Since moving to Mallorca I've been a bit in the shadows. Not literally
but literary-ly.
In London, I attended literary festivals and writing events. I
was a regular speaker and ran my own blogging and social media
workshops for writers and other creatives.
I gave it all up when I moved, choosing to dedicate my time to fiction and journalism. But recently I've started to wonder about
doing workshops again, here.
On Tuesday I went to the 5th anniversary of a local book shop, Universal Bookshop.
I was invited by the very welcoming and enthusiastic owner, Kay Halley, who
called the event An Audience with Authors.
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| Anna Nicholas launching A Chorus of Cockerels last year at Universal Bookshop |
The idea of running social media workshops reared its head again, as I
talked to other writers. One author was impressed that I had a traditional
publisher.
"Ah, you're lucky," she said. "They do all the marketing
for you."
This is definitely a common misconception. Perhaps once
upon a time, authors were expected to just write the books and leave the marketing
to the publishers. But gone is that time, if it did really exist.
Whether traditionally published or self-published, writers must promote their books if they want to sell more
than a couple of copies to family members.
"Tell me about blogging," she said, when I told her that in
fact, that wasn't the case.
Where to start? If only I had a couple of hours and my slides with
me. I really should do a workshop, I thought.
"Do a workshop!" another writer urged, as I tried to impart
everything I'd ever learned and she scribbled furiously into her notebok.
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| Giving advice to lovely Laura Provost, who has written a children's book! |
SO:
If you are interested in workshops on social media and marketing for creatives, based in Mallorca, don't hesitate to get in touch at emily@emilybenet.com
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