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Twitter for Writers: The Author's Guide to Tweeting Success (Writer's Craft) Kindle Edition

by Rayne Hall (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Use Twitter to improve your writing, network with other authors, meet fans, build a platform, gain exposure, find reviewers and sell books.

Rayne Hall has one of the best platforms any writer has on Twitter – with over 50,000 genuine, engaged followers who enjoy her tweets and buy her books. Here she shares practical advice, fun ideas, step-by-step strategies for success – and even the embarrassing mistakes she made.

This book is a great help to any writer who wants to use Twitter as a professional tool without wasting precious writing time. Suitable for newbies as well as Twitter veterans, it shows you how to spot fake followers, guides you past the dreaded 2,000-follower hurdle, helps you throw a Twitter party and reveals the most powerful ways to promote a book.

*** Please note: Twitter has changed some technical details since the publication of this book. The principles remain the same. ***

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About the Author

Rayne Hall has published more than fifty books in several languages under several pen names with several publishers in several genres, mostly fantasy, horror and non-fiction. She is the author of the bestselling Writer's Craft series and editor of the Ten Tales anthologies. Having lived in Germany, China, Mongolia and Nepal, she has now settled in a small dilapidated town of former Victorian grandeur on the south coast of England where she enjoys reading, gardening and long walks along the seashore. She shares her home with a black cat adopted from the cat sanctuary. His name is Sulu and he's the perfect cat for a writer - except when he claims ownership of her keyboard.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KUCPG6G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rayne Hall (June 6, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 6, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
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Rayne Hall MA is the author of over 100 books, mostly Dark Fantasy and Gothic Horror, e.g. The Bride’s Curse: Bulgarian Gothic Ghost and Horror Stories. She is also the acclaimed editor of Gothic, Fantasy and Horror anthologies (e.g. Among the Headstones: Creepy Tales from the Graveyard) and author of the bestselling Writer’s Craft series for advanced-level writers, including and the bestselling Writer’s Craft series e.g. Writing Gothic Fiction Writing Scary Scenes, Writing Vivid Settings, Writing Vivid Dialogue, Writing Vivid Characters, Writing Deep Point of View.

Born and raised in Germany, Rayne Hall has lived in China, Mongolia, Nepal and Britain. Now she resides in a village in Bulgaria, where men perform the annual demon dance, ghosts and sirens beckon, and abandoned decaying houses hold memories of a glorious past.

Her lucky black rescue cat Sulu often accompanies her when she explores spooky derelict buildings. He delights in walking across shattered roof tiles, scratching charred timbers and sniffing at long-abandoned hearths. He even senses the presence of ghosts… but that’s another story.

Rayne has worked as an investigative journalist, development aid worker, museum guide, apple picker, tarot reader, adult education teacher, belly dancer, magazine editor, publishing manager and more, and now writes full time.

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Customers find the book provides useful information and tips for Twitter users of all levels. They find it informative and easy to read, with a clear and concise writing style. The book offers advice on building a real following of real people who respond. Readers enjoy reading the book and find it entertaining and engaging. The author is honest about her mistakes and appropriate behavior. The book presents a high-integrity, warm-hearted way to build a quality platform. There are no tricks or gimmicks.

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86 customers mention "Information quality"86 positive0 negative

Customers find the book helpful for new Twitter users. They say it provides useful information and tips, with simple strategies for all levels of Twitterers. Readers mention that the book is easy to read and provides quality information about how Twitter works.

"...Within each of these chapters, Hall gives information for beginners, a 'what not to do' section, advanced strategies, and a section on mistakes she..." Read more

"...It's an easy read, packed full of solid advice from someone who has built a platform of over 50,000 Twitter followers in only a little over two..." Read more

"...of us who's audience lies elsewhere, Twitter is a wonderful piece for any marketing strategy, but we also need to know how to integrate it into the..." Read more

"...talks about practices that waste and save time, methods of promoting your books without begging, apps and services to avoid, and how to stay safe on..." Read more

31 customers mention "Value for money"31 positive0 negative

Customers find the book offers good value for money. They say it's a worthwhile read for writers who are new to Twitter. The content is excellent and the results are worth the effort.

"...And for me, this book was worth the price just for the useful hashtags she shares...." Read more

"...Overall, well worth buying for writers new to Twitter and trying to decide how to use it (or even if they should), and useful hints for those of us..." Read more

"...Who knew? She also talks about practices that waste and save time, methods of promoting your books without begging, apps and services to avoid, and..." Read more

"...writing friend than reading a how-to book which makes it a very pleasant read...." Read more

29 customers mention "Writing style"29 positive0 negative

Customers find the writing style clear and easy to read. They describe it as a fun, chatty manner with a friendly voice. The book is written in short chapters that discuss the basic application of each aspect. It demystifies the experience while providing access to all the author's hard work.

"...Hall's writing is clear, accessible, easy to follow. I love that she's willing to admit the mistakes she made so you don't make the same ones...." Read more

"...It's an easy read, packed full of solid advice from someone who has built a platform of over 50,000 Twitter followers in only a little over two..." Read more

"...34;twitter FOR WRITERS" is easy to read and laden with information. It is one of the most valuable how-to books for writers offered this year...." Read more

"...Rayne's writing style is very conversational while still being informative, so you feel more like you're talking to a fellow writing friend than..." Read more

15 customers mention "Twitter follower count"15 positive0 negative

Customers find the book helpful for building a real Twitter following. They say it provides excellent advice on getting proper hits to your account without spam. The examples of imaginary tweets are appreciated. The book delves into the mysteries of Twitter and helps readers pass the 2,000-follower mark.

"...it means you share genuine interests and will find one another's tweets potentially interesting...." Read more

"...She also gives some handy hints for creating tweets that you can use over and over (why didn't I think of that?)...." Read more

"...She shows you how to spot fake followers, guides you past the dreaded 2,000-follower hurdle, helps you throw a Twitter party and reveals the most..." Read more

"...the information she's sharing is excellent advice for building up a real Twitter following, of real people who really respond, and who will be..." Read more

12 customers mention "Enjoyment"12 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book. They find it entertaining and engaging, making learning about Twitter fun. It's a great read for new Twitter users.

"...changed my confused and skeptical relationship with twitter to an enjoyable and productive one in a few hours...." Read more

"...However, don't let that keep you away from this great read because most of the text also applies to bloggers and creative freelancers in other fields..." Read more

"...Shes entertaining and informative...." Read more

"...I am not a writer but I enjoyed reading this book for what I have learned. I learned about hashtags, how they are important, how to use them...." Read more

6 customers mention "Author honesty"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the author's honesty. They find the book insightful and easy to read, with honest descriptions of appropriate and inappropriate Twitter behavior.

"...I appreciate the fact that the author acknowledges her mistakes and cares enough to share them...." Read more

"...I especially appreciated her descriptions of appropriate and inappropriate behavior on Twitter...." Read more

"...experience fun, but my favorite part was where the author described her own mistakes because I knew what to avoid...." Read more

"If you're a writer looking for an honest, practical, non-technical guide to using Twitter, look no further...." Read more

4 customers mention "Integrity"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's integrity. It presents a warm-hearted way to build a quality platform and stay safe.

"...like lists, managing your account, apps, multiple accounts, and staying safe...." Read more

"...on honing the power of Twitter for creative writing and building a quality platform that can apply to people from various writing backgrounds...." Read more

"...This book presents a high-integrity, warm-hearted way to build a quality platform on Twitter, get people interested in reading your tweets and..." Read more

"...to use Twitter, not only to your best advantage but--best of all--with integrity. (Oh...and fun.) This is my first Rayne Hall book. Won't be my last." Read more

4 customers mention "Trickery"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's tips and tricks without gimmicks. They like that the author shares not only tricks but also mistakes she made. The quirky, matter-of-fact way Hall delivers the tips is appreciated.

"...I found this book to be extremely useful and an easy read. I love the quirky, matter-a-fact way Hall delivers the information...." Read more

"...Good tips and I liked that Rayne shared not only tricks but what she had done wrong so you can avoid those pitfalls...." Read more

"Lots of good tips and tricks in this, stuff most might not consider on their own...." Read more

"...No tricks. No gimmicks. Just damn good advice on creating a following of people who actually care what you have to say...." Read more

Learning The Best Twitter Skills and How to Use Them!
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Learning The Best Twitter Skills and How to Use Them!
Being a writer, you need to interact with fans on social media. Twitter is one of the top social media platforms. I've been tweeting for several years, but I didn't know all the crafty techniques that would improve my Tweets, until I read this ebook. I definitely give this ebook a five-star rating for all the great tips and ideas! There are many AWESOME tips that I was unaware of, that I'll definitely use!For this review, I had the opportunity to review the "Twitter for Writers: The Author's Guide to Tweeting Success (Writer's Craft)" by Rayne Hall! This book is full of information! The book talks about how you can improve your Twitter experience and how to write the perfect tweets. I love the ideas that Rayne gives you, like putting a cartoon illustration with your tweets to make them more interesting and enjoyable to your followers. Your pictures or cartoon illustrations for Twitter needs to be the correct size in order for it show up correctly.Rayne has so many useful tips in this book like, setting up your Twitter profile, using Twitter to improve your writing, network with other authors, meet fans, gain exposure, find reviewers and sell your books. She's funny and witty, so you'll find her tweets amusing! @RayneHall definitely knows how to entertain her 60.8K followers! Her followers are genuine and love to engage with her tweets, along with buying her books.Let Rayne Hall share her practical advice, fun ideas, step-by-step strategies for success and even the embarrassing mistakes she's made. Writers will find this book very useful and how to use Twitter as a professional tool. It suitable for newbies, as well as Twitter veterans. She shows you how to spot fake followers, guides you past the dreaded 2,000-follower hurdle, helps you throw a Twitter party and reveals the most powerful ways to promote a book.I was given this product in exchange for my honest opinion.
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  • Mishka
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for using twitter effectively!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2015
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    This book has changed my confused and skeptical relationship with twitter to an enjoyable and productive one in a few hours.

    36 short chapters take you through creating your account to more advanced topics like lists, managing your account, apps, multiple accounts, and staying safe. Within each of these chapters, Hall gives information for beginners, a 'what not to do' section, advanced strategies, and a section on mistakes she's made and how you can learn from them. If you're a beginner, you can stick to the easy strategies, and come back to the rest when you're ready.

    You may be thinking "Really? Come on, how complicated can Twitter be?". I hear you, because that's what I thought, too: but I didn't know how much I didn't know. For example, it never occurred to me that people scan feeds looking for certain avatars, so if you're the sort of person (like me) who likes to change your avatar picture often, you're just confusing your followers. Change your cover picture as often as you like, but keep that avatar picture consistent.

    I also never liked Twitter because my feed was a huge mess--I could never figure out how people managed to sort through all those tweets! That's because nobody who knows better actually uses their feed as-is; they always use some method of filtering to get at what they want. Either via lists, hashtags, apps, or other methods, they pull out what they need at any given moment and ignore the rest. Huge epiphany--and now I'm able to interact with the people I want to interact with at a given time.

    Admittedly, I was completely twitter challenged--I didn't even know you could create lists, or turn off people's retweets. I didn't realize there were whole events that used hashtags, and that you could use filters to make them easy to participate in. I didn't know you could attach pictures. And I certainly had no clue how to get followers that would actually be interested in what I had to say, and that I could build professional relationships with.

    Twitter for Writers walked me through all of this, and tons more. Hall's writing is clear, accessible, easy to follow. I love that she's willing to admit the mistakes she made so you don't make the same ones. And for me, this book was worth the price just for the useful hashtags she shares.

    Most of all, I appreciated Hall's emphasis on building genuine relationships. This doesn't mean having long, in-depth conversations with every one of your followers everyday--but it means you share genuine interests and will find one another's tweets potentially interesting. Reaching out to other authors, to readers, to other professionals in the industry not just to say 'look at me!', but to engage, share information, learn from one another. This is the approach that will build you a successful and useful network, and she stresses that throughout.

    If you're a writer and you're baffled by Twitter or are looking to use it more efficiently, this book is for you. It has something to offer all but the most savvy users, and probably even a tip or two for them! In a time when social media is growing in importance everyday, Twitter for Writers is a wonderful addition to your writer's tool-kit.
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  • Iola
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what the title says
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2014
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    Most of the writers I know (and most of the people I know) are Facebook users, as am I. We are members of various writing and editing groups, and we use the messaging function a lot. It's also a way of keeping up with far-lung friends and family. However, I do have a Twitter account (and a healthy and growing number of followers). Most of what I know has been learned through trial and error, and I wasn't even sure if I was doing the right things.

    Twitter for Writers starts at the very beginning, with how to set up an account, how to load pictures (the line about doing it at midnight when the moon is full got me laughing--the last thing I expected), how to find like-minded followers, and the basics of hashtags (despite what some of my Facebook friends seem to believe, they are about topics, not #randomstringsofletters. She also gives suggestions of good hashtags for writers to use (or search on), and examples of when to use certain hashtags (e.g. #amwriting, which I find I'm guilty of misusing).

    So Twitter for Writers was helpful, both in that it confirmed I have been doing the right things, like keeping my number of people followed at roughly the same number as my followers, and avoiding apps that send automatic messages. Like Hall, I'm bemused by why I should have to prove to a computer that I'm a real person (auto validation services), and I don't like RoundTeam (what do they do, anyway?). It's nice to find I'm not the only Grinch on the interwebz.

    She also gives some handy hints for creating tweets that you can use over and over (why didn't I think of that?). Overall, well worth buying for writers new to Twitter and trying to decide how to use it (or even if they should), and useful hints for those of us who have been Twitterers a little longer. It's an easy read, packed full of solid advice from someone who has built a platform of over 50,000 Twitter followers in only a little over two years.

    Above all, writers have to remember the golden rule of social media: your goal is to connect with readers, not other writers. Twitter can help, but you have to search for readers and not just follow other writers (which is what I, and all my friends, seem to do on Facebook!).

    The one proviso with Twitter for Writers is that it does what is says in the title: gives effective guidance for writers to use Twitter. If you're not a writer (or not interested in topics such as writing, editing, publishing and book marketing, then you'll probably get more out of another guide.
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  • Jennifer Ammoscato
    5.0 out of 5 stars Learning and optimizing Twitter doesn't get any easier than this
    Reviewed in Canada on July 26, 2014
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    If you're an author (or would-be author) who wants to jump on the Twitter bandwagon but are unsure of how to start—READ THIS. Rayne lays it all out, from the first step of setting up your account to growing your following, beating the dreaded Twitter 2000 barrier, and even launching a TwitterParty to celebrate your new releases.

    She not only takes the reader through the steps to becoming confident in using this crucial social media tool, but also provides "advanced strategies" to solidify your Twitter presence even further. As a further bonus, she allows us to learn from her mistakes, by detailing them at the end of each chapter.

    I plan to keep this valuable resource right next to me as I navigate the social media seas. I'd advise any author to do the same.
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  • Daydreamer
    5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend it.
    Reviewed in Germany on November 10, 2015
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    It's a pretty detailed book about how to use Twitter as a writer. I seriously recommend it to everybody, who has a book to promote, because you shouldn't do it on Twitter. At least not in the way you see it all the time.
    Sometimes the author's descriptions are detailed, sometimes a little too detailed, if you're not that new to Twitter. But of course it's great she thinks of those who don't have a clue how Twitter works, which is very thoughtful. And sometimes the details really help, because she mentions points you might not have thought of. The description of her own mistakes in her first years on Twitter make her advice genuine. I really liked it.
    Rayne Hall has a series of good books about the writer's craft. I recommend them all, because she has some great advice. They are easy-reads and very encouraging.
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  • Simplemente diosas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful
    Reviewed in Spain on March 3, 2015
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    Though some of the advice seemed common sense to me, there's plenty of useful and valuable info. I'm glad I bought it.
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  • Terry Tyler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Go forth, and spam no more! (So good I think Sulu the cat co-wrote it)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2014
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    If you've just started using Twitter to promote your book and don't know exactly what to do, BUY THIS BOOK NOW!

    Right. I am not a Twitter noob. I have been using the site since 2011, have 41,000 followers, often get mentioned in those 'top influencers in my community' things, have found most of my regular readers through and thought I knew virtually everything about Twitter, even though I don't do all of it. However!!! I've just learned a whole bunch of new stuff. Okay, I shall never have a Twitter party, and can't be bothered with the construction of lists, but at least I know where to look if I ever change my mind. More than that, though, there are all sorts of little odd bits of information I didn't know, or just pieces of very sound advice. I've read this book over a period of 24 hours, and it's influenced my Twitter behaviour several times during that day.

    I've written articles on Twitter and the indie published writer myself. I won't bother sending them to people from now on - I'll just tell people to get this book. It's written so accessibly, too. I don't agree with absolutely everything in it, but that's okay, because we all have slightly different ways of managing our Twitterly selves. The best thing about it? Rayne has told you EXACTLY why you should not use those 'contributed tweets are provided by @SomeDaftApp' things, why you shouldn't do auto tweets/DMs, how to identify spam and (ro)bot accounts, and how to keep yourself safe and unhacked. If you know someone who reckons they can create a buzz for their book simply by signing up for some app that does all the work for them, buy them this.

    I know the danger with such an instruction manual is that it will date - for instance, this was written before the new profiles came into use - but it doesn't matter with this book, as the basics are still there. It will help you to make the most of your Twitter time, and not waste it on spam profiles. Forget all those books that promise to share with you the secrets of becoming an Amazon bestseller - If you're a writer, and you want to get yourself known, this is the book you should buy first. Now!

    ps, it's worth getting just for the picture of Sulu the cat in the bird bath...
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  • Kathryn
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on Twitter for fiction writers
    Reviewed in Australia on February 3, 2016
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    I found about about Rayne's book from one of the writer's blogs I regularly read and, as soon as I clicked on the Amazon description, I knew this was the book I had been waiting for. I'm not a technophobe - I designed my own website, formatted my own ebook and can do passably good design for book covers and yet I have been avoiding social media like the plague!
    Thanks to Rayne's book, I no longer feel that Twitter is 'unapproachable'. Twitter for Writers is written in an easy, friendly and funny voice and is incredibly thorough. I actually feel confident that I can start tweeting and not make too many newbie mistakes thanks to Rayne's hilarious section at the end of each chapter, What Not To Do.
    Many thanks Rayne for demystifying the Twitter enigma!
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