2017 SCBWI Northern Ohio
SOCIAL MEDIA MASTER CLASS NOTES
by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
(Last updated September 14, 2017)
These resource notes are for attendees of my Social Media Master Class. Please do not share or reproduce these notes - thanks kindly! - Debbie
SOME OF THE RESOURCES I MENTIONED IN MY TALK:
What agents, editors and art directors look for online (from 2014; I'll be posting the newer results soon at my Inkygirl Survey page).
MY TWITTER RESOURCES:
Twitter Guide For Authors and Illustrators
List of agents who represent kidlit/YA
List of art directors and creative directors
List of children's kidlit/YA editors and editorial assistants
2017 GUIDELINES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA COVER IMAGES
Always Up-To-Date Guide To Social Media Image Sizes
The 2017 Social Media Image Sizes Cheat Sheet
The Ultimate Guide To Sizing Your Twitter Header
RESOURCES ABOUT SPECIFIC PLATFORMS
FACEBOOK:
Facebook For Authors: Getting Started Guide - by Jane Friedman
Using Facebook - posts by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
TWITTER:
Using Twitter Lists - Twitter Help Center
Using Twitter - posts by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
Tools for scheduling tweets: Hootsuite, Sproutsocial, SocialOomph, FutureTweets
#Pitmad info - Pitch Wars info - Brenda Drake
The Ultimate Writers' Guide To Twitter Pitch Contests - by Carly Watters
Using Twitter search - from Twitter Help Center
Google results for "what is a Twitter pitch party?" (includes links to guides and events)
Google results for "how to participate in a Twitter chat"
INSTAGRAM:
Top 7 Ways Authors Are Using Instagram - by Adrienne Erin
YA Highwayers On Instagram - by YA Highway
10 Authors and Publishers To Follow On Instagram - BookRiot
How Authors Can Build Their Audience On Instagram - Duolit
How I share my Instagram photos:
PINTEREST:
34 Strategic Ways You Can Use Pinterest to Market Your Book and Your Author Brand - by Kimberley Grabas
5 Ideas For Using Pinterest As An Author - by Amanda Luedeke
LINKEDIN:
Using LinkedIn - posts by Linda Parkinson-Hardman.
RESOURCES ABOUT PROMOTION
9 Ways To Use Social Media To Launch A Book - by Michael Stelzner
7 Strategies and 110 Tools To Help Indie Authors Find Readers and Reviewers - Digital Pubbing
Kidlitosophere Central: Society Of Bloggers in Children's and YA Literature
Librarian's Quest - example of book blogger
TeenLibrarianToolbox's tweet about Mental Health in YA Lit and life of teens
SOCIAL MEDIA STATS
Top 15 most popular social networking sites - January 2016 - eBizMBA.com
Leading social media websites in U.S. in October 2015 - Statista
RESOURCES ABOUT NETWORKING
6 Ways To Network More Effectively - by Drew Hendricks, Forbes
USEFUL TIME MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
Pomodoro Time app for iPhone, iPad and Mac
MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
Google Search Operators guide: find pages that link to a certain page etc.
Slack - team communication (I use it as a virtual writers' office)
PEOPLE I MENTION
Michelle Houts - The Mixed Up Files (Twitter)