{"id":1323,"date":"2012-03-07T17:39:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T17:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2014-01-28T02:40:48","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T02:40:48","slug":"if-you-are-indie-you-need-indiechat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/?p=1323","title":{"rendered":"If You Are Indie, You Need #IndieChat!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, I attend my first Tweet-up for #indiechat. \u00a0It was full of fellow indie writers who were engaged, knowledgeable and very willing to share with the group. \u00a0This was especially important to me since I am still such a newbie. I was completely blown away by the amount of valuable information that was coming at me fast and furiously:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1325 aligncenter\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-07 at 12.20.29 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screen-shot-2012-03-07-at-12.20.29-PM1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screen-shot-2012-03-07-at-12.20.29-PM1.png 534w, https:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screen-shot-2012-03-07-at-12.20.29-PM1-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While I am not happy that I actually tweeted the phrase &#8220;OMG&#8221;, I was quite caught up in the moment as great information was coming at me from all directions. \u00a0We discussed things like marketing plans, self-publishing statistics, using free promos as a sales tool, using brand names in fiction and many other great topics. There were also dozens of links to more information and resources for self publishers. You can check out the twit stream for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search\/realtime\/%23indiechat\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next week, there will be even more great discussion and interviews with two successful indie authors:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1326\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-07 at 12.29.52 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screen-shot-2012-03-07-at-12.29.52-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screen-shot-2012-03-07-at-12.29.52-PM.png 533w, https:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screen-shot-2012-03-07-at-12.29.52-PM-300x52.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you are an independent\/self-published writer or hope to be one in the future, you need #IndieChat! Tune in to Twitter \u00a0next Tues @9:00PM EST and use the #indiechat hash tag. Say hi to me when you get there!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, I attend my first Tweet-up for #indiechat. \u00a0It was full of fellow indie writers who were engaged, knowledgeable and very willing to share with the group. \u00a0This was especially important to me since I am still such a newbie. 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