Writer's Guide To Twitter > The Basics > I'm intimidated by a blank screen! What should my first post be about?
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"But what do I post about? How do I start?" My suggestions, if you're stuck:
Post about your current WIP progress. e.g. "Worked on my YA novel today." or "Met my 1000 word goal today!" This shows people that you'll be making at least some posts about writing.
Post something personal and clever.
Don't start off by just pointing people to your blog or your book page. People will assume that your feed is just going to be an announcement/promo feed. This is ok, if they're already interested in you, but you'll turn off a lot of potential followers.
Don't post anything that could come across as spammy. xxxx examples
Last updated on July 13, 2010 by Debbie Ridpath Ohi