Dear Confused Facebook Author,
Many authors have a hard time deciding what they should
share on their author Facebook pages and what they shouldn’t. I can only tell
you what I do and give you some ideas. After that, you’ll have to decide what
you feel you should share.
On my author page, which can be found HERE, I like to share ANYTHING that
has to do with writing, which includes updates on my publishing and every once
in a while a note about my editing. I always share my new blog posts. For the
writers who follow me, I like to share writing tips. To create a balance, I’ve
also been posting some of my (amateur) photography. You’ll also see pictures of
my cats. For readers, I like to share fun facts they wouldn’t know about my
books/character as well as quotes taken from my published works.
Now that you know what I do here’s a list of more ideas.
Facebook Post Ideas:
· Share:
Writing tips
Writing quotes
New blog posts
Links to awesome reviews
Teasers/Excerpts
Character dialogue
Fun facts about your stories/characters
Descriptive quotes from your published
stories
· Announce:
Sales
Giveaways
Contests
New Contracts
· Talk
about:
Your experiences with publishing
New books you’ve read and reviewed
· Post
updates about your:
Writing
Editing
Publishing
Include
these hashtags:
#AmEditing
#AmWriting
#AmRevising
#AuthorLife
#WordCount
#WritingTip
#PromoTip
#99cents
#FreeBook
#BookGiveaway
#BookReview
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| Image from Wikimedia |
· Take
advantage of these hashtags too:
#MondayMuse
#ManCrushMonday
#TranformationTuesday
#WomanCrushWednesday (#WCW)
#ThrowbackThursday (#TBT)
#FlashbackFriday
*All of these can be used to highlight
one of your books, characters, or just something fun about you.
· Pictures
of:
Your desk
Office/work space
Bookcase/Shelf
Book Galleys
Cover Reveals
Book Signings/Events
Your pets
Your vacations
· Videos:
Your book trailers
· Music
videos:
For songs you write to
Song that inspired stories/characters
A theme song for your story or for a
character
· Share
things other authors post.
XOXO,
Chrys Fey
QUESTION:
What do you share on your author Facebook page?
Have a writing-related question? Leave a comment and I may turn it into a post right here! :)
