Join the Twitterati like a Boss. Top Author Hashtags to Start Using Today

Twitter is an amazing platform for interacting with other writers, staying on top of industry happenings, connecting with readers and grabbing once of a lifetime opportunities - like pitching to agents! Carina Press, for example, held #CarinaPitch on 18 April 2018 for the second year running and gave authors the chance of a lifetime to pitch their WIPs in no more than 2 tweets! Can you really afford to miss out on that??

The main thing you need to know about Twitter (and Instagram) is that the # is EVERYTHING. Post without using it, and you may as well be a tree in the forest that falls.

Follow your icons, friends and other people of interest to you and you’ll find that it’s not a passive platform like Facebook, it’s lively and often very educational.

So, back to the hashtag - include them in your tweets and watch your followers grow.

What are Hashtags used for anyway?

• Indexing emotions (#Vague #SorryNotSorry)
• Identifying a Brand (#Oakley)
• Recommending a Product (#BestRead)
• Connecting with like-minded people (#WriterLife)
• Finding Experts (#AskAgent)

Example of a Tweet:

When you are researching sex toys...for work! #AmWritingRomance #WriterLife

Use these #’s to find your tribe and connect with other writers:

#AmWriting

#AmEditing

#WordCount

#WriterWednesday (or #WW)

#WritersLife

#AmWritingRomance

#IndieAuthors

#WriteChat

#NaNoWriMo

Connect by book genre, this case romance:

#Romance

#RomanceWriter

#RWA

Looking for or giving advice?

#WritingTip

#WriteTip

#GetPublished

#BookMarket

#BookMarketing

#PromoTip

#SelfPublishing

#SelfPub

#Publishing

#AskAgent

#AskAuthor

#AskEditor

Connect with Readers

#FridayReads
#BookGiveaway
#MustRead
#LitChat
#StoryFriday
#MustRead
#TeaserTues
#BookGiveaway
#FreeBook
#FreeDownload
#Kindle
#Nook

So what are you waiting for?

Cindi Page is a Digital Marketer by day at wordofmouthct.co.za and a romance writer by night.
She shares her business tips and #writerlife #entrepreneurlife on Twitter as @1stTruLove

Some local romance writers on Twitter:

@romy_s ‏
@RaeRivers1                                         

@DorothyEwels
@ColletteKellyZA
@ThereseBeharrie 
@EricaTayor
@EdenWalking
@DaniReneAuthor