithms on social media or keep up with them? I tend to have to wait for a week or so before re-figuring it out, but it wastes so much time. Any advice?
ineslozano
2 months ago
If you had to choose, what would be one tactic every writer should take in order to build a platform?
Jennifer Bushroe
2 months ago
How do you create a platform when you write in multiple genres that are distinct enough that your brand isn’t consistent?
CarolynTara
2 months ago
As an author, I’m not really interested in being a “public figure.” What’s your advice for balancing personal privacy with marketing your book? Are there ways to do it without always making it about me?
JessicaAKassin
2 months ago
Many platforms are making videos (stories, reels, IGTV, TikTok) a major thing. Do you think one needs to get into that to stay relevant? Do you think it helps gain more readership later because people are entertained by you? (Assuming you keep it to brand.)
ElizabethAnne
2 months ago
When using your platform to promote equality, human rights, etc., how do you prevent people from thinking you are only promoting things in order to promote yourself and make yourself look good?
What are your favorite resources for people who are new to social media or website creation?
Monica Hay
2 months ago
How do neurodiverse #ownvoices authors promote their neurodiversity without “performing” their diversity? How do we find the balance of being real but keeping professionalism?
Monica Hay
2 months ago
How would you handle getting hate comments, or when reviewers tag you in poor reviews on Insta, Twitter, etc? How do you take care of yourself?
ElizabethAnne
2 months ago
What is the worst advice about platforming you have heard given to young writers?
RQ
2 months ago
Are there specific examples of successful author websites that you can point to? I’m particularly interested in MG and YA authors.
What is your best advice for building an audience for someone who is trying to be “social media minimalist”? (Meaning only having one or two social accounts to promote on.)
What do you recommend for authors who struggle to self-promote? How do we get past the discomfort?
What is your advice for an author who wants to write in all several age groups? (YA, MG, adult)
How do you manage the ever-changing algorithms on social media or keep up with them? I tend to have to wait for a week or so before re-figuring it out, but it wastes so much time. Any advice?
If you had to choose, what would be one tactic every writer should take in order to build a platform?
How do you create a platform when you write in multiple genres that are distinct enough that your brand isn’t consistent?
As an author, I’m not really interested in being a “public figure.” What’s your advice for balancing personal privacy with marketing your book? Are there ways to do it without always making it about me?
Many platforms are making videos (stories, reels, IGTV, TikTok) a major thing. Do you think one needs to get into that to stay relevant? Do you think it helps gain more readership later because people are entertained by you? (Assuming you keep it to brand.)
When using your platform to promote equality, human rights, etc., how do you prevent people from thinking you are only promoting things in order to promote yourself and make yourself look good?
Can you still get published without going Online, and have a platform on social media?
Is it ok to have both your author name and pen name on the same website and social media or do you need separate platforms
What are some common misconceptions about platform and branding that you see newbies making online?
Do you like to see writers you’d potentially work with being active in the writing or reading communities online?
What are your favorite resources for people who are new to social media or website creation?
How do neurodiverse #ownvoices authors promote their neurodiversity without “performing” their diversity? How do we find the balance of being real but keeping professionalism?
How would you handle getting hate comments, or when reviewers tag you in poor reviews on Insta, Twitter, etc? How do you take care of yourself?
What is the worst advice about platforming you have heard given to young writers?
Are there specific examples of successful author websites that you can point to? I’m particularly interested in MG and YA authors.
Excellent thank you!