Deep Half Guard
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I have a few published short stories through Kindle and I am in mid-novel right now. Oddly enough, writing isn't my issue at this moment. (Not saying it is any good, just saying I've written on and off for a few years and for some obscure blogs and articles for my own blogs so process, planning, craft, I pretty much have a handle on as well as sitting down to actually write and all that)
What it is driving me nuts is, how to self market myself. I am a relatively successful internet marketer so I have some experience with twitter, facebook, blogs, building a following etc...I've seen and actually know some writers who have their blogs, and social media and a ton of fans and followers and these writers are successful. Their writing is sub-par (as is mine I'm sure) but they sell books all through Kindle. And it isn't non-fiction. It's solid genre fiction. But their tweets, blogs, posts, pics, whatever are fluff. It's "wrote 300 more words today" type stuff. No substance.
I have strong opinions about certain things. I can ramble about sci-fi/fantasy all day long. I can go on libertarian rants as well. Do I mash this all up into one "persona"? Would I alienate too many people?
For example, I create my pen-name and all the social media accounts and just be myself. But my novels are mystery novels set in London. Would libertarian posts help or hurt me or neither? Would I alienate too many people that way? (Assuming I develop some exposure) Should I just make fluff like some of the other writers I follow and know do?
As an internet marketer, I feel I should fluff it up and not "alienate" anyone. As an opinionated person, I feel like screw it - write what I want and when I feel like talking about my books I talk about them.
Any advice?
What it is driving me nuts is, how to self market myself. I am a relatively successful internet marketer so I have some experience with twitter, facebook, blogs, building a following etc...I've seen and actually know some writers who have their blogs, and social media and a ton of fans and followers and these writers are successful. Their writing is sub-par (as is mine I'm sure) but they sell books all through Kindle. And it isn't non-fiction. It's solid genre fiction. But their tweets, blogs, posts, pics, whatever are fluff. It's "wrote 300 more words today" type stuff. No substance.
I have strong opinions about certain things. I can ramble about sci-fi/fantasy all day long. I can go on libertarian rants as well. Do I mash this all up into one "persona"? Would I alienate too many people?
For example, I create my pen-name and all the social media accounts and just be myself. But my novels are mystery novels set in London. Would libertarian posts help or hurt me or neither? Would I alienate too many people that way? (Assuming I develop some exposure) Should I just make fluff like some of the other writers I follow and know do?
As an internet marketer, I feel I should fluff it up and not "alienate" anyone. As an opinionated person, I feel like screw it - write what I want and when I feel like talking about my books I talk about them.
Any advice?
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