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Twitter hashtags: useful for authors and writers
A fantastic article on author media has discussed the most promising ways aspiring writers and authors can use hashtags on Twitter. Here is a summary of the most important information from the article to help assist your writing career on an online social platform.
How can Twitter help me as an author or writer?
Twitter is a great platform for engaging with other writers, industry experts and fans of novels.
Why are hashtags used? (#IneedhelponTwitter)
- To identify a brand (#Samsung)
- To index a range of emotions (#Bored)
- To recommend a product (#BestRead)
- To find experts (#Publisher)
- To connect with like-minded individuals (#Animallover)
These are the article’s suggestions of hashtags to use in order to: connect with authors, connect by book genre, get industry insight, promote writing and connect with readers.
Connect With Other Authors –
- #AmWriting
- #AmEditing
- #WordCount
- #WriterWednesday (or #WW)
- #WritersLife
- #YALitChat
- #LitChat (every M/W/F)
- #MemoirChat (every other Wednesday at 8 pm ET)
- #BookMarket (Thursday’s at 4 pm ET)
- #WritingParty
- #IndieAuthors
- #WriteChat
Connect By Book Genre –
- #RomanceWriter
- #SciFiChat
- #KidLitChat
- #RWA (Romance Writers of America)
- #ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers)
- #MGLit (Middle Grade Lit)
- #SCBWI (Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators)
- #MemoirChat
Get Industry Information –
- #WritingTip
- #WriteTip
- #GetPublished
- #PromoTip
- #SelfPublishing
- #Publishing
- #AskAgent
- #AskAuthor
- #AskEditor
- #EBooks
- #IndiePub (or #IndiePublishing)
- #BookMarketing
Get Your Creative Juices Flowing
- #WritingPrompt
- #StoryStarter
- #WordAThon
- #Creativity
- #WIP (work in progress)
- #1K1H (write one thousand words in one hour)
Connect With Readers
- #FridayReads
- #BookGiveaway
- #MustRead
- #LitChat
- #StoryFriday
- #MustRead
These hashtags can dramatically increase your conversations on Twitter, extend your (desired) audience, put you ‘in touch’ with important industry experts and all in all be an effective, accessible way to gain more literary knowledge.
Get ‘tweeting’!
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Book swapping: a novel idea
The Guardian is leaving 15,000 novels around the UK for people to find and read. Publishers and authors have joined this campaign to encourage reading and swapping books with one another.
The idea is to give your favourite novel away and leave a message within the cover for your ‘new’ reader. This is a fantastic idea and people can follow where books are left and the new journey their favourite novel has taken. You can follow this exciting adventure on Twitter: #guardianbookswap and upload photographs and a commentary following the progress of your swap.
Sharing books is an idea that has been around for a long time. Books clubs and societies ensure groups of people can empathise with one another on their precious novels. Swapping books also ensures they do not end up in your loft, being neglected and gathering dust. Readitswapit is an ingenious website that lets users swap their books for books they want to read, with the small cost of posting.
The internet also makes reading and novels more accessible. The Guardian are also offering this weekend a free audiobook download of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy in the Saturday Guardian.
So prepare your favourite novel for a real adventure and read some helpful tips on swapping. Write that stranger a memorable note and get ready to book swap. The story begins this weekend.
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Modern media makes the news fast
After traveling back from China over the May bank holiday weekend I was unfortunately missed the celebratory street parties and dinners in England for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. However whilst in an airport in China I was able to access the internet and therefore view the coverage of the event on YouTube, view friends’ pictures on Facebook and read status updates on Twitter.
Sunday night featured breaking news from President Obama, he announced that Osama Bin Laden had been killed. I received this news by text message in the early hours of Monday from a close friend as I was in a remote location in England.
After reviewing the past weekend two extremely important news stories have been covered. Due to modern media I have been able to access the breaking news despite being in numerous airports and locations over the world. An article published on Yahoo today has elaborated further by discussing how the modern media has positively helped transform the information process and even in the last ten years we have witnessed a dramatic improvement. So, stop and think, how have you discovered news recently? Has modern media been involved in that process? As a traditionalist I am fond of writing letters and receiving postcards but I will also always appreciate and never take for granted my personal use of modern media. Modern media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook provide a base for numerous people from all around the globe to discuss, argue and discover news stories. By creating a thread or post, such as this one, people are able to communicate ideas whilst reflecting and learning at the same time. Modern media not only speeds up the process of information giving but sometimes offers new angles or perspectives.
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