In today's day and age, writing and publishing is only the tip of the iceberg. As an author, you have to do your own marketing, too. Social media, and Instagram, is one of the tools at your disposal. Is it one you're interested in using? Would it be a good match for you as an author? This interactive workshop will give you some context to answer that question, and share good practices on what to do if you do decide to set up an author Instagram account. Shahnaz will share lessons learned and insights from her experience as well as example accounts and posts to make your time together as hands on and as practical as possible. Without pretending to have all the answers, her goal is to make it a little easier - and more fun - for you to market yourself as an author, and find your virtual community, by using Instagram.
Where: Online via Zoom.
Time: 19:30-21:00 CET
S. M. Radjy is a Bolivian-Iranian-Swiss mutt whose love of stories comes from her mother putting her to sleep with Greek and Roman myths, and her brother introducing her to fantasy – and Dungeons & Dragons. She is based in Lisbon, Portugal, with her husband and two daughters. However, her heart will always be on her old, off-grid farm in rural Portugal that will one day be a gorgeous ecotourism project, Casa Beatrix. When not writing, you can most likely find Shahnaz huffing up and down Lisbon's hills (often pushing or holding back a stroller), lost in a book, in the saddle, or mushroom hunting (except when paid work calls, of course). You can connect with her on Instagram @smradjyauthor or Twitter/X @sradjy.
