Thank you so much for attending the Maryland Writers Association Montgomery County meeting!
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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. π #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 β writers sharing random stuff
#ASMSG – Authors Social Media Support GroupΒ – “We support each otherβs event promotions, share experiences and triumphs, and learn from each otherβs various experiences and knowledge.”Β @ASMSG1
#CopyWriting β advice about copywriting
#EditGoal
#Editing
#IndieAuthors
#nanowrimo – national novel writing month
#WordCount
#wip – work in progress
#WriteGoodNews
#Writer
#Writers
#WritersBlock
#WriteChat β all sorts of advice and information
#WriteGoal
#WriterWednesday (or #WW or ##WW) β 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. (Donβt 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 β 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 Childrenβs 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 readersβ shopping carts.
#AmazonKindle
#AmazonLikes
#AmazonPrime
#AmReading
#AuthorRT
#BestRead
#bibliophile – If youβre 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. (Donβt just tweet handles, tell them why.)
#fRead0 (thatβs a zero at the end β not a lower case oh)
#Free
#Freebie
#FreeBook
#FreeDownload
#FictionFriday
#FictionFridays
#FridayFlash
#FridayReads or #FridayRead- tell people what youβre 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 (Writerβs community created by Kirsten Lamb)
#New
#Nook
#Novel
#Novelines
#Novelists
#Novels
#Paperbacks
#PDF1 –Β PAID FORWARD β 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 youβre 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