• What else can you offer besides your own book to make a giveaway more interesting or fresh? Here are some giveaway examples to help inspire you: 1...

    Giveaway Ideas For Indie Authors

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    Giving away a copy of your own book is a classic giveaway for authors. But what else can you offer to make your giveaway more interesting or fresh? Giveaways are a great tactic for authors to use to promote their books. Because it’s an exchange for taking an action you specify — for example, to enter you must be following the author on social media, tag two friends in the comments, and share the post — both the reader and the author get something out of it. Here are some giveaway ideas to help inspire you. Book Bundle With Multiple Authors. When…

  • Twitter is a great way to show your knowledge and share information about your works in progress. Here are examples of post ideas...

    Twitter for Writers

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    Twitter is a microblogging social media platform that allows you to publish short posts, up to 280 characters long, called tweets. Tweets can include images and links to websites. You can follow other accounts (the equivalent of friending someone on Facebook) to see their tweets in your timeline. You can even retweet (the equivalent of sharing someone’s post on Facebook) others’ tweets on your page. Twitter is a great way to show your knowledge and share information about your works in progress. It’s the perfect platform to offer commentaries on recent books, blogs, scripts, etc. Additionally, Twitter provides a fast-paced…