You want your social media to accomplish more than create a presence online. You’ll also want it to build connections with your audience. This is where you begin to take control of your author’s life. That’s right, now is the time to think of your career. So, if you already ( more… )

A Writer’s Mission Statement A personal mission statement for a writer is different from an organization’s vision. It’s a promise that you make to yourself directed towards a goal of representing you to your audience.   It helps you focus on the core values you have and guides you through ( more… )

. When I started using social media I just jumped in with no plan. This happened after I had a small work published in an anthology. Up to that point, I had only focused on perfecting my writing to the exclusion of everything else. Sound familiar? Disappointed in the results ( more… )

All Writing Flows From Your Center.   There’s a different repertoire of knowledge you get to when you write from your core. It will be reflected in all you do from your book to social media. The mind, when solely engaged in writing, only has the facts at hand, the ( more… )

Try these fun suggestions as you begin using social media to connect with others. Quotes, find a quote that resonates with you, and it will ring true to people that follow you. A fun technique I like is to use Canva  https://www.canva.com/ to put together an image with the quote. ( more… )