Today, the publishing world is going social and digital, and writers
need to do the same. Editors are looking
a writer’s social numbers – that’s the number of people who follow your blog,
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.
Publicity and marketing is up to the author, and a cheap way to do
both is through a blog.
REASONS
TO BLOG
1)
Name
recognition, also known as brand recognition.
YOU are the brand. New writers
–just as much as published writers -- need to make connections with readers,
booksellers, book reviewers, editors, agents, et al.
2)
Build
an audience. Family and friends help,
but writers need a wider, far-reaching readership. It takes time to find readers, and the sooner
a writer starts the better. This is
especially true for unpublished writers.
Get your name out there now.
3)
Promotion. Your blog is one of the few places where you
can self-promote again and again without being obnoxious. Post a
countdown to your publication date. Have
the links to all the places your book is available for sale, et al.
Happy Blogging!
Happy Blogging!
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