So, this time last week, it was all about Writer Encouragement and why you should keep writing. Today's lesson will expand off of that. The lesson of the day is Writer Encouragement: How To Get Your First Reader.
For the many different genres and writing styles, there are various ways to obtain your first reader or loyal fan. For poetry, obtaining your first loyal fan is a combination between content and performance. Most poetry is of course written and published in various books or magazines, BUT, if a poem does not read like spoken word, then, you are not going to obtain a readership. Also, to be a great poet, it is almost a necessity that you be able to perform your work in front of any audience. You have to perform your poems with conviction and confidence in order for the audience to be intrigued by you. Once you have the audience's attention, you have customers to buy your chapbook.
For Fiction/Narrative Non-Fiction, the storyline and characters are key. Because these works are strictly in written form, they must be readable. The storyline must be believable and relatable in order to engage readers. Also, a good synopsis or summary of the book is key because most readers read the back cover or inside flap before actually purchasing a book. Therefore, you need to make sure that these items intrigue a potential reader so that they will buy your book.
For Bloggers, obtaining a loyal reader is painful at times, but, it pays off when it happens. To obtain loyal fans or followers, I suggest writing great content and commenting on other blogs. Also, join social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. Writing great content will give your blog a personality, something that people can look for or expect to find when they come to your blog. Commenting on other blogs will build up your profile as a Blogger and make people want to visit your blog because you always write such great comments. Lastly, joining social networking sites will give you a place to promote your blog.
Go ahead and test out some of my suggestions and let me know how it works out for you.
Remember when the page comes to life...so do you.
For the many different genres and writing styles, there are various ways to obtain your first reader or loyal fan. For poetry, obtaining your first loyal fan is a combination between content and performance. Most poetry is of course written and published in various books or magazines, BUT, if a poem does not read like spoken word, then, you are not going to obtain a readership. Also, to be a great poet, it is almost a necessity that you be able to perform your work in front of any audience. You have to perform your poems with conviction and confidence in order for the audience to be intrigued by you. Once you have the audience's attention, you have customers to buy your chapbook.
For Fiction/Narrative Non-Fiction, the storyline and characters are key. Because these works are strictly in written form, they must be readable. The storyline must be believable and relatable in order to engage readers. Also, a good synopsis or summary of the book is key because most readers read the back cover or inside flap before actually purchasing a book. Therefore, you need to make sure that these items intrigue a potential reader so that they will buy your book.
For Bloggers, obtaining a loyal reader is painful at times, but, it pays off when it happens. To obtain loyal fans or followers, I suggest writing great content and commenting on other blogs. Also, join social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. Writing great content will give your blog a personality, something that people can look for or expect to find when they come to your blog. Commenting on other blogs will build up your profile as a Blogger and make people want to visit your blog because you always write such great comments. Lastly, joining social networking sites will give you a place to promote your blog.
Go ahead and test out some of my suggestions and let me know how it works out for you.
Remember when the page comes to life...so do you.
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