By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Not all writers are introverts, of course. I’m one of the more introverted ones. My introversion can veer into shyness around readers…I’m not a shy person otherwise.
There are definitely things I’m more comfortable doing than others. I hate readings and signings. But I don’t mind signing stock in bookstores or (now), telling people that I’m a writer. And there are things I don’t enjoy doing that I now just suck up and do.
Even introverted writers should consider:
Wattpad. This online publishing platform is a good way to get our work in front of a younger/different audience. Yes, we’ll need to interact with readers there.
Newsletters. It took me years to get to the point where I’d “bother” a reader with a newsletter. I’ve only been sending them for a little over a year. Even though readers signed up completely voluntarily to be on my newsletter list. Each time I send them, my numbers on Amazon get better.Continue reading