TwitterChat: Finding your most productive writing techniques.

March 24, 2022

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Finding your most productive writing techniques.

Tim Lewis, ALLi Author Member and Twitter chat host

The Indie Author Twitter Chat runs for an hour, weekly on Wednesdays, at 8pm UK Time (3pm EST and noon Pacific Time). All you have to do to join in is follow the hashtag #IndieAuthorChat on Twitter.

The chats are a virtual meet-up for the self-publishing community on Twitter. If you're looking to connect with more people in our industry, joining The Indie Author Twitter Chat is the perfect way to start. Network with other authors and self-publishing professionals, learn new strategies and get answers to your most pressing questions from our guest experts.

To take part, search for the hashtag #indieAuthorChat in Twitter during the hour the chat is on and make sure to include #indieAuthorChat in your tweets so other people on the chat can find them.

Next time: Next Wednesday we have questions about Can writing be therapeutic?.

Last Time: Did you miss the summary of last week's Twitter chat about Can authors benefit from attending conferences?. You can find that here: TwitterChat: Can authors benefit from attending conferences?

Writing Techniques – Curated tweets by StonehamPress

Author: Timothy Lewis

Tim Lewis is the host of the Begin Self Publishing Podcast www.beginselfpublishing.com and writes science-fiction and fantasy under the pen name Timothy Michael Lewis.

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