Last year, author Amy Denim visited my blog with a post about Business Plans for Writers. It’s an excellent post and I recommend that you check it out. After hosting Amy, I decided to check out some of her other books, and I purchased The Coffee Break Guide to Social Media for Writers: How to Succeed on Social Media and Still Have Time to Write (Coffee Break Guides Book 1)
I read it during my recent holiday, hoping for help, since I’m struggling with social media. There never seems to be enough hours in the day, and I don’t have time to get sucked down an internet hole!
Amy’s book covers all types of social media, some of which I’ve never heard of. It’s easy to understand and set out well. The book starts with an introduction and explains the concept of the coffee break mentality. We take short breaks for coffee in order to relax and recharge before we start our writing session again, and Amy says this is the length of time we should spend on social media – five to ten minutes at a time.
With the swift-moving world of social media, some of the information is slightly out-of-date, but that doesn’t take away from the usefulness of this book. There is a list of resources, an example of a social media plan plus a glossary of social media terms.
This book is perfect for the beginning author who wants to solidify their position. While I’m not new to social media, I found this book very useful and busily bookmarked sections to refer back to at a later time. I’m a convert and intend to put what I’ve learned into practice this year.
Amy has written several other books in her Coffee Break Guide series, and posts useful promotional tips at her website Coffee Break Social Media.
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I recommend The Coffee Break Guide to Social Media and urge you to check out Amy’s post on Business Plans.
Shelley, I need something to rescue me from desperate social media dog paddle. Thanks!
I tend to flit around like a fairy when it comes to social media. Having a solid plan in place will really help me, I think.
I agree, social media is gonna help out an author if they engage in it. But there are so many social media platforms now and as you said so little time in the day.
Amy suggests we pick two – three social media outlets and focus on them rather than casting our net wide. That works for me. At present I’ve decided on Facebook, my blog and also pinterest because these are the ones I enjoy most.