Writers Tricks of the Trade Volume 6 Issue 2 | Page 13

PRESS “CONTROL” THEN CLICK “BUY” TO PURCHASE ANY BOOK HOW DO YOU FILL IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA GAPS? FRED RAYWORTH A mantra I’ve heard over and over again since I’ve entered the crazy world of social media is that not only do you need to participate in the most popular sites, but you need to keep a steady output. When you disappear for a while, people tend to forget about you. To me, that presents several problems. Fred Rayworth BUILDING UP A STOCK OF ARTICLES/TWEETS/WHATEVERS For some people, this could be a nightmare. For me, I already do that, especially with my weekly Let’s Talk Nevada autobiographical articles and sometimes even with these weekly (I hate to use the term blog) articles. However, Tweets? I’m sure I could, but haven’t thought of enough witty tweets to stock up on yet. A man of many talents VISIT FRED’S OWN BLOG http://fredrayworth.com I recently started doing What’s Up With Meleena micro stories that I post at odd times on my Meleena’s Adventures page since the publication of my novel Treasure Of The Umbrunna. However, I usually write them on-the-spot. That’s the same for many of these articles on writing. I should build up a stock of them, but I like to write off the cuff and when the muse strikes. That often happens late in the week. Some of you might find this a huge issue, especially if you have a