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@claremackint0sh
Sep 19, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Authors: here’s a (hopefully) helpful prompt to do your author admin. Set a calendar note to do this every six months or, at the very least, a month before you have a new book out.
💻 WEBSITE
- check all links
- update bio & headshot
- add new publications
⌨️ SOCIAL MEDIA
- update bio and links
- update profile and cover pics
- check pinned posts are still relevant
📚 GOODREADS
- update bio and links
- update profile pic
- ensure all titles are claimed
- answer outstanding questions
📕AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE
- update bio and links
- add or refresh photos and videos
- claim all titles
NB: do this for all major markets, not just your home country
💵 PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT (@plr_uk)
- add all titles
- check bank details are still correct
NB: the cut-off for payments is usually the end of June
💰AUTHORS’ LICENSING AND COLLECTING SOCIETY (@ALCS_uk)
- add all book titles
- add any magazine/newspaper articles or short stories
- check bank details are still correct
NB: the cut-off for payments is usually early Sept & early Feb
📮 MAILING LIST
- improve open rate by removing inactive subscribers
- check pop-ups and other sign-up links
NB: if you don’t have one, start one!
🗞 NEWSLETTER
- check automated messages are still relevant
- Update template images and links
- Send one!
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My son died fourteen years ago today. If you’re struggling with the loss of a loved one, I have some promises for you.
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There's a lot I think I can do differently to support #BlackLivesMatter in publishing, so I've drawn up an action plan. I've spoken to lots of white authors who don't know how to help, and there might be something in this that resonates.
This is not an explanation of why black lives matter: that isn’t something that should need explaining. It isn’t a quick fix, or a magic wand, or the sort of major, systemic overhaul the industry needs in order to amplify black voices.
It's a personal action plan, because activism often needs to start at home. My intention is not to preach or to patronise, and if you're already doing a lot to amplify black voices in publishing then that's terrific - you can ignore the rest of this thread.
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Apr 12, 2019
I regularly hear readers apologising for borrowing books from the library instead of buying a copy. Here are three reasons why you should never feel bad for using a library:
1. UK libraries are closing at the rate of one every 46 days, and other countries are seeing similar cuts. It's vital we show our support, and by using your library card you are doing a Good Thing.
2. Authors write to be read. The bestseller charts (and the film deals, and the book launches...) are wonderful, but most of us write books because we have stories to share. We're delighted you're reading our books - no matter how you came by them.
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