TwitterChat: Surviving a Difficult Winter

November 3, 2020

Tim Lewis, ALLi Author Member and Twitter chat host

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Surviving a Difficult Winter.

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.

Next time: This Wednesday (tomorrow) we have questions about Boosting Creativity with Dan Holloway.

Last Time: Did you miss the summary of last week's Twitter chat about Lessons from SelfPubCon 2020. You can find that here: TwitterChat: Lessons from SelfPubCon 2020

Surviving Winter – 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.

This Post Has 2 Comments

Colene Schlaepfer says:
November 5, 2020 at 7:17 PM
It is interesting to hear from others. Writing has been my salvation in Covid. It gives me something to focus on and look forward to. I can forget the problems outside and create my own world in my writing–safely from my home.
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1. Orna Ross says:
  November 8, 2020 at 12:30 PM
  Me too! At times like this, it’s wonderful to be a reader and writer.
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