How Social Media Affects Our Writing - WritersLife.org

How Social Media Affects Our Writing - WritersLife.org   Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello again is Peter here again from a writer's life and coming up today how does social media affect our writing the way we access our information has changed hugely over the past decade or so writers have been told time and time again that readers have increasingly short attention spans we also know that competition for the reader's attention is more intense than ever before the rise of social media has dramatically affected the way that readers access information and absorb it a considerable number of people who used to sit back with a newspaper or book now get their information and entertainment via a screen but how does this affect the way that writers write should we adapt our writings so they can be consumed by this hugely yet distracted audience in a different way the answer is both yes and no there are always going to be readers who want to indulge in the pleasure of reading how it used to be those who are looking for a riveting tale to get lost in as they sip cocktails on a Sun Lounger on holiday all those who are travelling to faraway lands and want a fantastic inspiring story they can read as they embark on epic journeys across the globe however there is a vast market ready and waiting to lap about writing online if it's presented to them in the right way we scroll throughout Facebook feeds and click on things that pop up that look interesting too so writing attention drumming headlines is vital we read tweets where you are restricted in how much you can reveal so to be effective you must be able to say what you want to say in a limited number of words we looked at Instagram where you can create stories through a collection of images that must work as one to create a lasting impression on the observer writers don't have to change the way they write but if they want to make an impact on social media they have to adapt and conform to its limitations and its opportunities to a 21st century writer must be flexible and willing to learn how to manage social media and use it to their advantage teaching ourselves how to write short impactful sentences can ensure our readers remain focused learning how to turn the heads of readers whose attention was elsewhere and get them to lean in and to want to learn or can increase our fans and followers by significant numbers discovering new trends and creating our own and pitching new ideas bringing something fresh exciting and relatable to these platforms will give us a voice that stands out engaging with social media as a writer may mean adapting one's writing to communicate better via these avenues these days avoiding social media only makes our job harder and while our ideal readers might be those sipping cocktails under an umbrella with all the time in the world on the hands if we don't try to engage with the others we are dismissing a significant potential readership who could be our next and biggest fans and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit and that's it for   now be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now