If you’re not on Instagram, you’re not hitting all your readers. Younger folks prefer Instagram, Snapchat, or even TikTok to the “golden oldies,” Facebook or Twitter.
Here are some ideas you can use to get you started on Instagram (or Snapchat). The idea is to post photos, not text.
- Post your cover art, including any rejected covers if you have access to them
- Post images of your book in various locations around your town (or the world)
- Post images of fans holding your book (tie-in with the above)
- Post images of places that remind you of your book’s setting, or which inspired the setting
- Post images of people who remind you of your characters (be sure they’re not celebrities though or you’ll end up paying royalties!)
- Post images of fan art for your book
- Post photos of a page or two of your book
- Post photos of any illustrations inside your book, including maps
With that list to get you started, you’ll soon be thinking of your own photo posts! Happy Hunting!