What’s the point of Instagram? To make connections with people who enjoy your photography of things that interest you and would like to share their own. If you are in business or simply gregarious Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. is a good place to be, provided you don’t neglect or hide form your purpose. In my case it is writing stories.
I must be a complete nerd because the only thing I can think
of for Instagram that serves my career as an author are what’s around me in my
office. So I’ll start there. Besides, lately aren’t we all spending more time
at home and if we are writing, more timer in our office?
Today’s tip: Go to virtual conventions. I learned so much
and connected with so many people at the RWA convention last week. I have a
huge task ahead of me when The Wild Rose Press, releases Cinnamon &
Sugar. In order to help it become a hit I must spend x amount of time
marketing and y amount of time writing the next one.
Right now, I’m comfortable building up my FB friends (at
4100) and will embark today on Instagram. Twitter throws me, but I’ll get on
board soon.
Oh yes, writing tips. Chapter one is so important to the
book because it shows the inciting incident(s) and sets up the main characters.
Expect to rewrite this more than other chapters, but don’t let that stop you. If
you feel it isn’t quite right, don’t hide in a perpetual chapter 1. Write more
chapters and come back to it later when everything clarifies, and it will. What
I’m talking about is how much we need to know about the hero and heroine at
that moment(s), and exactly how many ramifications of the inciting incident,
which can also be tweaked. And more.
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