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Thank you so much for attending the Maryland Writers Association Montgomery County meeting!

I’m so thrilled to have connected with you.

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100 hashtags for writers | teachmama.com

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Here are 275+ MORE hashtags that you definitely want to follow,Β from Published to Death:

Indie Promotion

#IARTG –Β Indie Author Retweet Group: Simply follow to join, then add #IARTG in any tweet you want us to re-tweet. πŸ™‚ #RT #indie #author #retweet #group @retweet_groups

#IFNRTG – ReTweets for Fantasy Indie Authors via #IFNRTG @IFNRTG and Book Promos via #Books & More!Β Blog.BerniceFischer.com

#IAN or #IAN1 (Independent Author Networking)

#Indie

#IndieAuthor

#IndiePub (or #IndiePublishing)
#Indiepubchat

#BYNR – Book Your Next Read. “Avid-Reader and keen supporter of Indie-Authors. Here to spread the good word about great Books.Β Please include the hashtag #BYNR We #followbackΒ & #RT.”Β Twitter @BookYrNextRead. Facebook.

#TuesdayBookBlog – blog posts about books and writers.

Writing and Connecting With Other Authors

#140Poem

#1K1H or #1K1HR Β (write one thousand words in one hour)
#1LineWednesday –Β Share the best line from one of your books on Wednesdays

#amediting – posts from people who are editing

#amwriting – posts from people who are writing

#AmRevising – posts from people who are revising

#AuthorLife – writers sharing random stuff
#ASMSG – Authors Social Media Support GroupΒ – “We support each other’s event promotions, share experiences and triumphs, and learn from each other’s various experiences and knowledge.”Β @ASMSG1

#CopyWriting – advice about copywriting

#EditGoal

#Editing

#IndieAuthors

#nanowrimo – national novel writing month

#WordCount

#wip – work in progress

#WriteGoodNews

#Writer

#Writers

#WritersBlock

#WriteChat – all sorts of advice and information

#WriteGoal

#WriterWednesday (or #WW or ##WW) – a way to give a shout-out to writers / suggest authors to follow, or to share writing tips, and anything else to do with writers or writing

#Writing

#WriteMotivation

#WriteTip – writing advice

#WritersLife

#WritersRoad

#WritingBlitz

#WritingParty

#WritingPrompt

#WritingSprint

#WritingTipΒ – writing advice

#wordcount

#WroteToday

Marketing

Tip: search on “book reviewers” plus your genre to find accounts of book bloggers.

#author – good for self-promotion

#authors – also good for self-promotion
#ASMSG –Β Authors Social Media Group

#bookmarketing – posts related to marketing books

#bookworm – for reviews

#editing

#emerging authors

#fictionfriday

#fridayflash – flash fiction on Friday.Β Writers write/post flash fiction. Readers comment and RT.

#followfriday or #ff – used on Friday to suggest people to follow to your followers. (Don’t just tweet handles, tell them why they should follow.)

#novels

#novelists

#poem

#poet

#poets
#twitterfiction – where you can tweet your latest story 140 characters at a time

Publishing Industry

#AskAgent

#AskAuthor

#AskEditor

#BookMarketing

#EBooks or #ebook

#ePub

#ePublishing

#GetPublished

#HowTo

#IAN or #IAN1 (Independent Author Networking)

#Indie

#IndieAuthor

#IndiePub (or #IndiePublishing)
#MSWL – manuscript wish list. This is where agents post what they are looking for,

#PromoTip

#Publishing

#Pubtip

#PubWrite

#querytip

#SelfPub

#SelfPublishing

#tenqueries – agents share the reasons why they do or do not request manuscripts

#VSS (very short story)

#WebFic

#WebLit

#WriteTip
#WLCAuthor -The World Literary CafΓ© is a promotional website for authors. Similar to the Independent Author Network (#IAN), Indie authors who join these organizations help each other in their promotions.

Chats (chats can be scheduled or ongoing)

#blacklitchatΒ –Β Monthly chat featuring books by black authors. Day varies.

#bookmarketingchat –Β Join social media expert, Rachel Thompson, every Wednesday at 6PM PST (9PM EST) for book marketing tips.Β Follow @BkMarketingChat and/or @BadRedheadMedia

#LitChatΒ – LitChat is for book lovers, readers & writers. 1-hourΒ #litchatΒ occurs M & W, 4 pm/EST,Β established January 2009 by @CarolyBurnsBass.Β http://litchat.com/

#MGlitchat – Thursdays at 9pm EST.Β The chat is organized by eight middle grade writers (all avid readers). More info:Β http://mglitchat.blogspot.com.

#ScreenwritingSaturday. Saturdays (all day) Moderator: @UncompletedWork.

#kidlitchat: Craft & business of writing for young people, board books up through YA. Topic or topics announced at the beginning of the chat. Moderators: @gregpincus, @bonnieadamson

Tuesdays:Β PST: 6 pm MST: 7 pm CST: 8 pm EST: 9 pm.

#writermomsΒ – WomenΒ who write (and have children) can find other like-minded women through this ongoing chat.

#FoundMyAgentΒ – Chat with agents sponsored by Writer’s Digest.

#fantasychat –Β Weekly chats for writers of fantasy. Tuesday 8 – 9PM ET.Β @marilynmuniz @fantasy_chat

#IBCchat –Β Indie Author Book Chat. TuesdayΒ 4:30 – 5:30 PM CT.Β @WritingNoDrama @IndieBookIBC @RachelintheOC @kaitnolan

#kidlitart –Β Weekly chat for illustrators, pb authors & author/illustrators. Topics announced in advance via @kidlitart. ThursdayΒ 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET.Β @BonnieAdamson @lyonmartin

#StoryDam –Β Friendly writing community. We chat about all things to do with writing & self publishing Hosted by @MDragonwillow @riverand @mentalmosaic @BookSquirt @plynne_author.Β @Storydam Thursday,Β 8:00 – 9:00 PM ET.Β storydam.com

#indiechat – every Tuesday at 9PM EST

#MemoirChat (every other Wednesday at 8 pm ET)

#PBLitChat (picture books only)

#PoetTues

#journchat

#kidlitchat

#litchat

#scifichat

#scribechat

#storycraft – SundayΒ 10:00 – 11:00 AM CT.Β @darcyconroy @story_cra

#writechat

#PoetTues

#ScriptChat
#TVWriterChat – Sunday,Β 8:30 – 9:30 PM CT

#UFChat –Β Discussion for urban fantasy writers and readers. More info on #UFChat blog.Β @inkgypsyΒ Β @snowppl.Β Β Saturday,Β 6:00 – 7:00 PM CT

#wclw –Β The WordCount Last Wednesday writer chat covers freelancing, blogging and writing basics. As the name implies, it takes place the last Wednesday of every month. @michellerafter Wednesday,Β 10:00 – 11:00 AM PT michellerafter.com

#WritersMovement –Β An online community where writers and aspiring authors meet for chat, exchange of knowledge and ideas, and promotion.Β @authortiffanie @maddwriterΒ Saturday,Β 5:00 – 6:00 PM CT

#WriterWednesday (or #WW or ##WW)

#yalitchat young adult literature chat

#BBchatΒ  – BookBaby chat

#ZineChat

Connect By Book Genre

#Biopic

#Book

#Comedy

#Cookbooks

#Cooking

#Crime

#DarkFantasy

#Dystopian

#Erotica

#KidLitChat

#FanFic

#Fiction

#FlashFic

#Food

#Historical

#History

#HistFic

#HistNovel

#Horror

#KidLit

#Literature

#LitFic

#MGLit (Middle Grade Lit)

#MemoirChat

#Mystery

#NonFiction

#Novel

#Paperbacks

#Paranormal

#poetry

#Recipes

#RomanceWriter

#Romance

#Romantic

#RomanticSuspense

#RWA (Romance Writers of America)

#SCBWI (Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators)

#Science #Fiction

#ScienceFiction

#SciFi

#SciFiChat

#Short

#ShortStories

#Short #Stories

#ShortReads

#ShortStory

#SteamPunk

#Suspense

#TrueStories

#UrbanFantasy

#WomensFiction

#YA

Promotion and Connecting With Readers

#99c – use this if you are selling your book for 99 cents

#99cents – use this if you are selling your book for 99 cents

#Amazon
#AmazonCart –Β each time your readers include #AmazonCart in a tweet, Amazon will know to add the items with the corresponding Amazon link to your readers’ shopping carts.

#AmazonKindle

#AmazonLikes

#AmazonPrime

#AmReading

#AuthorRT

#BestRead
#bibliophile – If you’re looking for a reader for your books, add this hashtag
#BookBoost

#BookBuzz

#BookBuzzr

#BookGiveaway
#bookmarket

#BookMarketing
#BookPlugs Β –Β 1000s of Authors Offering Tiny Writing Blurbs. It’s like wine sampling but with books. Authors add #bookplugs to your promos. Prefer the author’s own work.

#BookReview

#Books

#BookWorm

#Borrow

#eBook

#eReaders

#followfriday or #ff – used on a Friday to suggest people to follow to your followers. (Don’t just tweet handles, tell them why.)

#fRead0 (that’s a zero at the end – not a lower case oh)

#Free

#Freebie

#FreeBook

#FreeDownload

#FictionFriday

#FictionFridays

#FridayFlash

#FridayReads or #FridayRead- tell people what you’re reading

#FollowFriday

#FreebieFriday

#FreeReads
#Goodread

#GoodReads
#GooglePlay

#GreatRead

#IndieThursday

#IndieTuesday

#iPad
#iTunes

#KDP

#KDPSelect

#Kindle

#KindleBargain

#KindleBooks

#KindleeBooks

#KindleFire

#KindleTouch

#KindleTweet

#Kobo

#LendingLibrary

#LitChat

#MustRead

#MyWANA (Writer’s community created by Kirsten Lamb)

#New

#Nook

#Novel

#Novelines

#Novelists

#Novels

#Paperbacks
#PDF1 –Β PAID FORWARD – A RTing tag for Books/Authors/Writers/Publishers/Agents This tag was created by Van Heerling and his Pay It Forward Team.

#Poetry

#PoetryMonth

#Pubit

#Read

#Reader If you’re looking for a reader for your books, add this hashtag

#Readers

#Reading

#Reviews

#SampleSunday

#ShortReads

#Smashwords

#Sony

#Special

#StoryFriday

#StoryTelling

#TeaserTuesday or #TeaserTues
#GreatReads
#WhatToRead

#WriteQuote

#WeekendReader

#whattoread