“Maybe you’re an established author looking to build your online presence, or maybe you’re an aspiring writer interested in creating a fan base as you prepare for publication. No matter where you are in your writing journey, we have a product or service that can help.”
Charlene Sterphone, Write Time Marketing

When Charlene shared her advice on building an audience using digital tools in a recent Write Group program, I could hear a collective sigh of relief: It was clear that she understands what we writers need — a helping hand and step-by-step support. She’s a book lover, author advocate, and social media expert — a rare combination! She speaks our language: We want to write, not fight our way through the digital maze.

As writers, we all know that social media matters, but when it comes to making it work for us, many of us are babes in the woods. I, for one, need help! I want to expand my KWD audience and build an author’s platform for my writing projects, but I don’t really have time to research the ins and outs of it all.

That’s why I was so excited — and relieved! — to hear that Charlene has launched Write Time Marketing — a much-needed venture dedicated to helping writers navigate the social-media maze and figure out the online tools best suited to their needs and writing goals. I jumped right on board by ordering a copy of her great new eBook, Essential Tips for Online Author Self-Marketing, a user-friendly road map to getting a basic social-media program up and running. A few helpful tips:

• In selecting your social media platform, identifying your target audience is key.

•  Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are the “Big Three” in terms of audience reach.

•  Goodreads, the popular site where avid readers review and discuss books, now offers a program to help authors create buzz and build their audiences.

•  Cross-linking with blogs, relevant publications, and other sites can help boost your Internet ranking and attract fresh readers.

For more help with social-media basics or expanding your audience reach, visit: https://writetimemarketing.net/. Since Charlene is in start-up mode, she’s generously offered a 15% discount to KWD readers — just enter the coupon code kwd 15.  Thanks, Charlene! Let’s start our media engines — and write on!