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The Weeknight Writers group is a social enterprise dedicated to providing accessible educational and community resources for writers. We hosted our first virtual writing conference in 2020. In 2021, we switched to hosting quarterly events on specific topics, starting with a worldbuilding event in February 2021. I've loved every moment of building this community, and today I'm excited to announce the Weeknight Writers' next steps! Starting with our beautiful new logo: Weeknight Writers Logo - Color Funds for this logo were raised through Ko-fi contributions during the last event, so a big thank you to everyone in the community who contributed! I also want to say thank you to Mato Steger for creating this awesome logo. If you need graphic design work done, be sure to check out Mato's site.…

Spring has arrived in most of the northern hemisphere, and with it comes an exciting event for indie authors: #IndieApril. In this guide, I'll explain how to make the most of this month-long Twitter celebration of indie authors. We'll explore: The concept behind #IndieAprilTwo ways to participate in #IndieAprilBest practices for pitching your book during #IndieApril (and on Twitter in general) By the time you're finished reading, you'll be ready to get on Twitter and start pitching your book! What is #IndieApril? #IndieApril is a month-long event where people commit to buying, reading and sharing indie books on Twitter. The first one started with a single thread in 2019 and quickly ballooned to one of the most popular Twitter events I've seen in the publishing community. Indie authors, reviewers, and…

One of the best ways to expand both your network and four following is to participate in author interviews. For a group of people who tend to be heavily introverted, however, this can also be an enormously difficult task. This guide will show you how to create an author FAQ in preparation for your first interviews. An author FAQ is pretty much what it sounds like: a document that answers some of the most commonly asked interview questions. You can pull these from previous interviews you've done, but I've also compiled a list in this article for authors who haven't been interviewed yet. This guide will walk you through the benefits of having an author FAQ, the questions you should include, and how to use your author FAQ. The benefits…

The Storycrafting Sessions: Worldbuilding Deep Dive hosted by the Weeknight Writers is fast approaching, and it's time to introduce more of our amazing panelists! Panelist announcements Today we're announcing the full lineup for two of our panels: Building Fictional Religions: Mythology and Ritual - Moderator: Dianna Gunn Panelists: Mary Kit Caelsto, Dan Fitzgerald, and Leigh M Lorien Accessibility in Worldbuilding: Understanding How Disabled People Move Through Your World Moderator: Cait Gordon Panelists: Dianna Gunn, Mary Kit Caelsto, Stephen Graham King, and Sarah Chorn Check out the panelists' bios below! Dianna Gunn Moderator of Building Fictional Religions: Mythology and Ritual Panelist on Accessibility in Worldbuilding: Understanding How Disabled People Move Through Your World Dianna Gunn is a freelance SEO writer, digital marketing consultant, indie author, podcast producer, and about 18 other…

Over the past two weeks, you’ve solidified your email marketing plan. You know what kinds of content you want to share and how often you’ll send them to subscribers. You even have some idea of how you’re going to market the newsletter. With these things in place, it’s time to create your first newsletter landing page. In this guide, I will show you: What a landing page isHow to make a successful newsletter landing pageTools you can use to create a landing page with zero knowledge of code Let’s dive into it! What is a landing page? A landing page is a web page that is wholly devoted to marketing one product or service. There are no links to other pages, and any mention of other products/services exists only to…