by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills
Writers today search for tips to help them move forward in the craft. The following are 41 ways to sharpen your writing career.
- Pray for your writing ministry.
- Read in the genre you are writing.
- Read a craft how-to book each month.
- Read a marketing book each month.
- Study the bestsellers like a textbook.
- Study daily a blog about the writing craft.
- Study daily a blog about branding, social media, marketing, and promotion.
- Study social media platforms and post regularly.
- Use your knowledge and expertise on social media to help and encourage others.
- Post one self-promotion social media post per every five posts.
- Establish a daily writing schedule and stick to it.
- Establish goals for every area of your writing career and analyze them quarterly.
- Participate in a writer’s group, either online or face-to-face.
- Invest in a professional writer’s conference.
- Determine to always present your best writing.
- Find your readers.
- Get out of your comfort zone and meet readers.
- Explore blogging to see if it’s for you.
- Explore podcasting to see if it’s for you.
- Explore text to voice software.
- Invest in techniques to learn effective speaking.
- Use a scheduling tool for social media posts.
- Use an app to check grammar on all writing projects.
- Mentor a serious writer who needs assistance.
- Edit everything you write before pushing Send.
- Follow social media experts online.
- Follow professional writers online and comment on their posts.
- Follow editors and publishing houses online.
- Develop a database for libraries.
- Develop a database for bookstores.
- Develop your brand.
- Schedule workshop and speaking events, not just book signings.
- Visit bookstores and introduce yourself to the manager or PR person.
- Request permission to take photos with store owners and librarians. Post and tag on social media.
- Create a spreadsheet for planning and tracking blog posts.
- Create a social media spreadsheet for all social media platforms.
- Recruit a street team for a successful book launch.
- Give back more to your street team than you expect from them.
- Remember your agent and editor(s) on special occasions.
- Remember your marketing and promotion team on special occasions.
- Reach out to other writers in your genre to cross-promote.
There you are! 41 tips to help you move forward in your writing career.
What additional tip can you offer?
