For those of you who didn’t just flee the room with your hands over your ears, crying, “No more social media. No more, I say!”…pull up a chair. I’ll make this short and simple.
Why would any author add another time suck to her busy life?
One answer: Visuals.
We tell stories about people. The people in our stories live in houses.
Judy’s judge’s home.
Like the judge.
They wear clothes.
The judge shows up in jeans–like Harrison Ford. What’s not to love?
Like the judge.
Some are tall, with silver-hair and a commanding look.
The judge, of course.
Like the judge.
They drive cars.
The judge’s sweet ride – a ’64 Mustang.
Like the judge.
Sometimes, they eat at Greek restaurants.
Judy and the judge had to eat somewhere. Romantic or what?
All of these photos were pinned from Google images. I don’t own the copyright to any of them. I haven’t edited them in any way. I’m certainly not claiming ownership and I’d happily take them down if asked. These photos are starting points for my imagination. And they’re saved for reference on my Pinterest board, which makes a valuable archive.
The second value in Pinterest pins is they provide new content for your website and/or blog and on Facebook and Twitter. According to Mari Smith (http://ExtremeFanbaseGrowth.com), an expert in online marketing, the top-viewed type of content on Facebook is: #1 photos, #2 status updates, #3 video, #4 links.
Pinterest makes it very easy to share your Pins on Facebook and Twitter. One click and it’s done. What you do after that is up to you.
For example, this morning I Googled: Greek restaurants. I clicked on images, found a lovely setting, which I pinned to my Bang! Pinterest board. I also shared it on FB and referenced it by asking my friends to teach me about Greek food.
That post garnered a bunch of likes and replies, which is awesome connectivity in this busy day. I even got in a plug for my book “Bang! You’re Dead” and the one I’m writing “The Big Bang! Theory.” But best of all, I learned about Greek food from people with honest preferences. This was a writing win-win for a small investment of research time.
Questions?
You. In the far, far back.
What?
No. You may not be excused. Pinterest is a valid writing tool. Don’t be one–use it wisely. And have fun.
Deb
2 Replies to “Pinterest for Writers”
Oh, no! I didn’t go running from the room 😕 But I wanted to, I really wanted to 😕
And you’re SOOO visual, Ro. But I get the urge to run from the room alllll the time. LOL.
Oh, no! I didn’t go running from the room 😕 But I wanted to, I really wanted to 😕
And you’re SOOO visual, Ro. But I get the urge to run from the room alllll the time. LOL.