How to be heard amongst so many other voices?
I am not a social person, shyness is something I have overcome (sort of) as an adult, but it still lingers in my background. I am more comfortable with fewer people than many.
Shouting out to people to say I exist and I tell a great story is not a strong point of mine. So marketing my own books is not a strong point. But unless I do it my stories will sit unread and that is sad.
So - what to do?
I have read other peoples blogs and advice and I scratch the surface with the following-
TWITTER -@JenniClarke2
I do twitter, but often get lost with so many tweets arriving as I try to make sense of the short messages filled with # and links. I never know quite what to write, and when I have something to say I run out of space!
FACEBOOK -https://www.facebook.com/DragonZFreedom?ref=hl
I have a facebook page for my book series DragonZ Freedom. Few follow this page, I don't know how to make it more exciting or how to attract more people. No comments or replies makes it very dry and not at all interactive.
BLOG-
This blog exists, but no-one reads it ! I thought the name my husband came up with was cool and interesting -the 57th page- thought it would attract attention to see what it is. I am losing faith that it is a good use of time. I wanted to attract others for read for review swaps and for chat and ideas of how to overcome the obstacle course of indie publishing. Perhaps I just need to be patient.
PINTEREST -http://www.pinterest.com/jenniclarke56/
This is fun and useful as a storyboard and visual ideas collection. Ray, one of the main characters from my story has his dream board on my page. There are ideas for another series too.
It is hard to target the audience for my story as it is the 8 - 12 year group and they do not tend to be on the social networks that I use.
So I try my best and hope that someone will comment and maybe suggest what I can do to improve my shouting !!
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