Instagram stories vs Instagram feed

Many authors adore Instagram, but for every author who loves it, you’ll find one who stares daggers at the app icon on their phone. From what I’ve seen, a lot of the frustration seems to come from authors not quite sure how to use it or where to post. Knowing what to...

All about hashtags

Hashtags are one of those things we see everywhere and aren’t often explained. It’s sort of assumed everyone knows how they work and when to use them. That can make for some uncomfortable moments if you’re not totally clear on them but feel weird...

Privacy and Social Media

Social media is scary. Not just because it seems to change more frequently than teenage boys change their underwear or because social media continually threatens to be one of our biggest time sucks each day. It’s scary because it’s so personal. We put a lot of...

10 social media myths

The official subtitle of this post is: Facebook is for old people and other bologna. There’s a lot of misinformation out there. Authors are a busy bunch and it can be difficult to sort through the B.S. out there. I’m happy to help. I have...

5 social media dos and don’ts

There’s a lot of social media advice for authors merely a Google search away. If you’ve ever jumped into that mucky stream, you’ll likely have quickly learned that much of the advice is conflicting or overwhelming. Let me try to clear a few things up...