What Hashtags Should Authors Use on Social Media?
There are so many hashtags in circulation that I had to narrow down the list. Here are my favorites and their purposes:
#WritingCommunity
Also known and misspelled as #WritingCommmunity, #WritingCommuity, #WritingComnunity (and at least 5 other variations) is used by authors who consider writing their business or a serious hobby. Most users of the hashtag are or plan to be self-published writers. Experts also provide advice using this hashtag.
#WritersLife
#WritersLife is a hashtag about all things writers deal with. Often a place to find snarky comments, amusing anecdotes, and also inspiration, this is worth following.
#IndieAuthor and #IndiePublishing
These hashtags speak for themselves. Follow these you’re looking for advice or would like to share tips and good news with the self-publishing community.
#AmWriting
The classic hashtag used by writers and signals those victorious moments when you’re in fact writing. Spinoffs include #amediting, #amrevising, #amquerying, #shouldbewriting, #amprocrastinating, and more.
#PromoTip
A great hashtag to follow if you’re looking to learn about promoting your book, although it may also bring up non-book-related tips. #BookGiveaway is also a great one to check out and to use in your own promotions, as applicable.
#AskAgent and #AskEditor
Your go-to hashtags when looking for advice from industry pros who freely share their insights. There’s even one for authors: #AskAuthors.
#WritingTip or #WriteTip
This will lead you to all kinds of writing advice. Try not to get addicted to checking these. (I’m speaking from experience.) Variations include: #WritingTips, #WriteTips, and #WritingAdvice. Similar hashtags worth looking into are #PubTip for publishing tips and #QueryTip for querying tips.
Genre-specific
Some hashtags are genre-specific, including #YALit, #RomanceBooks, #PoetryLovers, #WomensFiction, #TrueStories, #UrbanFantasy, and more. Look for the one that covers your genre.
~ Nanda
Writers' Conferences you might be interested in:
- Wesleyan Writers Conference – June 12, Middletown, CT
- Judith Briles #Book #Publishing Unplugged 2019 – June 13, Denver, CO
- Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference – June 14, Homer, AK
- 2019 Get Published Conference – June 15, Bozeman, MT
- Juniper Summer Writing Institute – June 16, Amherst, MA
- Colgate Writers’ Conference – June 16, Hamilton, NY
- Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference – June 17, Bemidji, MN
- The 21st Write-by-the-Lake Writer’s Workshop & Retreat – June 17, Madison, WI
- Kundiman Asian American Workshop Retreat – June 19, New York, NY
- Write-to-Publish Conference – June 19, Wheaton, IL
- Historical Novel Society North American Conference – June 20, Oxon Hill, MD
- The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference – June 21, Van Nuys, CA
- AWA Group Leadership Training in Massachusetts – June 21, Auburndale, MA
- Chuckanut Writers Conference – June 21, Bellingham, WA
- Dallas Fort-Worth Writers’ Conference – June 22, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
- Publish and Promote Your Book Conference – June 22, Bronxville, NY
Upcoming Literary Events you could attend:
- On June 11 at 7:30 pm, at The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles, join local authors for a night of quintessential LA noir mystery.
- On June 13 at 7:30 pm, in Skylight Books in Los Angeles, Sarah Gailey will read from their debut novel Magic For Liars with Mallory O’Meara.
- On June 15 at 5 pm, at Beyond Baroque Books in Venice, celebrate LA’s Punk Poet Ed Smith and the launch of his new book Punk Rock Is Cool for the End of the World: Poems and Notebooks.
- On June 16 at 7:30 pm, at The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Bloomsday 2019 will feature a dramatic reading with veteran actors Síle Bermingham, James Gallo, James Lancaster, John Lee, Johnny O’Callaghan, and Sonya Macari.
- On June 18 at 7:30 pm, at The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles, Karen Stefano will launch her memoir What a Body Remembers.
- On June 25 at 6:30 pm, at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica,kick off the start of summer by joining Red Hen Press authors Hélène Cardona, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Dolores Hayden, and Tina Schumann for an evening of poetry readings.
