Reader, I Tweeted Him: A Writer’s Guide to Social Media Marketing on Twitter X

by Emma Bennet

In the age of endless distractions and digital noise, authors often find themselves torn between their love for writing and the overwhelming demands of social media. ‘Reader, I Tweeted Him’ delves into the art of using Twitter as a powerful tool to enhance your writing career while still preserving your writing time, offering a streamlined approach to using Twitter for writers who'd rather be scribbling stories than scrolling timelines. With expert insights and step-by-step strategies, you'll learn how
Twitter has a huge amount to offer writers at all stages in their careers, and this guide will give you the tools to make the very most of this platform, in a way that suits you. So, what are you waiting for? Let’s get tweeting!

68 pages, Paperback

Published October 4, 2023

About the author

Emma grew up and lived in London, before falling in love and moving to Wales to marry her own hero. Emma now lives with her husband, 4 children, and many animals a few miles outside of a small Welsh market town. She can often be found in rivers attempting to control two overexcited chocolate labradors.

Seven charming romances are currently available from the Amazon bestselling authoress:

Number 1 Australian kindle bestseller, 'His Secret Daughter', is the heart-rending story of Iris, a woman falling in love with the father of her child. The only problem is she never told him they had a daughter.

The beautiful landscape around her home gave Emma the inspiration for 'The Green Hills of Home', a tale of love and duty in which country girl Gwen struggles to save her family home and avoid her feelings for her handsome, suave new boss. Is he quite all he seems?

'Snowed in for her Wedding Day' is a novella picking up Gwen's story as her wedding day approaches, but with terrible weather, and an absent groom, will she have the happy ending she so deserves?

'Just Desserts' is a novella about confused chef Leah, who's falling for her handsome French co-worker Jean-Claude, but meant to be marrying to Dan in just a few weeks! Who will she choose?

'Her Perfect Hero' was released in July 2015 as 'I Need a Hero', it's a lovely comic romantic read for anyone who's ever searched for Mr Right (and failed to find him!). Despair of Bronte, a romance writer, incapable of spotting when the perfect man is right next door! Full of horses, country houses and dentists, just beware of the foul-tempered cat Mr Darcy!

'Starstruck', proves that falling in love with a rock star is harder than you'd think! When newly divorced Kate finds school friend, now super famous rock star Joseph Wild, on her doorstep, her whole quiet, ordinary life is thrown into disarray. Is the attraction between them enough to make up for all the hurdles they have to cross if they want to be together?

Latest release, 'Her Sister's Baby' is a beautiful and emotional story about grief, the promises we make and finding love in the most unexpected of places.

Emma likes (in no particular order): cake, books, Cary Grant films, prosecco, chocolate, guinea pigs, knitting, quilting and happily ever afters!

Reviews

[Jo McClelland-Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great guide to Twitter documenting the tradition from Twitter to X and the differences from the start of 2023 to mid-year and how the community has changed (and how it hasn't).

A conversational tone, for the author who wants to get started on Twitter (X) or finally use the platform to the best of their ability.

More like sitting down with a friend and having each aspect explained clearly and kindly than just a user guide, this is a great book for the author wanting to find community and grown their platform in a meaningful way.

[Luisa Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a super-handy little guide to using Twitter (or X, if you prefer) like a pro. It covers all you need to know to grow your author brand and interact with the writing community, written in an engaging and straightforward way. After whizzing through it in about an hour I’ve bookmarked some particularly useful pages to return to, as I’ve a feeling I’ll be wanting to make notes and set myself some goals using the author’s helpful advice.
I wish I’d had this a year or so ago when I started using Twitter myself! It would have saved me plenty of time and a bit of confusion.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been excited to read this book, and it didn't disappoint. First of all, LOVE the title!

I've been using Twitter for 14 (long) years, but I still learned a lot of new information about how it works, and discovered some new writing hashtags to follow. I love reading twitter, but I've never been that good at actually posting, and I've always been especially terrible at posting about my books or even feeling comfortable mentioning my writing.

Emma's book has been so helpful with that. Now I have ideas about what to post, and how often to post, without annoying people or overdoing it! This book is funny, authentic, brilliantly written, and gets right to the point with no waffle.

I'm off to change my profile and pin a tweet.

[Richard Holliday · Rating 5 out of 5]

An X-tremely Useful Guide for Authors which is an absolute MUSK-have!

Emma has brought together a fantastic set of tips, tricks and advice to make the most out of Twitter/X as an author. She builds on her own personal experiences to pass timely and effective tips for use of Twitter for both budding and established authors to both build rapport on the platform whether they’re totally new or are looking to refresh and reinvigorate their social media game. I’ve been on Twitter/X for years in a personal capacity but even I found something new in Emma’s book to make me think differently on how to leverage and use Twitter/X for my author life.

After reading this book I felt empowered to maximise my use of Twitter to reinforce my author brand. Emma coaches the reader through great use of her personal experiences as a successful hybrid author, and her sage advice is sprinkled with humour and authenticity. I’m so glad I read this book, and it’s a welcome addition to my writing craft books!

(I was provided with a copy of the book by the author for review purposes but I have also purchased this)

[Hananya le Clercq · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is awesome!
As someone who barely uses Twitter, this is really helpful and I'm not left with many questions. I think this is a good quick guide to start someone's twitter journey.

Twitter is now known as X.

[Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding guide for how authors can get the most out of social media!