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Book Marketing Update

Welcome to this week’s Book Marketing Update.

Unlike previous versions, this one is short and sweet. All the better, right? We all have so much to do and so many projects we want to write.

I hope you enjoy this week’s brief edition.

Book Marketing

70+ Book Marketing Ideas to Rocket-Boost Your Sales – from Reedsy: Check out this comprehensive list of book marketing ideas.

How to Plan and Host Worthwhile Online Book Events – by Jane Friedman: Jane “… reached out to some of the most experienced and astute authors and marketers to share their best practices for online book events, regardless of the platform you’re using.”

Social Media

New Report Finds Social Media Video Now Sees as Much Consumption Time as Traditional TV – from Social Media Today: “… US consumers now spend almost as much time streaming videos on social platforms as they do watching traditional TV.”

Publishing

Publishing Trends: Predictions for the Book Industry in 2022 – by Kaelyn Barron and from TCK Publishing: “We’ve analyzed some of the most prominent trends based on recent studies and our own data and observations to get a feel for what’s to come in the year ahead.”

Quote of the Week

Hey, I’m Frances Caballo and I’m a social media expert for writers, building and managing author platforms to enhance book sales. A writer all of my life, I also provide content writing and email marketing services. If all you need is some training, I enjoy offering one-on-one training sessions as well. Of course, check out my free, email-based social media training course (you’ll get a free, 64-page Twitter ebook with it). 

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Book Marketing Update

This Book Marketing Update is heavy on social media, as it should be. There’s always a lot happening on that front.

I included below a reference to a new report on social media trends for 2022. Be sure to check it out. TikTok is the internet’s new darling but before you jump on that platform, remember that most Gen Z uses it, making it perfect for YA and similar genres.

My indulgence of choice this winter has been hot cocoa with marshmallows. Nothing else is quite the same for warming me up. What is your indulgence?

Have a warm and snuggly winter.

Book Marketing

Successful Self-Publishing Tips – from Joanna Penn and with Mark Dawson: If you’re new to self-publishing or you need to brush up on your skills, check out this interview of Mark Dawson, an expert in book marketing.

12 Clever Ideas for Promoting Sequels or Later-Series Books – from BookBub Partners: “If you’re publishing a sequel, whether it’s the second book in a duology or a later-in-series book, its launch is a chance to capitalize on the success of the previous book(s). You’ll already have a built-in fan base eager for more, but you need to make sure they’re aware a sequel is getting published and when it’s launching — plus, you’ll want to hook new readers as well.”

The Indie Author Magazine – from Self-Publishing Formula and with Chelle Honiker and Alice Briggs: “As the business of being an indie author has finished its first decade, Chelle Honiker and Alice Briggs have decided to work with other indies to create the world’s first magazine about the industry. James talks to them about the inspiration for this idea, the work that’s being done behind the scenes, and what they see coming in the future.”

Email Marketing

Best Newsletter Design Tips + Free Resources – from MailerLite & by Megan de Graaf: “How did your last email campaign perform? If you expected better results, it might be time to tweak your email design.”

@MailerLite Gegan de Graaf

How to Build an Email List Before Your First Book Comes Out Using Short Stories – by Author Media and with Thomas Umstattd Jr: Author Media released this podcast a few years ago but the content is still valid and current. If you missed this episode in the past, make sure to listen to it or read the transcript now.

Social Media

Facebook Adds New Features to Creator Studio, Including Stories Highlights and Timeline View for Posts – from Social Media Today: “Facebook’s added some new elements to Creator Studio to mark the new year, including a Stories preview option for video uploads, and a new way to preview how your posted content looks in-stream.”

Twitter Launches Live Test of Full-Screen, Visual Tweet Reactions – by Andrew Hutchinson: “Twitter’s taking the next steps with its full-screen, video reply option, with the launch of a live test on iOS that will enable users to choose ‘Quote Tweet with reaction’ to create and customize a unique Tweet take.” This is what it will look like:

2022 Social Media Trends – from Hubspot and Talkwalker: This is nothing short of a phenomenal report. Don’t miss it! TikTok will be bigger than ever in 2022 but remember this: it’s most popular among Gen Z.

Book Titles

5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Book Title in the Internet Age – by Anne R. Allen: “These days the competition — in both the book and film markets— is mind-boggling. Today’s market is more saturated than authors of 30 years ago could have imagined. Successful indie authors publish 12 or more books a year. And both publishers and authors are madly republishing their backlists. 1000s of new books launch every day. This means choosing a book title that people remember is essential.”

Take a Look

A Writer’s Guide To The End Of Self-Doubt – from Joanna Penn & with William Kenower: “How can we recognize self-doubt and create alongside it as part of the author journey? How can we write with confidence and double down on what we love the most? William Kenower talks about these aspects and more.”

Quote of the WeekHey, I’m Frances Caballo and I’m a social media expert for writers, building and managing author platforms to enhance book sales. A writer all of my life, I also provide content writing and email marketing services. If all you need is some training, I enjoy offering one-on-one training sessions as well. Of course, check out my free, email-based social media training course (you’ll get a free, 64-page Twitter ebook with it). 

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Book Marketing Update

Welcome to a new year and new opportunities to improve your book marketing and sell more books.

Check out the articles referenced below. I hope they help you to find new strategies to attain your publishing dreams.

Book Marketing

Book Release Checklist – by Elizabeth Spann Craig: This checklist is wonderful.

How Social Listening Can Improve Your Book Sales – from Self-Publishing Relief: “With seven in ten Americans regularly using social media, your target audience will most likely be on one or more social media sites—making it the easiest and fastest way to connect with your readership.”

Social Media

Americans widely distrust Facebook, TikTok and Instagram with their data, poll finds: “It’s the rare thing that Americans of all ages and across the political spectrum largely seem to agree on: They don’t trust social media services with their information and they view targeted ads as annoying and invasive, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. “

BookTok: A Safe Haven for Young Female Readers – from Jane Friedman: It might well be impossible at this point to host a children’s publishing event without offering at least one session focused on TikTok—or, more specifically, BookTok, the community of young book lovers on the platform. 

Black Literature

These ‘forgotten’ rejections shaped Black lit – from Futurity News: “A new book explores how a history of rejection shaped African American literature and activism for generations to come.”

Publishing

5 Tips on Negotiating a Hybrid Publishing Agreement – from Writer’s Digest: “If you’re using a hybrid publisher, you’ll want to confirm their fees. Some publishers will have you pay a lump sum upfront, while others will stagger their payments during the publication process.”

Take a Look at These, Too

The Dangers Of Comparison – from Sarah Rhea Werner: “We have to go down a lot of wrong paths in order to rule them out. We’re not running this race against other people, against other writers and other creators. We’re running this race against all of the things that get in our way. That’s our true competition.”

Nikita Lalwani on the Art of Eavesdropping – from Lit Hub: “Like many writers, I eavesdrop as a matter of course. In London, if I am taking the subway home after a night out, round midnight, I have found myself on the platform studying the people around me.”

Quote of the WeekHey, I’m Frances Caballo and I’m a social media expert for writers, building and managing author platforms to enhance book sales. A writer all of my life, I also provide content writing and email marketing services. If all you need is some training, I enjoy offering one-on-one training sessions as well. Of course, check out my free, email-based social media training course (you’ll get a free, 64-page Twitter ebook with it). 

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Wishing You a Wonderful Holiday Season

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season.

May 2022 bring you plenty of time to write and every publishing success you could ever dream of.

In the meantime, here is a wonderful article to read:

Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People from The New York Times: “A Core education serves a leveling function” for students, he says, “sharpening their historical awareness of how the world has come to be what it is, giving them a shared vocabulary with which to describe and act upon it, and equipping them to communicate with others who bring different backgrounds and perspectives to the conversation.”

I’ll be back in 2022!

Hey, I’m Frances Caballo and I’m a social media expert for writers, building and managing author platforms to enhance book sales. A writer all of my life, I also provide content writing and email marketing services. If all you need is some training, I enjoy offering one-on-one training sessions as well. Of course, check out my free, email-based social media training course (you’ll get a free, 64-page Twitter ebook with it). 

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Book Marketing Update

I think this is the meatiest Book Marketing Update I’ve ever produced.

It’s my hope that you find the blog posts I reference below helpful. They are definitely full of tips every author can use to improve their book marketing strategies.

You won’t hear from me again via this newsletter for a couple of weeks. Yes, I’m taking a break and I hope that you do, too.

Regardless of how you celebrate this time of year, I hope you’re able to relax and enjoy those who mean the most to you.

Book Marketing

Millions of Followers? For Book Sales, ‘It’s Unreliable.’ – from The New York Times: Having a social media presence is critical for authors. After reading this article, read the following one by Jane Friedman, “Yes, Social Media Can Sell Books ….”

Yes, Social Media Can Sell Books. But Not If Publishers Sit on Their Hands – by Jane Friedman: Jane Friedman wrote this blog post in response to the New York Times article I reference above. She says, “Which brings me to the New York Times article published yesterday about celebrity-authored books that aren’t selling all that well … Is it really unreliable? Or is it publishers falling asleep at the wheel? Or is it the case of not-so-great books being published and no one wanting them?”

Launching a Book: Baby, Art or Product? – from Jane Friedman and by Barbara Linn Probst: Be sure to check out this post. Jane Friedman and Barbara Linn Probst have a link at the bottom to a training they will co-host in January. The fee is a mere $25.

Foreign Book Marketing Opportunities

Foreign Market Opportunities for Authors – with Alex Newton and from Self Publishing Formula: “When is it a good time to translate your books into another language or turn them into audiobooks? Alex Newton walks James Blatch through some of the ways he crunches the numbers to determine if a book is worth this investment.”

Social Media

Instagram Adds Custom Text to Link Stickers, New Color Options for Your Stories Links – from Social Media Today: “Instagram has added the capacity to add custom text to link stickers, while you can also choose from a range of color options for the sticker display in your Stories.”

Twitter Tests New, TikTok-Like Full-Screen Display for Explore – from Social Media Today: “The display is pretty much exactly TikTok, with a Twitter navigation bar at the bottom, once again underlining the massive influence that TikTok has had on social app development, as every platform scrambles to keep up with the latest trend.”

Websites

9 Website Design Best Practices to Use in 2020 – from MailerLite: How long does it take a first-time website visitor to decide how long they want to hang out there? Not long! Check out this post to discover website design tips you can pass along to your webmaster.

Blogs

How To Prepare Your Blog For The New Year: The Definitive Guide – from Blogging Wizard: “In this article, you will discover 17 high-impact tasks you can work on to set your blog up for success in the new year.”

Gifts for Writers

No More Journals! (Better Gifts for Writers) – from Florida Writers Association: Love these innovative writer gifts. Check them out!

Take a Look at These, Too

When—and Whether—to Hire a Developmental Editor – from Jane Friedman and by Tiffany Yates Martin: This post will help you determine when you might need a developmental editor.

Mark Dawson, a highly successful thriller indie author and Facebook ad genius, is offering a free course for authors on how to use TikTok. Be sure to sign up for it here.

Ira Glass on Storytelling: I discovered this video by reading Jane Friedman’s weekly newsletter, Electric Speed. Be sure to sign up for her newsletter.

Hey, I’m Frances Caballo and I’m a social media expert for writers, building and managing author platforms to enhance book sales. A writer all of my life, I also provide content writing and email marketing services. If all you need is some training, I enjoy offering one-on-one training sessions as well. Of course, check out my free, email-based social media training course (you’ll get a free, 64-page Twitter ebook with it). 

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Book Marketing Update

I hope you enjoy this Book Marketing Update

I’ve been so busy … not with gift buying … just life! It seems that we have more and more to do when we should carve out time to relax, right?

Well, I’ve been running around too much. I hope you have been taking time to slow down, walk your dog (if you have one), and take in the winter scene.

And write, of course!

Book Marketing

The Best BookBub Ads of 2021 – from BookBub Partners: Study these ads to determine how your BookBub ads can also be successful.

How to Get Amazon A+ Content – from Self-Publishing Formula with James Blatch and Mark Dawson: “

You’ve probably seen it – Amazon sales pages that inexplicably have whole sections of fancy graphics dedicated to catching readers’ eyes and singing the book’s praises. Case in point: the Harry Potter novels. For most of us who aren’t J.K. Rowling, such sales page customisation has been out of reach. Until now. Amazon have recently rolled out A+ Content to every author who publishes on their platform.”

The Kindle Vella Experience: Is It for You? – from Jane Friedman and by Audrey Kalman:

Email Signatures

Email Signature Best Practices Guide with Examples – from MailerLite: This post explains how you can take advantage of your email signature to broaden your community, increase traffic to your website, and establish goals whether it’s newsletter sign-ups or more book sales.

Social Media

10 Social Media Design Tips to Skyrocket Your Website Traffic [Infographic] – from Social Media Today: I love (and follow) these tips all the time but I tend to limit my images to a smaller range of colors. Consistency in fonts and colors is important to convey a consistent brand image. Definitely check out this post.

Looking to boost your social media audience with organic followers who are genuinely interested in your brand? These methods work. – by Julia E. McCoy and – from Search Engine Journal: “Looking to boost your social media audience with organic followers who are genuinely interested in your brand? These methods work.”

How To Get More Instagram Followers In 2021: The Definitive Guide – from Blogging Wizard: There are great tips in this post. Definitely check them out and experiment with using some of them with your community on Instagram.

Take a Look at These, Too

Patience, Ambition, And Financial Independence – with M.K. Williams and from Joanna Penn: “How can you cultivate patience for your long-term author career? How can you figure out your personal, creative and financial goals and make choices toward them? MK Williams talks about these questions, as well as podcast marketing and turning a blog or transcript into a book.”

How to protect your manuscript from computer meltdowns and hackers – from Nathan Bransford: Nathan discusses local storage, backups in the cloud, and the vagaries of computer hard drives.

Hey, I’m Frances Caballo and I’m a social media expert for writers, building and managing author platforms to enhance book sales. A writer all of my life, I also provide content writing and email marketing services. If all you need is some training, I enjoy offering one-on-one training sessions as well. Of course, check out my free, email-based social media training course (you’ll get a free, 64-page Twitter ebook with it). 

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Book Marketing Update

In today’s Book Marketing Update, I include some new features on social media that you’ll want to start using soon.

Also, authors can now take advantage of new audiobook technology, which will reduce the production time and therefore, reduce the cost of producing your audio renditions. Be sure to check out those posts.

As we enter this season of holidays, I hope you are able to find time to relax, write, and enjoy your family and friends.

Book Marketing

How To Build Your Author Platform When You Have No Clue What That Means – from Bad Redhead Media: Rachel Thompson breaks down the elements of an author platform so that new authors can better understand the concept and begin building their own platform.

Which is Right for Selling Your Book — Twitter Spaces or Clubhouse? by Pierre DeBois: Check out this fascinating post!

Social Media

How TikTok is Changing the Publishing Industry from Marie Kester: “TikTok is growing a community of readers that review and recommend books, also known as Booktok. Whether it’s a list of favorite fictional characters or favorite fictional worlds, there is an entire collection of videos dedicated to the subject of books for book lovers.”

Expanding Sharing Links in Instagram Stories to Everyone via Instagram: This blog post outlines the steps to take to add a link to your Instagram Stories.

How to Use Instagram’s Newest Features as a Writer by Shelby Leigh and from The Writing Cooperative: “Instagram has made a lot of changes lately, and as a writer looking to get more readers and sell more books, there are many creative ways you can use them.”

Audiobooks

Spotify’s latest purchase is about becoming the place you listen to everything from The Verge: “Last week, Spotify announced plans to spend an undisclosed amount of money to acquire Findaway, an audiobook creation and distribution company that plays a major role in the industry. The announcement likely made sense to anyone who’s been paying attention to Spotify’s audio moves but for those who haven’t, to sum it up plainly: Spotify wants to be the place you consume all audio.”

Digital Narration with AI Voices with Taylan Kamis and from Joanna Penn: “Is digital narration with AI voices good enough for nonfiction or fiction audiobooks? Can human narrators benefit through voice licensing? What are the options for sales and distribution? Taylan Kamis from Deep Zen explains digital narration for audiobooks, and I share some samples from my digitally narrated books through Deep Zen.”

AI Comes to Audiobooks – from Publishers Weekly: “Producing audiobooks is expensive, so the appeal of automating audiobook creation is easy to understand.”

Take a Look at These, Too

Librarians, Educators Warn of ‘Organized’ Book Banning Efforts from Publishers Weekly: “Last week, a school board member in Flagler County, Fla., urged the local sheriff to open a criminal investigation over four copies on school library shelves of George M. Johnson’s queer YA memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue. And while just months ago that kind of move would have been regarded as a shocking but isolated incident, it is now all too common.”

Quote of the WeekHey, I’m Frances Caballo and I’m a social media expert for writers, building and managing author platforms to enhance book sales. A writer all of my life, I also provide content writing and email marketing services. If all you need is some training, I enjoy offering one-on-one training sessions as well. Of course, check out my free, email-based social media training course (you’ll get a free, 64-page Twitter ebook with it). Or, sign up for one of my social media audits to find out how you’re really doing.

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Book Marketing Update

This week’s Book Marketing Update is heavy on book marketing blog posts as well as updates on social media that writers can benefit from.

I’m off this week. I hope you take time to rest from time to time as well.

Book Marketing

How To Build Your Author Platform When You Have No Clue What That Means by Rachel Thompson: In this post, Rachel Thompson of Bad Redhead Media, breaks down the five components of an author platform. Be sure to read this blog post.

5 Tips for Making the most of your Audiobook Deal on Chirp from BookBub Partners: “Running a Chirp deal is a great way to increase revenue from your audiobooks, drive a high volume of sales, accumulate more reviews, and find new listeners.”

How Authors Can Create a Reader Connection from Anne R. Allen & Ruth Harris: “Readers love getting to know their favorite authors, and this is where you come in. “

Book Marketing Buzz Blog: The Most Popular Author Interviews of the Year: Brian Feinbaum catalogs his most popular author interviews in this post.

Social Media

New Report Suggests TikTok Will Surpass 1.5 Billion Users in 2022 from Social Media Today: “Despite ongoing challenges from rival platforms, along with regulatory concerns, and even restrictions in some regions, TikTok continues to go from strength to strength. And according to the latest data from App Annie, the app’s growth momentum won’t be slowing down any time soon.”

New Study Looks at Optimal Instagram Hashtag Usage Based on 18 Million Examples: Marketers like to use 30 hashtags – the most allowed – on Instagram. But a study some months back said to use far fewer. Later, an Instagram app, just entered the debate with its own study.

New Survey Underlines TikTok’s Rise Versus Instagram as the App of Choice Among Teen Users from Social Media Today: If you write YA novels, you need to be on this app.

Take a Look-See

Can Stories Save the World? Writing for the Environment with DA Baden and from Joanna Penn: “The relentless news about climate change can leave us despondent — but what if we can use fiction to help people with positive ideas of what the future could look like and the actions we can take to change things? Denise Baden talks about the power of eco-fiction and explains the Green Stories Novel Prize, sponsored by Orna Ross.”

Quote of the Week

Hey, I’m Frances Caballo and I’m a social media expert for writers, building and managing author platforms to enhance book sales. A writer all of my life, I also provide content writing and email marketing services. If all you need is some training, I enjoy offering one-on-one training sessions as well. Of course, check out my free, email-based social media training course (you’ll get a free, 64-page Twitter ebook with it). Or, sign up for one of my social media audits to find out how you’re really doing.

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Book Marketing Update

I hope you enjoy this week’s Book Marketing Update.

My favorite post in the list below is the one by Author Media. This post explains the components of a press kit for your website. It is the most comprehensive blog post about press kits that I’ve ever seen.

If your are participating in NaNoWriMo, I hope your writing is flowing and that you turn out a great new novel.

As a note, I’m taking a one-week break for Thanksgiving. So, you won’t hear from me again until December.

If you live in the US, I hope you have a wonderful holiday.

Book Marketing

How to Grow Your Podcast Audience with David Hooper and from the Novel Marketing Podcast: “Why is podcasting so popular with bestselling authors? I suspect it’s because people who listen to podcasts are the same kind of people who buy books. Unlike social media, which attracts many non-readers, podcasts tend to attract readers. The podcasting world is a reader-rich environment.”

How to Create an Author Press Kit with Susan Neal from Author Media: This is the best blog post I’ve ever seen about author media kits. Be certain to read this one.

Email Marketing

Get inspired! 77 digital product ideas you can sell online from MailerLite: This list starts with items that businesses can sell. So, scroll down for the section for writers. There are some great ideas there!

The Internet’s Unkillable App from The Atlantic: Which app won’t die? Newsletter apps. Check out this article.

Social Media

TikTok Publishes New Holiday Campaign Planning Guide for Marketers from Social Media Today: You can download TikTok’s 16-page holiday guide here,

Facebook Launches ‘Creative App Platform’ to Expand Stories Functionality from Social Media Today: If you use Facebook stories in your book marketing, read about the new tools that may be a part of your future stories.

Take a Look-See

Why Facebook won’t let you control your own news feed from The Washington Post: While not about book marketing, I think this is an important article for everyone who uses Facebook to read. ” … Facebook crafts its ranking system to keep users hooked, sometimes at the cost of angering or misinforming them.”

Caught in pandemic limbo? Here’s how to rebound from life’s interruptions from NPR: “Survival as a creative act ‘is not trying to plaster over the isolation or to rewrite your predicament into something positive … It’s writing into the unknown. It’s writing toward the discomfort.’” Suleika Jaouad, author of “Between Two Kingdoms” -> Be sure to read this inspirational article or listen to the podcast.

Quote of the WeekHey, I’m Frances Caballo and I’m a social media expert for writers, building and managing author platforms to enhance book sales. A writer all of my life, I also provide content writing and email marketing services. If all you need is some training, I enjoy offering one-on-one training sessions as well. Of course, check out my free, email-based social media training course (you’ll get a free, 64-page Twitter ebook with it). Or, sign up for one of my social media audits to find out how you’re really doing.

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Book Marketing Update

My Book Marketing updates seem to be getting longer, right?

There is so much great information online for authors that I want you to find and read.

This past week, Jane Friedman published an informative post on how to secure endorsements for your books. This is such an important topic!

Last week, I included a special section on TikTok – #BookTok. This past week, I found a blog post from BookBub Partners that recommends authors on TikTok to follow. (I’m following all of them.) All of these authors have highly successful profiles. Check them out!

This week I collected articles about NaNoWriMo. If you’re participating in this rush to write a novel by the end of November, please let me know.

As always, I wish you the best with your writing and book marketing.

Book Marketing

How to Secure Early Endorsements (Blurbs) for Your Book from Jane Friedman: “Authors often tell me their first goal in marketing their book is to go after early endorsements. It’s a worthy goal, because getting high-profile people to blurb or endorse your book can add a lot of value to your book’s marketing. Securing them, however, can be tricky.”

Can Introverted Writers Effectively Market Their Books? Absolutely! Here’s How by Rachel Thompson and from Better Humans: “I’ve spent the last 30+ years as an introverted salesperson, trainer, marketer, and author. Most people don’t believe me, but it’s true! Some of the most successful marketers, businesspeople, and authors in the world are introverts. Let’s break it down.”

Social Media

21 Authors on TikTok to Follow for Book Promo Ideas from BookBubPartners: “TikTok can be a great place for authors to both promote their books and build community — the app has nearly 100 million monthly active users in the United States alone, and it boasts a burgeoning community of readers, dubbed BookTok. The BookTok hashtag currently stands at 12.2 billion views, with videos featuring books old and new.”

Twitter Spaces For Writers: Why It’s Worth Learning About This New Option by Rachel Thompson: “Spaces are perfect for those of us who are introverts as well; while we are interacting with people with our voices, we can set a time limit on a Space, co-hosts (you can have up to two) can help carry the hosting responsibilities, and when you’re done, you’re done.”

Hashtags

A Quick Guide to Effective Hashtag Use from Social Media Today: “While they’ve been a part of the social media landscape since pretty much the beginning, many people still don’t understand the use or value of hashtags, or how to choose the right tags to include in your posts.”

Facebook Groups Update

Facebook Announces New Groups Tools at Its 2021 Communities Summit from Social Media Today: If you have a Facebook group for your readers, be sure to check out these updated features.

NaNoWriMo

30 Tips for 30 Days of NaNoWriMo from Sarah Rhea Werner: “I love this time of year — the crisp November air, the interminable rains, the smell of decaying leaves, and NaNoWriMo. That’s right — Episode 048 of the Write Now podcast is here to help you get through this wonderful season of marathon creativity in style.”

NaNoWriMo success guide: How the most productive writers create routines, block distractions, and write more from RescueTime: “Whether you’re tackling your first NaNoWriMo this year or a veteran “Wrimo”, we’ve put together this guide of the best NaNoWriMo tips, strategies, and tactics for managing your time and hitting your word count.”

Tips for #NaNoWriMo from Nathan Bransford: This post is from 2019 but it’s great! He has links to 49 other blog posts and great advice. Definitely check out this post.

Pro Tips from a NaNo Coach: How to Meet Your NaNoWriMo Goal from the NaNoWriMo Blog: “NaNoWriMo can seem like a daunting task sometimes, for NaNo newbies and veterans alike. Fortunately, our NaNoWriMo coaches here to help. Today, author Alexandra Villasante is here to share some specific tips for meeting your goal this month.

What is NaNoWriMo: The Ultimate Guide from Dave Chesson: “If you’re part of any writer groups or you spend any time researching writing online, you’ve probably heard NaNoWriMo mentioned once or twice or a few hundred times. It’s a huge annual event that many writers take part in to challenge themselves, and to have a little fun in the process. I won’t lie to you, though: it’s also a stressful experience for some writers.”

Take a Look-See

New Hope For The Dead: The Frankenstein Files For Authors Who Gave Up Too Soon by Ruth Harris: This is a great blog post. Be sure to read it.

NFTs: What Are They and How Much Should Writers and Publishers Care? from Jane Friedman: “… like it or not, NFTs have entered the media and publishing world. Book distributors are getting into them (see Creatokia). TIME magazine sells them. The Economist sold one. Newsletter creators use them. Gary Vaynerchuk has a community built around them. Is it a fad? A scam? How much should you care?”

Pitching A Book For Film Or TV with Chrissy Metge and from Joanna Penn: “What projects are worth pitching for film and TV? What do you need to include in your pitch? Why are there more opportunities for writers now? Chrissy Metge talks about these questions and more.”

Quote of the WeekHey, I’m Frances Caballo and I’m a social media expert for writers, building and managing author platforms to enhance book sales. A writer all of my life, I also provide content writing and email marketing services. If all you need is some training, I enjoy offering one-on-one training sessions as well. Of course, check out my free, email-based social media training course (you’ll get a free, 64-page Twitter ebook with it). Or, sign up for one of my social media audits to find out how you’re really doing.

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