🎄 December Dates for Your Diary (incl. a gift for all readers)
What TMI members have to look forward to, plus a gift for all readers
Here are this month’s dates for your diary for members of TOO MUCH INSTAGRAM plus 🎁A FREE GIFT SESSION🎁 for everyone to enjoy.
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Every Monday we talk about our plans!
Where? In the WHAT ARE YOU POSTING? chat threads
Why? It’s an invitation to share what you are going to be posting to your Instagram account that week. I’ll share mine, then open the floor up to you.
💡to help you stay accountable to yourself. I know if I make public declarations of my intentions I’m much more likely to stick to the plan
💡to inspire one another. Pooling ideas will mean we create a bank of post ideas that you can add your own spin to, or that will spark some ideas of your own.
💡for UNIT COHESION - a good form of peer pressure, and a fancy way of describing that feeling of well, if they’re doing it, I don’t want to be the one to let the side down!
The Monday WAYP threads are also great place to get some quick advice from me about something you’re planning to create or post that week - have a video you want to create but are feeling nervous about getting in front of the camera? Come talk about it in the Chat. Have an idea for a piece of content but aren’t sure whether now is the right time? Come and ask in the Chat!
Tues 3rd December, 10-11am GMT
GUEST SPEAKER, , exclusive to TMI members
I’ve been following Sue for some months on Instagram as she launched and promoted her YA fantasy novel, The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn. She’s fully embraced a self-driven approach to her book promotion and I was delighted to hear she had secured almost 900 direct book sales (as of August) plus a further 700+ sales via Amazon and book shops.
When you think that, in the UK, the average book sells 4000 copies over it’s life time, that YA books are amongst the groups that sell the least, and that many books of all genre sell fewer than 200 copies, this sales record is seriously impressive so I’ve invited Sue to come and talk to us about how she has done it by using social media as a significant part of her promotional activity.
Sue lives in rural Northumberland with her husband, Tim where their love of wild places and nature can be realised. They have three grown-up children and two granddaughters who mean the world to them.
Born in Worthing, Sussex, Sue migrated steadily north and has worn various hats professionally, from teacher, museum guide, upcycler of waste wool knitwear as The Woolly Pedlar to published author. It was in 2019 that she decided to go to Newcastle University to do an MA in Creative Writing, where the idea for the Molly McFlynn books started.
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Thursday 5th December, 12-1pm GMT
Content Create-along, exclusive to TMI members
A chance to create Instagram content in company.
If creating your Instagram posts is something that gets pushed to the bottom of your to-do list, this is an opportunity to make some space in your week and get some posts ticked off your to-do list. We start by setting our intentions for the hour, and at the end come back together to review what we’ve achieved.
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🎁 GIFT FOR ALL SUBSCRIBERS 🎁 Tuesday 10th December, 1-2pm GMT GUEST SPEAKER, indie author
FREE TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS, replay available to TOO MUCH INSTAGRAM members (upgrade your subscription to become a member)
Some of the best book marketing I see on Instagram is coming from indie authors, and traditionally published authors would be wise to pay attention to how these authors are making the most of the opportunities on offer on the platform.
Holly June Smith, romance author of five books (and counting), is no exception and I love her blend of creative, fun posts that speak directly to her ideal readers.
I am thrilled that Holly has agreed to come and long and answer some of my questions about what its like to be an indie author, how she manages to write and market her books, the ups and downs of her publishing journey, what has worked for her and what has not, and more!
If you attend live, there will be an opportunity to ask Holly your own questions. Members of TOO MUCH INSTAGRAM can also submit questions in advance for me to ask on your behalf if you are unable to make the call live.
This session is FREE to all subscribers. A recording will be available to members of TMI. Please click on the button below to register for the live call and you’ll be sent the Zoom link automatically.
Thursday 12th December, 2-3pm GMT
Ask Me Anything, replay available, exclusive to TMI members
An opportunity to pick my brains for an hour! You can submit your question in advance if you can’t make it live, or come along and have a chat with me.
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Thursday 19th December, 12-1pm GMT
Christmas Content Create-along, exclusive to TMI members
A(nother!) chance to create Instagram content in company. This time I’ll also walk you through the posts it’s also useful to have in the bank for use over the festive period.
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