Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers

by Beth Barany

Social media book marketing is key to building your author platform and to selling more books.

For many authors, the idea of sharing themselves with the world through Twitter and other social media platforms can be petrifying.

But in Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing for Shy Writers, you will discover simple ways to connect with your audience and potential readers.

In this easy-to-read guide, written by a shy writer, novelist and teacher, Beth Barany, you'll find the confidence and encouragement to step into social media and the how-to steps on what to say, how to find your followers, and how to present yourself in 140 characters or less.

With a focus on Twitter, the author takes you through the principles you need to understand to make this medium useful to your writing career.

Chapters cover such topics as:
-- how get to set up your Twitter profile
-- how to get comfortable with Twitter
-- how to craft messages to get your potential readers curious
-- how to build your network on Twitter
-- how to use special tools like hashtags and chats
-- examples of what other writers say on Twitter
-- how to make best use of your Twitter time
-- how to use Twitter to build your author career even before you're published
-- and more!

Delivered in 20 short chapters, Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing for Shy Writers is designed to be read and then acted upon, so you can build your audience and your brand today.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

75 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 20, 2012

About the author

Award winning author, Beth Barany writes in several genres including young adult adventure fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction mysteries.

Inspired by living abroad in France and Quebec, she loves creating magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.

For fun, Beth enjoys walking her neighborhood, gardening on her patio, and watching movies and traveling with her husband, author Ezra Barany.

They live in Oakland, California with a piano, cats, and over 1,000 books.

Beth is also the author of bestselling nonfiction books for authors and aspiring authors and helps novelists through her courses and programs at Barany School of Fiction.

Reviews

[Michael Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beth Barany's Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers is a great little book. Coming from the perspective of a social media neophyte, I found Beth's advice, examples, and web-link resources to be very encouraging.

Although not a step-by-step How To Twitter book, she succeeds in laying a firm foundation for the reasoning behind using Twitter. She also is liberal in examples to illustrate her advice in action.

Of particular interest to me were the chapters on Author Branding (chap 14) and Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers (chap 15).

I will be re-reading this little book with a notepad at my side to better glean the gems of experience-born knowledge I found resident in this book.

[Pamela Taeuffer]

I went through this in just a few hours. Great for either intermediate or beginner, and one of the best things is the generous way Beth shares her resources. That's gold! It takes so long to build up lists the way she has and to give it to us so freely really amazes me. Step by step instruction is easy and I already have notes on what to do. Highly recommend.

[Pamela Taeuffer · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many great tips

LIterally dozens of tips. Great for both intermediate and beginner. Best of all are Beth's resources. She generously share them . Can't say enough great things!! Highly recommend

[L.M. Elm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shy or Not Just do it

Barany gives the novice and experienced author tips and tricks of how to get yourself out there on social media.

[Keri Kruspe · Rating 5 out of 5]

VEry helpful...especially since Twitter is foreign to me.

[J. Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won a copy of this book at a webinar and was excited to devour every drop of advice. I was especially intrigued that the title specified "shy writers", which is me in a nutshell.

I wasn't disappointed. Some of the "strategies" involve some very basic Twitter 101 tips, like writing a good profile and using lists, but don't skim these. Even for a seasoned Twitter user, these things bear a second look to be sure they're being used to your best advantage.

Using the book's info on examples of what to tweet, how to interact, finding my "groove", and how to emulate successful Twitter users, I was making better use of my neglected Twitter account within days.

Beth's Twitter for Authors is a quick read--chapters can be as little as 1/2 page long--and served to get me revved up to overcome the awkwardness of joining the social buzz and dive in. Twitter is more rewarding to me as a result. If anything, my only complaint is I wish the book had been longer.

[Iona Carroll · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent little book for those shy writers who are rather baffled by social media. The book is carefully written and focuses on the best and most effective ways to use Twitter with some helpful advice from independent writers as well. At the end of each chapter there is a short activity to help focus on the chapter.

[Madison Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and to the point

Beth Barany knows Twitter and she shares great advice in a no nonsense manner. Perfect for beginners or experienced users.