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HELLO, I’M HERE. CAN YOU SEE ME? BUILDING YOUR AUTHOR PLATFORM (EXCERPT FROM ‘WRITE THAT BOOK – HELPFUL RAMBLINGS OF A SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHOR’) If you want to be seen as a writer, you need to build an author platform, a brand if you like. Yes, you can most certainly do this before your book is published, or even written. What is an author platform? An author platform is simply a writer’s presence… Read More
Category: Guest Blogger Tags: #amwriting, #authors, #SocialMedia, #writers, #writing, #writingcommunity
Social media is not a monster. No, listen, keep reading, hear me out. I know you’re an introverted writer. I know that we’ll use any excuse to stay indoors (ok, but I’m in Melbourne and lockdown 4 does suck but so does covid so be safe). But if you are going to be a writer, readers need a way to find you, and that’s why your author brand is so important. When… Read More
Category: Advertising, Social Media Tags: #SocialMedia, #writers, #Writerscafe, #Writerslife, #writingcommunity
We live in troubling times. We all know this. Which makes it especially important to stay inside, to work on what makes us happy. Except it doesn’t always work out like that. I’ve been without work for four weeks now and at the start I was very productive in the sure knowledge my situation was temporary. It has become evident over the last two weeks that this will… Read More
Category: #inspiration, Social Media Tags: #99c, #art, #artists, #ArtistsofTwitter, #artwork, #authors, #beautiful, #booklaunch, #collaboration, #creative, #creativelight, #creativity, #design, #drawing, #dreams, #ebook, #help, #helping, #illustration, #inspiration, #logo, #love, #painting, #portrait, #series, #sketch, #SocialMedia, #worldbuilding, #writers, #writingcommunity, writing
I’m having a rant. Want to know why? Because people are being bullied. Being threatened. Being made to feel unwelcome and unwanted in the #WritingCommunity. I wish this wasn’t the first time I’ve spoken about how I’ve seen or been guilted in the #WritingCommunity about what I do with my Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages, but I’d be a damn liar. Anyone who’s followed me would know I have… Read More
Category: Social Media Tags: #authors, #blackmail, #book, #books, #bullied, #bullying, #community, #dreams, #ebook, #F4F, #followers, #indieauthors, #marketing, #Publishers, #reading, #selfpub, #SocialMedia, #Twitter, #writers, #writingcommunity, amwriting, indie, writing
E. J. Dawson 