Writer’s Corner: Why I changed my Twitter(X) handle

Branding is Important

I recently changed my Twitter handle, or X handle, or whatever it is we call it now. I can’t say that I like all the new changes to the platform, but honestly, although I’ve been on Twitter since 2010 as @GodsAngel1, I’ve not used it a lot, so many of the changes may have slipped my notice. Back in 2022, when I graduated, my cohorts pointed out that my Twitter handle was different than all my author social media call names, which either associated me as an author, or as a publisher with WordCrafter Press. I said that I had been @GodsAngel1 for so long that to change, well, no one would be able to find me.

But the thought of changing my Twitter handle never left me, and I knew they were right. @GodsAngel1 was a personal handle used when Twitter first came out, and you were limited to so few characters, that I couldn’t post a tweet with what I wanted to say. It didn’t really fit in with my author and publisher branding. Since 2022, I’ve been using Twitter, now known as X, more, and the idea of changing my handle kept popping into my head when using the platform. I don’t know why I kept dragging my feet on the issue, but I did until recently when a friend of mine wanted to help me out with promotions, and ask me if I could change my handle to something less personal, more professional. I decided that I couldn’t fight it any more, especially when I knew how important consistant branding is, so I gave in and changed it.

Making the Change

First, I had to figure out how to change my Twitter handle, but with some solid guidance from one of my cohorts, I found the proper channel in the app. I erased my previous handle and entered WordCrafterPress, and ws informed it was too long, as was AuthorKayeLynneBooth. So, I tried just putting in WordCrafter, and was informed that name was already in use by someone else. So much for branding.

Then, it occured to me that with the new nonfiction book on the process of becoming an independently published author, and doing it all yourself will add a new deminsion to my branding, and I could use this change to strengthen that connection, as the D.I.Y. Author. That’s what I am, and it’s what the book is about: becoming a D.I.Y. author as inexpensively as possible and still get results. So, you can now reach me on Twitter, or X, using my new handle @DIY_Author.

I hope you’ll look me up, like and follow because I need all the peeps I can get. Or does that have a new name, too? What are followers on X called? And when we post is it still a tweet? I can’t keep up with all the changes, and I’m still learning the ropes, so to speak, so please be patient with me.

Coming in 2024

How to work through the stages of the writing process on your own. The D.I.Y. Author shares the expertise I’ve spent years to acquire in one volume that will save new and aspiring authors both time and money, and inexpensive, but successful strategies for marketing and promotion.

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For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; Book 1 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah, and her Time-Travel Adventure novel, The Rock Star & The Outlaw. Kaye holds a dual M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing with emphasis in genre fiction and screenwriting, and an M.A. in publishing. Kaye Lynne is the founder of WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services and WordCrafter Press. She also maintains an authors’ blog and website, Writing to be Read, where she publishes content of interest in the literary world.

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