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Hello again is Peter here again from a
writer's life and coming up today how
does social media affect our writing the
way we access our information has
changed hugely over the past decade or
so writers have been told time and time
again that readers have increasingly
short attention spans we also know that
competition for the reader's attention
is more intense than ever before the
rise of social media has dramatically
affected the way that readers access
information and absorb it a considerable
number of people who used to sit back
with a newspaper or book now get their
information and entertainment via a
screen but how does this affect the way
that writers write should we adapt our
writings so they can be consumed by this
hugely yet distracted audience in a
different way the answer is both yes and
no there are always going to be readers
who want to indulge in the pleasure of
reading how it used to be those who are
looking for a riveting tale to get lost
in as they sip cocktails on a Sun
Lounger on holiday all those who are
travelling to faraway lands and want a
fantastic inspiring story they can read
as they embark on epic journeys across
the globe however there is a vast market
ready and waiting to lap about writing
online if it's presented to them in the
right way we scroll throughout Facebook
feeds and click on things that pop up
that look interesting too
so writing attention drumming headlines
is vital we read tweets where you are
restricted in how much you can reveal so
to be effective you must be able to say
what you want to say in a limited number
of words we looked at Instagram where
you can create stories through a
collection of images that must work as
one to create a lasting impression on
the observer writers don't have to
change the way they write but if they
want to make an impact on social media
they have to adapt and conform to its
limitations and its opportunities to a
21st century writer must be flexible and
willing to learn how to manage social
media and use it to their advantage
teaching ourselves how to write short
impactful sentences can ensure our
readers remain focused learning how to
turn the heads of readers whose
attention was elsewhere and get them to
lean in and to want to learn or can
increase our fans and followers by
significant numbers discovering new
trends and creating our own and pitching
new ideas bringing something fresh
exciting and relatable to these
platforms will give us a voice that
stands out engaging with social media as
a writer may mean adapting one's writing
to communicate better via these avenues
these days avoiding social media only
makes our job harder and while our ideal
readers might be those sipping cocktails
under an umbrella with all the time in
the world on the hands if we don't try
to engage with the others we are
dismissing a significant potential
readership
who could be our next and biggest fans
and don't forget if you're struggling to
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now
 

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