Self-promo for sociophobic authors
No one wants to 'sell out'!
As an author you must be insular enough to hold an entire universe in your head, and yet you're also expected to network and have an online presence robust enough to please sales and marketing depts. Unreasonable! But not impossible.
As a total sociophobe myself, I can help you find ways of working that you're comfortable with. There are four components: 1) Understanding social anxiety. 2) Creating a social media presence without feeling like you're compromising yourself (looking to exemplar authors for inspiration). 3) Public speaking. 4) Media training.
This workshop, which I deliver online (including in 1-2-1 Zoom sessions), has also been delivered at the Emerging Writers Festival, the Asia Pacific Writers and Translators retreat, and will be hosted by Writers NSW in 2026.
