You Can Do This

Good morning and welcome to wwwblogs. Today, we’re talking about older authors and what we’re capable of achieving.
First of all, put aside the idea that you can’t learn social media if you’re over a certain age. Perish the thought. I am well past my forties, might as well admit it, sixty is in the rear window. I embrace social media as a promotional tool and have since I was first published. Oh, it wasn’t easy but I never gave up.
What has this earned me? Yes I’ve earned my position as a social media maven. I do that by being involved daily on Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and Instagram. Not just “buy my book” links either. That’s the fastest way to have your posts ignored.
Just how do you attract attention to your books? I’m asked this often. My response is that I plan every day what I’m going to do. I have spreadsheets and documents dedicated to promotion. All of my posts on every social media site have images attached to them, because those attract attention. Only half will have a buy link attached, and I use a geo-tracked link, so interested readers and fans from other countries can go directly to the book’s Amazon page in their local store.
Once I’m done with all of this, I don’t just stop and go on about with my writing day. I take numerous breaks throughout the day, to wander through these sites, share interesting posts from friends or followers. I respond on intriguing posts from them and get into discussions, although I do avoid discussions about hot topics such as politics or religion. Not because I don’t have opinions but I know many of the people I’m attracting to my books don’t have the same beliefs I do.
My age doesn’t slow me down. I see being in my sixth decade as a challenge not a disability. I’m always on the lookout for a new site to use, a new place to place my books for promotion. That’s what all authors in their “golden years” should be doing. Don’t hand me that tired excuse of “I simply can’t learn something new.” or “I just don’t understand social media.” Our generation is the one associated with making computers available for use in homes. We’re the people who worked with machines so slow we often sat for hours trying to get a simple report compiled and printed. Why are we letting the social media years slow us down? Or rather, why are some older people swearing they can’t possibly learn social media? It’s a lot simpler than working on a 250K computer where you had to use two floppy discs in order to have the program and your data working at the same time.


About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
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