OUTSIDE THE BOX

No Writer Is an Island — Increase Your Visibility to Make Money Writing

One sure-fire way to put yourself authentically in front of people who will get you

It never hurts to think outside the box. (Photo by Curology on Unsplash)

Every writer needs to expand their reach. If you write posts and articles, you need more readers to engage. If you write books, your potential publishers will demand that you have a significant group of people you can connect with. If you self-publish, nobody will buy your book if you’re invisible.

Here then, is a simple failsafe key to building and growing that reach: Connect with other writers online and in real life. I give you the definitive map to locating scribes wherever you choose to hang out.

Online writing communities

1. Absolute Write Water Cooler: A large and active community with threads on every genre, freelance writing, publishing industry, and more. I have gravitated around them for decades.
2. AgentQuery Connect: Perfect for authors who have completed their manuscript and are looking to query agents, self-publish, or promote their book.
3. Camp NaNoWriMo: Offers online “camp sessions” in April and July for writers to work on drafts, revisions, and short stories. Unless you live in a…