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SUMMARY:The Writers Bridge | From Zero to 100K Followers: Midlife Social Media
DESCRIPTION:How to build your presence and get a book deal–by doing what you actually enjoy.\n\n\n\nHow can a midlife writer make a dent on social media? \n\n\n\nBy showing up.  \n\n\n\nWhen Lucie Frost first tried to sell her memoir\, she heard the dreaded “not enough platform.” And she didn’t want to violate her own privacy or get trapped into following fads.  \n\n\n\nInstead\, she focused on what drove her writing: curiosity. Her Instagram and TikTok appearances\, sharing what she wanted to know and why\, built a multi-generational audience of inquisitive readers\, ready for her book\, How the Hell Did I Not Know That: My Midlife Year from Couch to Curiosity. \n\n\n\nIn this months’ Writers Bridge\, Lucie will share the tips and tricks she used to feel comfortable and happy building her platform\, how she protected her online self\, and how that platform led to a traditional publishing deal. She’ll also answer all your questions about how you can do it\, too!  \n\n\n\nJoin us TUESDAY November 25th at 1PM EASTERN – live and FREE on Zoom\, all welcome! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur special guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLucie Frost is a no-longer-practicing lawyer and the author of How the Hell Did I Not Know That? (Trinity University Press\, August 2025). \n\n\n\nShe has written humor and satire for NextTribe\, Slackjaw\, The Belladonna\, Points in Case\, Emrys Journal\, and others. She is active on social media\, with 100k+ engaged followers across various platforms. \n\n\n\nShe lives in Central Texas with her three needy\, delightful dogs. \n\n\n\nJoin your hosts Allison K Williams (SEVEN DRAFTS)\, Sharla Yates (CRAFT TALKS) and our special guest for this lively\, funny hour of frank talk about writing comedy\, writing for TV\, and the wonderful chaos of the writers’ room. \n\n\n\nFREE\, all welcome! Sign up to receive the Zoom link the day before. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy past recorded sessions here\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison K Williams has edited and coached authors to publishing deals with Penguin Random House\, Knopf\, Mantle\, St. Martin’s Press\, and numerous small presses. An expert in author marketing and community building\, her platform includes the Brevity Blog (80k+ followers)\, Instagram (10k+)\, a mailing list (12k+)\, and Facebook (5k+)\, with publications in the New York Times and appearances on NPR and CBC. Her book\, Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book\, sold on proposal. She leads the Rebirth Your Book writing retreats and co-hosts The Writers Bridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharla Yates is the author of the poetry chapbook What I Would Say if We Were to Drown Tonight\, published by Stranded Oak Press (2017). She hosts a webinar series\, CRAFT TALKS for writers on writing\, and co-hosts The Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams. Her nonfiction essay\, “Address” was a finalist for the 2015 Columbia Journal writing contest and the 2016 Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award. She is the former Director of Education at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation and teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@craft-talks.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/bridge-midlife-social/
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